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The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

by E. Lockhart

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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.
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I liked this book and tagged it as a Twilight-alternative because girls who want to be Bella should get a load of Frankie Landau-Banks. She will rock their worlds.

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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  LibrarianDest | Jan 3, 2024 |
both the language and plot were smartly written, and i like that. story line was intriguing enough to keep me turning pages. language and frankie's neglected positives were an added treat and delight. frankie is the girl i wish i was in high school. ( )
  mimo | Dec 18, 2023 |
An extremely smart book. Finally, an empowered teen girl! What a refreshing concept. ( )
  nogomu | Oct 19, 2023 |
Read this for my Gender Construction in YA literature class. I really liked it - and paired with the readings from class, found the story quite interesting ( )
  DocHobbs | Apr 16, 2023 |
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. ( )
  wisemetis | Dec 28, 2022 |
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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.
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"I am not asking that you indulge my behavior; merely that you do not dulge it without considering its context." (3)
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For my college friends Kate, Polly, Cliff, Aaron, and Catherine, who know all about golf course parties and midnight adventures
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I, Frankie Landau-Banks, hereby confess that I was the sole mastermind behind the mal-doings of the Loyal Order of the Basset Hounds.
Though not, in hindsight, so startling as the misdeeds she would perpetrate when she returned to boarding school as a sophomore, what happened to Frankie Landau-Banks the summer after her freshman year was a shock.
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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.
"Secrets are more powerful when people know you've got them," said Mr. Sutton. "You show them the tiniest edge of your seret, but the rest you keep under wraps."
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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.

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Frankie Landau-Banks attempts to take over a secret, all-male society at her exclusive prep school, and her antics with the group soon draw some unlikely attention and have unexpected consequences that could change her life forever.

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