A review by andintothetrees
Whip It by Shauna Cross

4.0

The book that inspired the film, and was apparently first published under the much more to-the-point title, Derby Girl. I am not ashamed to say that I love the film version of this story, and so naturally I wanted to read the book too. It’s always better to watch the film before reading the book, I think, as book versions tend to provide more detail and add to your enjoyment of the story, plus you already have pictures of the characters in your head. If you read the book first you usually just end up annoyed that things were missed out and that people don’t look as you imagined. Shauna Cross wrote both this novel and the screenplay for the film version so, as you would expect, they are very similar – nevertheless I gained a good deal of enjoyment from reading this.

... [Read the rest of my review here: https://whathannahread.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/whip-it-by-shauna-cross/]