The Basic Eight
In an affluent San Francisco high school, Flannery Culp'sgroup of friends, known as the Basic Eight, are dismissed as a pretentious clique. Disdaining the jocks and cheerleaders, they maintain a level of sophistication which raises them above the rabble. Whether hosting glitzy dinner parties,...
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In an affluent San Francisco high school, Flannery Culp'sgroup of friends, known as the Basic Eight, are dismissed as a pretentious clique. Disdaining the jocks and cheerleaders, they maintain a level of sophistication which raises them above the rabble. Whether hosting glitzy dinner parties, quaffing absinthe or playing croquet, Flan knows that the Basic Eight are something special.
But when a teacher is murdered, people start looking to Flan and her Basic Eight for answers. And when the most gorgeous boy in school spurns her advances, Flan's enchanted life starts to sour. All of a sudden, things have turned serious...
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Format: papier
ISBN:
0749005920
Publish date: 2002 (data przybliżona)
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Welcome to Flannery Culp’s lovely, black, leather bound journal. On these pages she will capture all the memories of her senior year with her best friends “The Basic Eight”. She’ll share all the good, bad and ugly details – including a little tale of murder. Absolutely DELICIOUS. I don’t even kn...
Welcome to the inner circle. We are elitist, pretentious, and over privileged. I loved this book. It makes me morn my 16 teen year old self. It's no secret that I have a soft spot for 90's era teen angst books and this one was a winner.
It took me way too long to get into this book and at some points I felt like I was drunk or on drugs because I was so confused with the plot. But I have to say the last 80 pages or so definitely grabbed me and the twist at the end I didn't see coming at all.
If you are looking for a book with a happy ending, look elsewhere. This books ending leaves something to be desired, but it gets four stars for shock value alone. You'll never see the twist coming and it will smack you right in the face. Yes, you know she's gonna kill Adam, she makes no secret of...
A note to myself, this guy is lemony snicket.