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review 2017-01-06 11:06
Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume
Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume - Julie Kenner,Jennifer Coburn,Megan McCafferty,Lynda Curnyn,Jennifer O'Connell,Melissa Senate,Diana Peterfreund,Stephanie Lessing,Laura Ruby,Erica Orloff,Stacey Ballis,Kristin Harmel,Shanna Wendson,Elise Juska,Kyra Davis,Beth Kendrick,Berta Platas,Kayla Pe

What can I say?  If you've ever been a fan of Judy Blume, if her books have ever held a special place in your heart and soul, you should read this book.  If you missed out on the beauty of Judy Blume, but you have pre-teen daughters, you should still read this book.

 

There wasn't a bad essay in this entire book;  I admit I found one completely shocked me, but that's more because I apparently didn't take away from Deenie what everyone else did.  (Deenie left me terrified of scoliosis, and when I was 18 and diagnosed with a mild variation, I don't mind telling you, I freaked.)

 

What I've most taken away from this book though is the (for me) surprising revelation that I'm not alone in my adoration of her books and the importance they had on my childhood and adolescence.  I got on some level that she was immensely popular, of course, but I never really got that I was so very normal.  That my childhood was so normal.  That my friends and I weren't the only ones that thought Forever was the apex of contraband reading.  Forever it seems, was not just my watershed moment of adolescence, but my entire generation's watershed moment.

 

See?  Just reading about other people writing about Judy Blume continues to change lives.  If you find this, read it.  I can't promise you'll love it as I do, but if you're a woman you'll find plenty to identify with.

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review 2014-09-01 03:35
Charmed Thirds - Megan McCafferty

 

It's not me, it's you.

 

I can't with a main character who never grows up. Whose selfishness and callousness are supposed to be real and relatable, but are really just pathetic. Marcus may be sorry for taking two years to get his head on right, but Jessica is sorrier for making astonishingly bad decisions, leading people on, and faking every friendship she's ever had. The woman has turned into a sociopath, and that misanthropy that was cute at 16 isn't cute at 23.

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review 2014-04-11 01:27
Book Review: Perfect Fifths by Megan McCafferty
Perfect Fifths - Megan McCafferty

In a departure from the style of the previous books, Perfect Fifths is not told in the format of one of Jessica's journals; instead, readers are given a glimpse into both Marcus and Jessica's heads through an omniscient narrator. This change in narration took away the air of mystery that made Marcus such an intriguing character and replaced it with an immature, less enlightened individual than I had envisioned. It also distanced me from Jessica's character, which is a shame given how much I love her snarky, authentic thoughts.

In my review for Fourth Comings, I mentioned how nice it was to see that Marcus and Jessica were talking - even if her journal served as the basis for that communication. The conversations that took place in Perfect Fifths, while pretentious at times, provided evidence of their connection that had been missing from previous installments. It also showed just how much Marcus and Jessica had grown and matured - and, at the same time, just how similar they were to their high school counterparts.

Jessica's realization about her feelings for Marcus seemed very contrived. From the Barry Manilow duet to the strange dreams, it just didn't seem real. Worse than that, though, the introduction of Sunny Dae seemed to serve as a plot device to get Marcus and Jessica back together, as opposed to the fleshed-out, sympathetic character that she was intended to be.

Overall, I was fairly disappointed with Perfect Fifths. If I'm ever going to reread this series, I think I'll just stick with books one and two.

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review 2014-04-08 22:17
Thumped - Megan McCafferty

I forgot how much I liked the story of Melody and Harmony. This is a world that I can’t fathom. The plot is interesting.

Thumped is much more fast-paced than Bumped was. The events take place over a couple of days. I was shocked at the way Harmony’s community treated her. But that’s how things go when you fear things that do not conform to your ideals/thoughts. Melody is the one that I think grows the most in this story. She struggles with what the right and wrong thing to do is. Guilt eats at her, and she doesn’t know how to deal with it.

I like the direction the book went. The characters want to make a change with how things are done. They don’t want teenagers to feel like they have to get pregnant. The morality of exploiting young people is a big presence in this book. I think the author did a great job of portraying this. The only thing that I don’t think was hashed out well is the ending. Things just kind of leave off, and we don’t know if things change, or stay the same.

Overall, Thumped is an interesting read, and speaks to the sociologist in me.

Source: bookishthingsandmore.com/2014/04/review-thumped-by-megan-mccafferty.html
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review 2014-03-26 00:00
Thumped
Thumped - Megan McCafferty 3.5

I forgot how much I liked the story of Melody and Harmony. This is a world that I can’t fathom. The plot is interesting.

Thumped is much more fast-paced than Bumped was. The events take place over a couple of days. I was shocked at the way Harmony’s community treated her. But that’s how things go when you fear things that do not conform to your ideals/thoughts. Melody is the one that I think grows the most in this story. She struggles with what the right and wrong thing to do is. Guilt eats at her, and she doesn’t know how to deal with it.

I like the direction the book went. The characters want to make a change with how things are done. They don’t want teenagers to feel like they have to get pregnant. The morality of exploiting young people is a big presence in this book. I think the author did a great job of portraying this. The only thing that I don’t think was hashed out well is the ending. Things just kind of leave off, and we don’t know if things change, or stay the same.

Overall, Thumped is an interesting read, and speaks to the sociologist in me.
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