Reviews

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart

protoman21's review against another edition

4.0

A fun book about a girl who wants to be a part of her boyfriend's secret society. She doesn't really care about the things they do, but she does want to feel like she belongs and doesn't want to be purposefully excluded. Frankie is a realistic character who makes mistakes and sometimes does things without realizing the real reason she is doing them or acts contrary to her true goals. Sometimes that kind of character frustrates me, despite the fact that it is realistic, but Frankie managed to remain endearing despite this character flaw. The various hijinks of the Basset Hounds were amusing and provided fine entertainment as well.

sam_salabam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

kalehummus's review against another edition

This book was such a fun and quick read! It's about a girl who's at a WASPy school and retaliates because she (a female student) can't join an all-male secret society. Great for budding feminists and also 30-year-old women home at their parents house in the suburbs because the holidays and suburbs are just so gosh-darn boring..

crimsoncor's review against another edition

4.0

Really fun YA novel with a strong female lead.

julija_1975's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

shorty_320's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars.

abaugher's review against another edition

4.0

another strong central female character! i'm inevitably drawn to this type of book. I liked the word play too, and the concept of the Panopticon as how our society functions--people always feeling that they are being watched and so they modify their behavior based upon that feeling.

norabelle's review against another edition

challenging inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

mfalcon948's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

alidottie's review against another edition

3.0

This was one of those YA books that feels like it is truly for YA. I'm sure I liked it less because I listened to it instead of reading though. It is fun enough and empowering to girls enough, but it just wasn't as witty or powerful as I would have liked.