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Beauty Queens - Community Reviews back

by Libba Bray
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TeaStitchRead
TeaStitchRead rated it 5 years ago
Title: Beauty Queens Author: Libby Bray Publish Date: May 24, 2011 Publisher: Scholastic, Inc Format: Audiobook Length: 14 hours, 8 minutes Source: Sunflower OverDrive Library Date Read: April 25-26, 2020 Review A fun romp in the jungle that tackles a lot of patriarchial claptrap that teen girl...
pedestrienne
pedestrienne rated it 6 years ago
Just tooooo broad for me and wildly unbalanced between humor and "take me seriously!". Didn't hate it, appreciate what it was trying to do, it probably delights/resonates with other readers/ but it was not matching my energy.
YA Fantasy - K.A. Wiggins
YA Fantasy - K.A. Wiggins rated it 8 years ago
Hilarious tongue-in-cheek feminist satirical comedy? Or something? Anyways, it was very well developed, with a huge cast that go through remarkable personal growth, and a fairly balanced perspective - some pages spent on male identity issues, for instance. Like a lot of the latest wave of feminism, ...
ELK's Library
ELK's Library rated it 9 years ago
There was so much that I loved about this book. I loved the humor, the commercial breaks and the little bios about each of the contestants, which I needed in order to keep each of the contestants straight in my head. However, as impressed as I was by this book, I did think it tried to tackle too man...
Wortmagieblog
Wortmagieblog rated it 9 years ago
Sehr verehrtes Publikum, herzlich Willkommen zum Miss Teen Dream Schönheitswettbewerb! 50 Teilnehmerinnen kämpfen allein zu Ihrer Unterhaltung um Ruhm, Ehre und die Krone! Die Firma freut sich, Ihnen dieses Jahr eine ganz besondere Ausgabe von Miss Teen Dream präsentieren zu dürfen: die Survival Edi...
No More Booklikes, BYE
No More Booklikes, BYE rated it 9 years ago
4.5- audiobook5- narrationWhat a fun unexpected read this was. I struggled through the first 20% not sure if it was a comedy or what. I went into this book with no knowledge of what it was really about, it was recommended by a friend. I would not have read it normally, the blurb sounds like somethin...
Sarah's Library
Sarah's Library rated it 9 years ago
13/4 - I'm really surprised this has such a low average rating, it's fantastic satire and I'm loving it! This is Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next series for pop culture followers, instead of literary references to Dickens and Ulysses this book has jokes about Fabio (maybe that could still be considered...
Wortmagieblog
Wortmagieblog rated it 9 years ago
Sehr verehrtes Publikum, herzlich Willkommen zum Miss Teen Dream Schönheitswettbewerb! 50 Teilnehmerinnen kämpfen allein zu Ihrer Unterhaltung um Ruhm, Ehre und die Krone!Die Firma freut sich, Ihnen dieses Jahr eine ganz besondere Ausgabe von Miss Teen Dream präsentieren zu dürfen: die Survival Edit...
Blondie and Read
Blondie and Read rated it 9 years ago
3.5/4Awesomely satirical... then didn't love the middle... but then became satirical once again.Full review to come eventually.
Emmy Reads
Emmy Reads rated it 10 years ago
Just re-read this book after finding it behind my desk. Forgot how great it is.
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