Hm. The writing itself wasn't particularly good and Frankie's motivations were sketchy at best and unbalanced/desperate at worst, but the social commentary was thought-provoking and clever and sophisticated.
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks is a fun story but honestly I don't have a lot to say about it. There wasn't much depth to the plot. I was disappointed because it didn't live up to E. Lockhart's Ruby Oliver series, which is one of my favorite YA series. Frankie is spunky but no w...
Rating: 4.5 Stars I did not expect to enjoy this book as much as I did, especially since I found the first third of the novel to be excruciatingly boring and hard to get through, not to mention I hated the narration style with a passion. Yet, despite all that, Lockhart's novel truly spoke to me....
Despite all the awards on the cover and the numerous accolades printed on the back, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I liked this book! It was smart, but not too smart; cute but not sickeningly so; and the end was satisfying.One thing I didn't get, though: the whole ice cream thing in the be...
4.5E. Lockhart does it again. Frankie is a fantastic, strong and witty character and I really liked her. While the story overall seems to be about the struggles of Frankie at an elite prep school, fear not. The book is definitely a level above high school drama books and includes social and feminist...
I’d heard numerous people rave about this novel, and I finally picked it up this month. Why did I wait so long?! This novel is hilarious, moving, strange, and brilliant, all wrapped into one. Frankie is a fantastic main character. She’s spunky, determined, and a bit of a feminist. When she discovers...
A unique read with a really likeable heroine, Frankie Landau-Banks. Frankie attends the prestigious Alabaster Prep Boarding School, where she finds herself part of the popular crowd after summer brings her new curves that catch the attention of her long-time crush, Matthew Livingston. Not only does ...
Brilliant.Witty, subversive, and astute.Very pro girl (girl power), without being too rah-rah or didactic (the last two pages get a bit heavy-handed, but by then, who cares?).Highly recommended for YA girls.
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