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callienicole's review against another edition
2.0
This book had an interesting premise and kept me turning the pages...however, there were some content concerns.
Language: One of the characters used several curse words, including the f-word.
Sexual content: A couple sexual encounters between teenagers. Not explicitly described, but disturbing to me since this is a YA novel. I wouldn't necessarily let young teenager read it.
My thoughts: I felt like the author got so close to presenting some meaningful ideas about beauty, but didn't quite get there. In the end, I'm not sure any of the characters learned anything about what it really means to be "beautiful" or "ugly". The ending was also a little abrupt to me, and I felt like some of the characters' stories weren't really wrapped up well enough for this book to be satisfying.
Language: One of the characters used several curse words, including the f-word.
Sexual content: A couple sexual encounters between teenagers. Not explicitly described, but disturbing to me since this is a YA novel. I wouldn't necessarily let young teenager read it.
My thoughts: I felt like the author got so close to presenting some meaningful ideas about beauty, but didn't quite get there. In the end, I'm not sure any of the characters learned anything about what it really means to be "beautiful" or "ugly". The ending was also a little abrupt to me, and I felt like some of the characters' stories weren't really wrapped up well enough for this book to be satisfying.
emldavis001's review against another edition
4.0
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. I didn't know what to expect when I first started reading it, but I am happy to say that it is better than I thought. The only reason i didn't give this book 5 stars is because of some of the characters, and I don't just mean the girls on the list. Some parents annoyed me. Some siblings annoyed. To be honest a lot of characters annoyed me. i still think it was a good read, but the characters need some work.
jessicajessica101's review against another edition
4.0
Un livre addictif (je me souviens l'avoir lu en une journée), mais qui finalement ne laisse pas une grande marque dans les mémoires. Cependant, c'était sympa, une lecture jeunesse pour passer le temps, se changer les idées.
reading_by_hanna's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I do think it might be an important read for some teenage girls (I’m one of them myself) but for me it wasn’t. However I think it might help the one or the other
guillevaldata's review against another edition
5.0
Este libro me sorprendió para bien, no pensé que me iba a gustar tanto. The list me introdujo a 8 personajes de los cuales me encariñe muchísimo, obviamente a algunas más que a otras, sigo teniendo a mis 2 favoritas. Pero es increíble el desarrollo de cada personaje y cómo evolucionan tanto en una semana. Cuando terminabas de leer el día de cada chica te dejaban con esas ganas de saber que más pasó y que llegue el otro día rápido.
Odie que haya terminado ahí porque necesito más, quiero saber qué pasó con mis personajes adorados y que le pasó a los que odio. Igualmente tiene un final feliz que me hizo sonreír hasta que cerré el libro. Espero releerlo en algún momento, voy a extrañar a todas las chicas :(
Odie que haya terminado ahí porque necesito más, quiero saber qué pasó con mis personajes adorados y que le pasó a los que odio. Igualmente tiene un final feliz que me hizo sonreír hasta que cerré el libro. Espero releerlo en algún momento, voy a extrañar a todas las chicas :(
bookdevouringmisfit's review against another edition
I don't really give up on a book. I always try my damnedest to finish books no matter how utterly horrible they are. But this book just outdid those other books in being awful.
Ugly plot and dreadful writing style = dnf
Sorry not sorry.
Ugly plot and dreadful writing style = dnf
Sorry not sorry.
silly_snail's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
rainbowdragonz's review against another edition
2.75
I really wanted to like this book. It has a great premise and lots of potential, but for me it just fell flat. The focus of this book is a list of the prettiest and ugliest girls from all 4 years. That's 8 people. And apparently they are all main characters of their own mini stories in the one big story. For 3/4 of the book I had to keep skipping back to the printed list in the front to see who was being talked about. Only 2 characters stood out. And they weren't actually likable or particularly nice characters. There was bit of plot but most of the book was building up all 8 characters followed by a short albeit unexpected climax. This would have been much better if it focused on only 2 or 3 people instead.