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Esther Pearl Watson, “Unlovable, Vol. 1″ I love Esther Pearl Watson’s gruesome tales of the life of ’80s teenager Tammy Pierce, and I think any girl who ever experienced high school will be able to identify—if only a little bit—with the unlovable protagonist. It’s a big, pink, sparkly square book full of cartoons. Get it! […]
MoreReminds me quite a bit of the dishwasher book and the red paperclip book in that it’s written by a dude with an amazing story who isn’t really much of a writer. See the last item for more… THE LOWDOWN Published: 2008, 224 pp. Obtained via: Library Date started: 11.2.08 Date finished: 11.2.08 What I […]
MoreReread this—it appeared in my list from the first year I started keeping track. THE LOWDOWN Published: 2000, 272 pp. Obtained via: My bookshelf Date started: 7.26.08 Date finished: 8.1.08 What I liked: Pretty much everything! It’s also a lot funnier if you imagine him reading it in his nasally voice. What I didn’t like: […]
MoreI’ve had this book on my bookshelf for nearly two years, and couldn’t remember for the life of me who gave it to me. I never read it, because I didn’t know what it was about. Finally, after hanging out with Jessica M. recently, she brought it up and asked if I’d read it yet. […]
MoreThis collection of essays by people about post-college-pre-babies life struck an even stronger chord with me than the first time I read it back in 2006. (But I apparently didn’t note it in my master book list.) THE LOWDOWN Published: 2006, 228 pp. Obtained via: My bookshelf Date started: 7.18.08 Date finished: 7.26.08 What I […]
MoreAwesome collection of awkward-middle-school-girl vignettes in the same vein as Tammy Pierce is Unlovable, one of my all-time favorites. THE LOWDOWN Published: 2006, 240 pp. Obtained via: Clifton Comics Date started: 5.15.08 Date finished: 5.15.08 What I liked: Awkwardness level is off the charts! What I didn’t like: Varying styles of drawing is a little […]
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