A review by teachmke
Anthropology of an American Girl by Hilary Thayer Hamann

2.0

I never start a book without finishing it, even though I wanted to give up on finishing this 600 drama-fest a million times. Another story of the typical teenage girl angst; anorexia, wierd boyfriends, dramatic girlfriends, school, blah blah. I didn't like the main character and that pretty much ruins a book for me immediately. She was so self absorbed and depressing, and as one of the characters calls her at the end of the book, manipulating and selfish. Even though the characters around her are also equally awful it never really made me like her more.

What was worse was that it dragged on and on. As other reviews have said the amount of so many similes and bad metaphors was enough to choke a reader. I like imagery and figurative language when it makes sense not when it's thrown in just to be used like some middle school writing project. There were so many confusing transitions and conversations between characters. I had to reread several sections because I didn't know she had switched scenes so quickly.

Save your time and find a better book.