Uses for Boys
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Erica Lorraine
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781250007117 (1250007119)
ASIN: 9781250007117
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Teen,
Realistic Fiction,
Romance,
Coming Of Age,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Young Adult Contemporary,
New Adult,
Fiction
Honestly, this book was beautiful. It was nostalgic and poetic, full of artfully crafted prose that made me ache. It's compulsively readable, quotable, and all around just an amazing book that I would recommend to anyone with a taste for emotionally charged, character driven books that star imperfec...
Anna remembers a time before boys, when she was little and everything made sense. When she and her mom were a family, just the two of them against the world. But now her mom is gone most of the time, chasing the next marriage, brining home the next stepfather. Anna is left on her own—until she disco...
***Note: this review assumes that you've read the book.*** One-sentence summary: A beautifully written, appropriately (which means "quite") explicit novel about a young woman's growing understanding of both her sexuality and her real value in the world. The plot, so I won't forget. When Anna wa...
When I started Uses for Boys, I had it pegged. “This,” I thought, “is a book a I will appreciate, but not like very much.” It’s apparent from very early on that Scheidt is an excellent writer, and the understated style of the book was well done. But–it also felt Literary and Important and I’m biased...
Before you read this book, ask yourself these questions: - Are you okay with graphic sex scenes? - What exactly are you expecting out of this book? - Are you fine with unlikable characters, or characters that make decisions that you might not ever make? Even if they bend morals or values you’ve know...
11 years ago
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