Slam Book (English Edition)

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  Erin

  4 van 5 sterren

  Humans suck and are sneaky, jealous and crummy. Teenage girl humans crank that up to 11.

  Beoordeeld in de Verenigde Staten op 8 februari 2017

  Formaat: Kindle-editie

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  Remember The Baby-Sitters Club? If you're a '90's kid, you definitely do. For those who don't, they were breezy, wholesome stories of junior high aged girls... well, babysitting. LOVED the books. Worshipped Ann M. Martin. Read every book of hers I could find. Somehow, thankfully, this one eluded my young, innocent self.

  It's extremely true to life, as high school goes. The pettiness, the back-stabbing, the gossip, the jealousy; it's all there. If I had read this as a kid, I'd be terrified of high school. I honestly think this book is even more relevant today, what with cyber-bullying. The Slam Book was truly a precursor to the internet; faceless bullying was it's purpose!

  Anna, popular in her junior high set, is scared about starting high school. Will people from other schools respect and worship her group like her former schoolmates did? Her cousin hands her the solution to being recognized in the ocean of high school: a Slam Book.

  Soon, even other popular former junior high students from other schools are seeking out Anna as the keeper of the Slam Book. Everyone knows her name! High school isn't so bad.

  Then, her friend Paige writes a lie to snag a boy (which, it's worth mentioning the other girls wordlessly witness), and it escalates from there. Utter chaos! Accusations are made. Tears flow. There are dire consequences, for some. There's a great line where Anna compares being the keeper of the SB to being rich or having celebrity parents - do people like you for those reasons alone, or because you're you?

  This isn't the fluff I'd expected, though. There's a drunk parent, negligent parents, underage drinking is hinted at, a drug-addicted brother, and more. Pretty heavy stuff compared to the BSC.

  I have to say, I love that we saw the "loser's" point-of-view - I really wasn't expecting that. It made her more human, which I think young readers who've never been bullied need in order to realize they're actually hurting another human being. But, having said that, why didn't Cheryl shower? Was the water cut off at her house, or was it just a case of "why bother?" And the blue eyeshadow, red lipstick, and pink prom dress - the fact that she was just ignored and not taunted mercilessly blew my mind. That'd never fly in any real high school, or else mine was just super brutal.

  This should be required reading for junior high and high schoolers. What you see as harmless fun could actually be making your peers' lives hell.

  **SPOLIER**The best part was Anna's parents, basically telling her she was off the hook for causing the suicide because, paraphrasing, "this person already had issues. The Slam Book situation just drove it over the edge. If it happened to someone more well-adjusted, it'd hurt, but they wouldn't kill themselves over it." Ok, whaaat? **END SPOILER**

  Humans suck and are sneaky, jealous and crummy. Teenage girl humans crank that up to 11.

  The moral of the story, girls, is just be friends with boys. There's so much less drama. Plus, friends with benefits.

  **SPOILERS** It would've been interesting to follow Paige closer, to see exactly what caused her to make the V&V, the exact chain of events that led her to it. Was it that she had no friends left AND the Cheryl thing? It's clear that she was upset because of Cheryl, but I think she wanted to punish Anna (and possibly her own mother) by ODing. Also, she never stole in front of people - did she even steal at all, or was that a tactic employed to impress the other girls? Inquiring minds want to know!

  I was sure we were going to find out that Randy saw Paige buying something Paige claimed to steal and THAT'S where all their weirdness came from, but, nope, it's just because Randy's black, apparently.

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  Judith K.

  2 van 5 sterren

  A disappointment

  Beoordeeld in de Verenigde Staten op 6 april 2017

  Formaat: Paperback

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  This was a huge disappointment. The characters were flat and unbelievable and the book was very "telly," and didn't draw me in. it just wasn't what I expected at all.

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