I'm coming late to the party with Weetzie Bat, having never heard of it until recently. All the more loss for me. Putting all the unnecessary critical posturing aside, this is a finely crafted first novel remeniscent of early Tom Robbins books, but with a magical innocence making the quirky charcaters come to life. A stunning piece of young adult fiction. ( )

Weetzie and her best friend Dirk are looking for love, acceptance, and a place of their own. When Weetzie gets the chance at three wishes from a genie, she asks for a little house and loves for she and Dirk to spend their lives with. Weetzie gets her Secret Agent Lover Man and Dirk get Duck. But when Weetzie wants a baby, things get more complicated. Eventually the family expands, and it looks like they may be headed for a happily ever after.
This thin volume tells a modern-day fairy tale with eccentric characters seeking love and happiness. ( )

 beautiful in its simplicity,fantastical in the way it felt so real. i love it ( )

I've loved this book since it came out in my teens and re-read it at least yearly. ( )