Calli
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781571318459 (1571318453)
Publish date: September 13th 2011
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Pages no: 198
Edition language: English
Originally published at my blog Chasing Empty PavementsThe Good: Okay first off, I loved that the parents in the novel were lesbians. There are not many novels where the parents are gay and it's always saddened me that there isn't more of a presence for them in novels. I thought that the author did ...
I was drawn to this book because its synopsis makes it sound so intense and palpable. Unfortunately, the book just didn't live up to the synopsis or my expectations. I expected more gut-wrenching drama, more teenage rebellion, more realism, just more more-ness. But what I got, was a relatable, yet s...