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maidmarianlib's review
3.0
Very interesting. Has a nice surreal quality. But there is a lot that goes on and not all of it is resolved. Note some content may not be suitable for all readers.
tien's review
4.0
Gem Gordon is 17. She and her best friends, Lo & Mira, aren't the popular girls at school. They're not the nerdy ones either. What they are is dare-to-be-different. Each year, they have a theme they'd stick to and they'd dressed up to the nines and acted it all out. Last year was all Wicca and this year, it's going to be 'Underground'.
As Gem loves films, she wants to make Underground film ("the opposite of Hollywood") and as she explores all kinds of films and inspirational women, she also begins to find that she can stand up for herself. While her friendships fractured and romance was a bust, Gem finds her family staunchly by her and the future to be just as promising.
A fascinating young adult novel even if I'm not particularly familiar with the movies mentioned but I love that the mother character and this mother-daughter relationship is so healthy! Notes from the Teenage Underground is a story of friendship, betrayal, boys, family, but ultimately, the right to stand tall on your own merit.
As Gem loves films, she wants to make Underground film ("the opposite of Hollywood") and as she explores all kinds of films and inspirational women, she also begins to find that she can stand up for herself. While her friendships fractured and romance was a bust, Gem finds her family staunchly by her and the future to be just as promising.
A fascinating young adult novel even if I'm not particularly familiar with the movies mentioned but I love that the mother character and this mother-daughter relationship is so healthy! Notes from the Teenage Underground is a story of friendship, betrayal, boys, family, but ultimately, the right to stand tall on your own merit.
fauvely's review
3.0
This was sooooo disappointing. I couldn't get into it at all. I wanted it to be a gem but I was so bored reading it.
The only thing that got it three stars was the last 50 or so pages. I admired the writing at a few parts. I loved her relationship with her father and the "you're not special enough for me" part.
Overall, I personally didn't like it that much.
The only thing that got it three stars was the last 50 or so pages. I admired the writing at a few parts. I loved her relationship with her father and the "you're not special enough for me" part.
Overall, I personally didn't like it that much.
ireadbooksnotminds's review
3.0
It read more like a middle grade book but I liked it. It reminded me of when I was in sixth grade and had an actual group of friends. Not that we smoked or did crazy shit or made out with boys.
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