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A review by rachelbookdragon
The Clique: The Manga by Lisi Harrison
4.0
Couldn’t sleep and this book was on my nightstand after picking it up at a friends of the library sale for morbid curiosity.
It was a quick read with great manga art that translated the original book quickly.
My feelings on the Clique series as a whole are muddled with perspective and time. When I was young, I loved this series. Everyone knew it and it was a fad celebrating fads. It was my introduction to bratty tweens and designer labels, but somehow the lessons in it of insecurity in your own self, being the new kid in school and trying to fit in, and surviving middle school persist. There are truly heartfelt moments in this story of friendship heartbreak and putting on an image, yet cracking it to show one’s true self that shines through in vulnerable moments.
I’m honestly curious what I would think of this series as an adult, were I to reread it. Is it something I’d want the next generation reading when so much of it is materialism and cattiness toward other women, or would the humanity break through? To be determined... The fact that this series is so memorable and that I spent my money and time to own it and read it all those years ago makes me think it might just hold up. It could be a great discussion piece.
It was a quick read with great manga art that translated the original book quickly.
My feelings on the Clique series as a whole are muddled with perspective and time. When I was young, I loved this series. Everyone knew it and it was a fad celebrating fads. It was my introduction to bratty tweens and designer labels, but somehow the lessons in it of insecurity in your own self, being the new kid in school and trying to fit in, and surviving middle school persist. There are truly heartfelt moments in this story of friendship heartbreak and putting on an image, yet cracking it to show one’s true self that shines through in vulnerable moments.
I’m honestly curious what I would think of this series as an adult, were I to reread it. Is it something I’d want the next generation reading when so much of it is materialism and cattiness toward other women, or would the humanity break through? To be determined... The fact that this series is so memorable and that I spent my money and time to own it and read it all those years ago makes me think it might just hold up. It could be a great discussion piece.