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A review by _laurabb_
The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them by E. Lockhart
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
3.0
So funny, no big stakes, but the small issues are made to be as dramatic as teenage me would have made them. The characters aren’t role models and don’t claim to be, it takes them flawed and naive and runs with it. I remember this was so fun to read as a not so popular youth and taught me and my friends so much about boys and boobs that parents and older sisters did not want to talk about.
This book will always hold a special place in my heart, but honestly hasn’t aged too well. Very hetero-centric i think. And i probs would recommend young women aim to focus on themselves more than potential partners unlike the girls in this book. But to be honest i learnt that lesson from this book so pre-teens it may still be worth a read.
It also has some really important lessons on not staying friends just for the sake of being friends, which a lot of pre-teen books don’t tend to touch.
This book will always hold a special place in my heart, but honestly hasn’t aged too well. Very hetero-centric i think. And i probs would recommend young women aim to focus on themselves more than potential partners unlike the girls in this book. But to be honest i learnt that lesson from this book so pre-teens it may still be worth a read.
It also has some really important lessons on not staying friends just for the sake of being friends, which a lot of pre-teen books don’t tend to touch.