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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
Me quedé en la página 135 más o menos. Fui incapaz de seguir. Ya en toda la novela me tuve que estar presionando para seguir, no porque me pareciera una mala lectura sino porque me avergonzaba de la protagonista. No terminé el libro pero estoy segura de que durante todo el transcurso del libro Sam estuvo obsesionada con un problema que en realidad no existía. La parte de la entrevista de la MTV fue demasiado para mi. Ya bastante avergonzada estaba con las suposiciones de Sam respecto a la fiesta de Acción de Gracias y las clases de dibujo al natural.
Me identifico demasiado con los protagonistas sobretodo los femeninos, hecho la culpa de esto a mi madre y a su dicho de ponte en el lugar de los demás, y no soporto que no paren de hacer el ridículo. Que le voy a hacer, soy muy orgullosa y no logro comprender como la protagonista es tan soberanamente ingenua y manipulable.
Me identifico demasiado con los protagonistas sobretodo los femeninos, hecho la culpa de esto a mi madre y a su dicho de ponte en el lugar de los demás, y no soporto que no paren de hacer el ridículo. Que le voy a hacer, soy muy orgullosa y no logro comprender como la protagonista es tan soberanamente ingenua y manipulable.
Easy, fluffy read. A little more YA than I thought it would be.
Read this back in middle school and it made me angry. I kept thinking, no way this book is about sex, I am just going to keep reading and I will be wrong. No. Samantha obsessed over it. All David suggested was that they played Parcheesi... she thought that it was just a cover-up for sex. She then proceeds to ask her sister how to prepare, and it was just really irritating. There was no other plot to this book than Sam planning to have sex with David. I was also irritated that David went along with it even after he explained to her that he truly really just wanted to play the stupid board game!
Refreshing to see a book about teenage sexuality that actually addresses the fact that yes, teenage girls also want to have sex, not just teenage guys. However, I wish there was a point in all of Sam's wondering if she was ready when she came to ask what does 'ready' even really mean.
I read this one a while back - maybe ten years ago? - and found the audiobook of it and its predecessor on Overdrive, and thought I'd give it a go. It's... delightfully Meg Cabot. The plot is pretty solid (local teen president-saving girl has since moved on from her initial shock at being a hero, and is now happily dating the president's son, and is tied up in a war of morality at school and is deciding whether or not she should have sex with her boyfriend), and it continues the trope of a main character cluelessly barrelling forward without seeing the whole picture before her (she's an artist, so it makes a nice parallel between the art she's studying and the life she's living). Cabot does some classically Meg Cabot things - like beginning each chapter with a top ten list relating to whatever Samantha's freaking out over in that minute.
What I like about it is the way Cabot gets some good thoughts out about teen sexuality, and offers some solid advice to any readers who are going through similar situations. I also love the bit of nostalgia, since when it was written I felt like the characters were SO YOUNG compared to me, and now I see that they're closer to my age than they are to today's teenagers. So, that's always fun.
Ultimately, this is a fun read. It's not more or less meaningful than other Meg Cabot books, but I don't exactly turn to Cabot for meaning. Her stories are ludicrous in their plots/settings, but there are always some good moments that make them a fantastic afternoon read. In this case, the audiobook is very good at capturing the tone of the book itself, and I enjoyed the reader's voice.
What I like about it is the way Cabot gets some good thoughts out about teen sexuality, and offers some solid advice to any readers who are going through similar situations. I also love the bit of nostalgia, since when it was written I felt like the characters were SO YOUNG compared to me, and now I see that they're closer to my age than they are to today's teenagers. So, that's always fun.
Ultimately, this is a fun read. It's not more or less meaningful than other Meg Cabot books, but I don't exactly turn to Cabot for meaning. Her stories are ludicrous in their plots/settings, but there are always some good moments that make them a fantastic afternoon read. In this case, the audiobook is very good at capturing the tone of the book itself, and I enjoyed the reader's voice.
this book came out in 2005!!!!!!!!!!!! so that slut scene damn, AHEAD OF ITS TIME!!!!!!!!! yes harold and catherine!!!!!! and ofc we stan david and sam and lucy what legends and their parents bless, fuck the president but that's not new lmao. didnt enjoy this as much as the first book but still was lovely. sam and david are soulmates 4ever <3
Updated from 4 to 5 stars, summer 2018 (because I can't believe I only gave it 4 stars before)
Part of the "All-American Girl" series.
Samantha is now a junior in high school. Her boyfriend, who happen's to be the son of the President, has invited her to join his family at Camp David for Thanksgiving. She thinks he is implying that they will have sex while they're there. Sam isn't sure if she is ready to Do It yet.
The whole book is about whether or not Sam is ready to have sex. It talks about abstinence, protection, etc. It's not graphic but it is straight-forward about the topic. True teen girl voices throughout.
One thing that bothered me was how she put the definitions of all her SAT words in parentheses within the sentence. Every single time. So annoying.
Samantha is now a junior in high school. Her boyfriend, who happen's to be the son of the President, has invited her to join his family at Camp David for Thanksgiving. She thinks he is implying that they will have sex while they're there. Sam isn't sure if she is ready to Do It yet.
The whole book is about whether or not Sam is ready to have sex. It talks about abstinence, protection, etc. It's not graphic but it is straight-forward about the topic. True teen girl voices throughout.
One thing that bothered me was how she put the definitions of all her SAT words in parentheses within the sentence. Every single time. So annoying.
Like this book!!
Not the best Meg Cabot, but it was a light, fun, quick read. It hardly took a few hours to read this.
Like most main characters by Miss.Cabot, in this book as well the MC was not annoying, or whiney. In fact all her problems were told through a humorous way of TOP 10 Lists, I love this part of the book the most. You really begin to love the character instead of hating her for her stupid problems.
All in all, I would give this book only 4 stars because it seemed to focus only one problem of the MC in my opinion. It was all she ever thought about, so it got a little annoying. The book was also a little predictable.
Rating: 4/5
Recommends to: Chick-Lit fans, YA fans
Not the best Meg Cabot, but it was a light, fun, quick read. It hardly took a few hours to read this.
Like most main characters by Miss.Cabot, in this book as well the MC was not annoying, or whiney. In fact all her problems were told through a humorous way of TOP 10 Lists, I love this part of the book the most. You really begin to love the character instead of hating her for her stupid problems.
All in all, I would give this book only 4 stars because it seemed to focus only one problem of the MC in my opinion. It was all she ever thought about, so it got a little annoying. The book was also a little predictable.
Rating: 4/5
Recommends to: Chick-Lit fans, YA fans