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curiouslyjade's review against another edition
5.0
This has everything I love in a book: strong female protagonist, smart pranks, having been written for teenagers, frozen custard, and dogs.
tmiles's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
futurama1979's review against another edition
2.0
Disclaimer: this was assigned reading for my MG and YA class.
Honestly my least favourite book we've had to read for this course so far. I was so close to rating it one star but there were a few tiny elements I liked, namely the little section with the chant lyrics as a clue to figure out where the lost book was.
But in all honesty this was really hard to get through. A super dated obsession with gender and not being like other girls, a consistent and overdone gimmick of the MC being a feminist while she spews misogynist rhetoric constantly, and zero character development for said MC really turned me off of this novel. I'll probably not be picking up anything else by this author again.
Honestly my least favourite book we've had to read for this course so far. I was so close to rating it one star but there were a few tiny elements I liked, namely the little section with the chant lyrics as a clue to figure out where the lost book was.
But in all honesty this was really hard to get through. A super dated obsession with gender and not being like other girls, a consistent and overdone gimmick of the MC being a feminist while she spews misogynist rhetoric constantly, and zero character development for said MC really turned me off of this novel. I'll probably not be picking up anything else by this author again.
kivt's review against another edition
3.0
This was a totally fine book. I think if it I'd read it around Frankie's age, it would have been a really important book to me. It was fairly charming but not very captivating to present me. It's more of a coming of age book with pranks in it than a secret society shenanigans book with coming of age in it. Which is fine! It is a very good coming of age story with a lot of philosophy that would have been good for me.
will_overthink's review against another edition
5.0
Quirky and unexpected, Frankie deals with a distant boyfriend by... infiltrating his secret brotherhood and leading them all a merry chase. This book deals with something a lot of young women go through: The change in the way people treat you when you demonstrate that you are not, and probably have never been, the small, inconsequential thing they always thought you were. Adorable? Try mastermind.
smusie's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it. I wish this book had existed when I was in high school, although that anachronism would surely cause the space-time continuum to collapse into a black hole.
apendragon's review against another edition
3.0
A little disappointed with this book. The real plot - that of Frankie joining the exclusive all male club as is advertised on the blurb I read - didn't kick in until a good 2/3 of the way through. The first parts were more monologuing about her life and how she thought feminism should be.
wafflewombat's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
uruseibaka's review against another edition
4.0
"It is better to be alone, she figures, than to be with someone who can't see who you are. It is better to lead than to follow. It is better to speak up than stay silent. It is better to open doors than to shut them on people."
Review up on my blog: http://euphoricreader.blogspot.com/2015/03/book-review-disreputable-history-of.html?m=1
Review up on my blog: http://euphoricreader.blogspot.com/2015/03/book-review-disreputable-history-of.html?m=1