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alexiskg's review
4.0
Yes! Minnesota; auto theft; abstract teen friend draaaaama. More Hautman please!
aadila's review
2.0
I haven't written a review in a few months. How do I begin, again? *shrug* I'm just going to dive right in.
This book started off relatively well (you know, despite the thinly veiled myisogyny and homophobia). The concept is interesting, and the characters and their problems are realistic. The biggest problem is the lack of plot. As the story progresses, you would be expecting it to be going somewhere... Evidently this thought did not occur to Pete Hautman when he wrote the book.
In the end, Kalleigh didn't even find a healthy way to deal with all the crap that made her steal cars all summer. I'm really disappointed at the lack of closure.
Kalleigh isn't even all that likeable of a character. Well, she's bearable and I didn't mind her narrative. She just impulsively does ridiculous things, like stealing a car (?!?!), when life doesn't go the way she wants it to. She's a bit of a brat, too.
Good things? It was a quick easy read. I enjoyed Mr. Hautmans writing style; specifically some of his analogies. The book IS funny and adventurous. I wanted a short, non-serious read and that's what I got. Mostly this story has just made me want to find out if I can get away with stealing a car.
This book started off relatively well (you know, despite the thinly veiled myisogyny and homophobia). The concept is interesting, and the characters and their problems are realistic. The biggest problem is the lack of plot. As the story progresses, you would be expecting it to be going somewhere... Evidently this thought did not occur to Pete Hautman when he wrote the book.
In the end, Kalleigh didn't even find a healthy way to deal with all the crap that made her steal cars all summer. I'm really disappointed at the lack of closure.
Kalleigh isn't even all that likeable of a character. Well, she's bearable and I didn't mind her narrative. She just impulsively does ridiculous things, like stealing a car (?!?!), when life doesn't go the way she wants it to. She's a bit of a brat, too.
Good things? It was a quick easy read. I enjoyed Mr. Hautmans writing style; specifically some of his analogies. The book IS funny and adventurous. I wanted a short, non-serious read and that's what I got. Mostly this story has just made me want to find out if I can get away with stealing a car.
kellyhager's review
3.0
It's a National Book Award winner, in case you care about such things. :)
Kelleigh is 15 and has a learner's permit. She's also a car thief. There's no real reason for her to do it (beyond, I guess, boredom and the fact that she can).
Interesting book and full of fun little statistics (did you know that a car is stolen every 28 seconds?).
Kelleigh is 15 and has a learner's permit. She's also a car thief. There's no real reason for her to do it (beyond, I guess, boredom and the fact that she can).
Interesting book and full of fun little statistics (did you know that a car is stolen every 28 seconds?).
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