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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. My disappointment in this book is probably to be expected considering that it came so highly recommended by a friend, and that I had immediately read The Fault of Our Stars by John Green before picking up The Disreputable History. There just is no comparison, and I was expecting something utterly amazingsauce. It was okay, I guess. The plot was amusing even if I didn't happen to like any of the characters much - it's hard to like a character if you're not sure who they are. I built no emotional attachment to Frankie, who I thought was a bit of a brat. A genius brat, but a brat still the same. Even she didn't know why she did the things she did. Also, the ebook was horribly formatted, which just annoyed me.
Frankie faces a generous helping of disappointment, certainly. No princessy happy ending awaits her. But the novel holds out the hope that a girl like Frankie — who has above all an unwillingness to settle —could grow up to change the world. “The Disreputable History” not only delivers the line, but somehow makes you believe it is true. Lockhart creates a unique, indelible character in Frankie, whose oddities only make her more realistic, and teens will be galvanized by her brazen action and her passionate, immediate questions about gender and power, individuals and institutions, and how to fall in love without losing herself. AwardsNotable Lists
Sophomore Frankie starts dating senior Matthew Livingston, but when he refuses to talk about the all-male secret society that he and his friends belong to, Frankie infiltrates the society in order to enliven their mediocre pranks. No library descriptions found.
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This book wasn't perfect (I agree with Michelle that the author overused the imaginary negatives, and I agree that the first half was better than the second), but I couldn't put it down.
I also studied Foucault's take on the panopticon (but, uh, in my junior year of college, not sophomore year of high school) and I thought it was great to bring that level of criticism into what is essentially a teenage saga of love and revenge.
But is it really just a saga? There are a lot of big ideas in this book. It could spark some really interesting conversations about feminism, gender equality, class distinctions, civil disobedience, and social hierarchy.
I think it totally should've beat [b:What I Saw and How I Lied|4052117|What I Saw And How I Lied|Judy Blundell|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41IFVJpVjjL._SL75_.jpg|4099124] for the NBA.
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