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A review by mostlyshanti
The Intern by Gabrielle Tozer
4.0
2017: I reread this because...I don't know why I reread this. I needed it, I guess. It was quick, and it was funny. But it wasn't more than that. A couple of notes:
-the writing simply isn't very sophisticated. that's okay, but it maybe could be polished some more? It's simply adequate.
-the details, e.g. washing bikini's seemed really realistic. You can tell that Tozer has a grounding in real magazine journalism.
-Josie is an endearing heroine. She's also totally naive.
-The Billy debacle and the wrap up with Josie's job still seem unrealistic.
-I loved the australianisms!
-the piece that Josie writes about body image actually sounds really generic and random. I wish that the actual text had been part of the book.
-I wish Josie examined her feelings a little more.
-I wish that there had been more exploration of the collapse of print journalism
-As a whole, the setting, characters and plot could have been better developed. Still, it's totally charming!
2016: This book made me (more) interested in journalism again. Josie is seriously SUCH a wonderful heroine--she's so artless, but kind and thoughtful too. The magazine atmosphere felt very realistic too. Some of the things that happened - like the Billy debacle- did stretch plausibility a little bit, but that was okay. I loved how Josie's story is one of braver, of pushing yourself, of being honest (seriously, YA heroines, you lie too much), of embracing challenges. The frienship dynamics were really well written and all-in-all, I was glued to thepage screen. This feelgood novel wraps up quickly and leaves you longing for more.
-the writing simply isn't very sophisticated. that's okay, but it maybe could be polished some more? It's simply adequate.
-the details, e.g. washing bikini's seemed really realistic. You can tell that Tozer has a grounding in real magazine journalism.
-Josie is an endearing heroine. She's also totally naive.
-The Billy debacle and the wrap up with Josie's job still seem unrealistic.
-I loved the australianisms!
-the piece that Josie writes about body image actually sounds really generic and random. I wish that the actual text had been part of the book.
-I wish Josie examined her feelings a little more.
-I wish that there had been more exploration of the collapse of print journalism
-As a whole, the setting, characters and plot could have been better developed. Still, it's totally charming!
2016: This book made me (more) interested in journalism again. Josie is seriously SUCH a wonderful heroine--she's so artless, but kind and thoughtful too. The magazine atmosphere felt very realistic too. Some of the things that happened - like the Billy debacle- did stretch plausibility a little bit, but that was okay. I loved how Josie's story is one of braver, of pushing yourself, of being honest (seriously, YA heroines, you lie too much), of embracing challenges. The frienship dynamics were really well written and all-in-all, I was glued to the