manicpixiedreamgirl - Tom Leveen • BookLikes (ISBN:0375870601)

manicpixiedreamgirl

by: Tom Leveen (author)

Format: library binding

ISBN: 9780375870606 (0375870601)

Publish date: April 23rd 2013

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Pages no: 256

Edition language: English

Category:

Young Adult, Teen, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, High School, Young Adult Contemporary

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An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge rated it

11 years ago

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I broke a lot of my own reading rules in finishing this book, but I'm fascinated by everyone's fascination with deconstructing the manic pixie dream girl trope.

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Four Eyes rated it

12 years ago

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I wish more YA books had more realistic characters like these.

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Meof50days rated it

12 years ago

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Tom Leveen’s Manicpixiedreamgirl is an eponymous novel about the trope coined in 2007 but existing far back in the history of stories about a particular type of female character who acts as a muse to the main character. Initially described as: “The Manic Pixie Dream Girl exists solely in the fevered...

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jenryland rated it

12 years ago

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For the complete review, including a brief history of the Manic Pixie Dream girl, Check out my blog, YA RomanticsManicpixiedream girl is about a boy who drifts into a relationship he's not that into because he can't bring himself to reach out to the girl he's really interested in.The book switches b...

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