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A review by pyrrhicspondee
Anthropology of an American Girl by Hilary Thayer Hamann
5.0
I loved this book. LOVED IT!
The build up of sexual tension in the first half was extraordinary, both for how long Hamann manages to keep it going and for how delicious it is.
Hamann also uses the first-person narration as a subtle tool in her characterization of Eveline. It is rare that you actually hear Eveline say anything. She thinks a lot, and then other characters talk back to her. You just assume that she is talking to them---as she must be--but this technique goes a long way in creating her as a passive, introspective, sad girl. It is so cool and so effective and I'm so jealous I never thought to do anything like it before.
I thought this book was beautiful and scary and accurate. I wonder if boys would like it? Girls who were in any way aware of their sexuality in high school (which is to say, ostracized) will certainly relate.
The build up of sexual tension in the first half was extraordinary, both for how long Hamann manages to keep it going and for how delicious it is.
Hamann also uses the first-person narration as a subtle tool in her characterization of Eveline. It is rare that you actually hear Eveline say anything. She thinks a lot, and then other characters talk back to her. You just assume that she is talking to them---as she must be--but this technique goes a long way in creating her as a passive, introspective, sad girl. It is so cool and so effective and I'm so jealous I never thought to do anything like it before.
I thought this book was beautiful and scary and accurate. I wonder if boys would like it? Girls who were in any way aware of their sexuality in high school (which is to say, ostracized) will certainly relate.