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annalies's review against another edition
5.0
i loved it. its one of the few books that portrayed teenagers in a tragically funny real light.
andreaguess's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to give this book two stars. A 16 year old who is having sex and carries a doll with her everywhere she goes. Give me a break! However, the fact that I finished this book and immediately continued the story in the sequel says 3 stars. Ugh. I can’t help myself. I want to see what happens.
glitterandtwang's review against another edition
4.0
One of the first YA books (of those I can remember) that deals rather gracefully with abortion and its aftermath.
myquietscheenten's review against another edition
3.0
Gründe für das Buch:
- kurze intensive Geschichte
- interessante Charaktere
- überaschende Ereignisse
Gründe gegen das Buch:
- Hauptperson nervt am Anfang der Geschichte
- sehr unterschiedliche Kapitel
- Fühlt sich vielleicht sehr geeilt an
- kurze intensive Geschichte
- interessante Charaktere
- überaschende Ereignisse
Gründe gegen das Buch:
- Hauptperson nervt am Anfang der Geschichte
- sehr unterschiedliche Kapitel
- Fühlt sich vielleicht sehr geeilt an
bookandcat's review against another edition
5.0
never get sick of rereading it. the voice is unique, strong, and true.
thisgrrlreads's review against another edition
4.0
I now see why everyone likes Rachel Cohn so much! I'll have to read the other Cyd Charisse books now.
londonmabel's review against another edition
2.0
I've read other Cohns that I really liked. But I got halfway through this one and found that I just didn't care all that much to find out what would happen.
sammeehicks's review against another edition
3.0
I found this in a local charity shop so didn’t realise it’s an American publication – it’s available if you are able to order online.
This was my first Rachel Cohn book and I enjoyed it. Cyd Charisse certainly has a very unique voice – at first I wasn’t sure I was going to like her she was so ‘in your face’ but she soon grew on me. I liked her no holds barred attitude and the way she spoke.
The book is really quirky – one of the characters is a doll called gingerbread (hence the title)! – but is great fun too. The main drew of the book for me were the different relationships – Cyd and Shrimp, Cyd and her family and Cyd and her ‘bio dad’ (and his family). The dynamics of these were really interesting and I especially liked her banter with her half-brother.
I have already bought the second book called Shrimp (which is available in the UK) and there is also a third called Cupcake
3.5 Stars
This was my first Rachel Cohn book and I enjoyed it. Cyd Charisse certainly has a very unique voice – at first I wasn’t sure I was going to like her she was so ‘in your face’ but she soon grew on me. I liked her no holds barred attitude and the way she spoke.
The book is really quirky – one of the characters is a doll called gingerbread (hence the title)! – but is great fun too. The main drew of the book for me were the different relationships – Cyd and Shrimp, Cyd and her family and Cyd and her ‘bio dad’ (and his family). The dynamics of these were really interesting and I especially liked her banter with her half-brother.
I have already bought the second book called Shrimp (which is available in the UK) and there is also a third called Cupcake
3.5 Stars
emikachen's review against another edition
1.0
i can’t tell if this was supposed to be a joke or not
dartron's review against another edition
5.0
exactly what I remembered it to be. had me feeling 13 again