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Going Vintage

by Lindsey Leavitt (Goodreads Author)

3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 · rating details · 1,718 ratings · 390 reviews

When Mallory’s boyfriend, Jeremy, cheats on her with an online girlfriend, Mallory decides the best way to de-Jeremy her life is to de-modernize things too. Inspired by a list of goals her grandmother made in1962, Mallory swears off technology and returns to a simpler time (when boyfriends couldn’t cheat with computer avatars). The List:
1. Run for pep club secretary
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Hardcover, 320 pages

Published March 26th 2013 by Bloomsbury

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Feb 26, 2013 ♥Rachel♥ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, netgalley-e-book

3.5 Stars

Going Vintage was cute, funny and sweet. It was an easy read one you could get through fairly quickly.

When Mallory finds out her boyfriend of over a year has been cyber cheating on her, she feels betrayed not only by her boyfriend, but by technology. If there were no such things as “Friendspace” or “Authentic Life” her boyfriend wouldn’t have been betraying her with a girl named “BubbleYum” his cyber wife. When Mallory finds a list her Grandma made back in 1962, when she was sixteen, s...more

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Mar 27, 2013 Keertana rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc-galley-and-first-reads

If you're looking for a book that is cute, fun, and a complete time-pass, Going Vintage is the book for you. If, however, you're hoping to get a little more depth from this novel, a little more insight into the life of a teenage girl, I'd suggest Melina Marchetta's Looking for Alibrandi instead. You see, Going Vintage isn't a bad book - not at all - but it's kind of silly. It seems like that from the cover and synopsis too, but I guess I was just expecting something a little more, especially wit...more

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Apr 02, 2013 Mitch rated it 3 of 5 stars

I think most people will fall into one of two camps with Going Vintage. It'll either be a fairly enjoyable reading experience, because it's a cute, fluff read - or, it'll be an about average reading experience, precisely because it's a cute, fluff read. I on the other hand fall into a third camp, I actually think Going Vintage is more than a cute, fluff read, and it only seems like one because its message is scattered and ineffective.

First of all, the message is right there, in the summary. Mall...more I think most people will fall into one of two camps with Going Vintage. It'll either be a fairly enjoyable reading experience, because it's a cute, fluff read - or, it'll be an about average reading experience, precisely because it's a cute, fluff read. I on the other hand fall into a third camp, I actually think Going Vintage is more than a cute, fluff read, and it only seems like one because its message is scattered and ineffective.

First of all, the message is right there, in the summary. Mallory's cheated on, she eschews technology, it's a whole expose on the excesses of technology and social media thing. And ends with Mallory learning how to improve as a person and engage in real life, offline, of course. I actually totally digged the beginning - the first few chapters just rolls with the premise and Mallory's indignant reactions are really good, like:

My boyfriend is cheating on me with a cyberwife.

And then:

I click on a book and chuck it at his head. His icon starts to bleed. I laugh. This game is addictive.

Yeah, nothing beats random acts of petty revenge. Then again, too bad the book opens with a bang with the better quotes before falling off as the story progresses, although the writing's still good for the type of contemporary.

Really, the problem is that Lindsey Leavitt has the whole cheating scenario down, but then doesn't really build on the excesses of social media premise for the rest of the book. There's some stuff, like all the mean things random people say to Mallory online, but besides Mallory just insisting how the sixties were better because the internet didn't exist to strip away a vital layer of social interaction between everyone, I just didn't see a coherent message, so a lot of what ends up happening just seems totally random. Like it's not clear exactly what Mallory 'going vintage' actually entails - she starts off with no phone, no computer, nothing that's not available in the sixties, but then there's one scene of her sister Ginnie going through her room and removing all her stuff, leaving only hilarious Post It notes to the effect of how so and so item wasn't available in the sixties and had to be removed - huh? I mean, sure what Ginnie does is funny, but what is Leavitt saying with that scene? I'm not sure, so Mallory ends up feeling wishy washy and insincere, her vintage agenda seems to be riddled with more holes than Swiss cheese, and I just kept asking myself, what is Leavitt trying to do?

If you haven't figured out by now, the rest of this review is one big I didn't get it. I didn't get the subplot with Mallory's mom and her blog (which is mentioned out loud by Mom at one point when it was still supposed to be a big secret hidden from the family - huh?) and what it says about Mallory's anti-social media slash pro-vintage campaign. I didn't get her attitude towards Mallory and Oliver, especially the Jeremy's cousin thing - is she the one character actually living in the sixties? I didn't get most of the scenes with Grandma, because it seemed to me like she was supposed to represent how Mallory's relationship and social problems aren't just exclusive to modern girls but were around in the sixties too, but that was never made explicit or clear. I didn't get what the point of the List was except as more filler, because Mallory originally treats it as some sort of empowering thing to do but the idea seemed to be dropped completely by the end with the way Mallory takes shortcuts on some tasks and the book brushing over others. And it goes on, so much so that I felt like Going Vintage is one idea - Mallory discovering the cheating and ending up with Oliver - split between a few chapters at the beginning and a few at the end, with the rest just random, weird filler that somehow was supposed to go with the return to a better time theme but really just jumbled up whatever message Leavitt had in mind.

Don't get me wrong, I still wouldn't call Going Vintage empty fluff because Mallory does learn things and grow as a character by the end. But the middle is so muddled I just can't say the whole plot was all that effective.(less)

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May 14, 2013 Carmen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit-contemporary, rainy-day-fun

4.25 stars

Ever since Sean's Griswold's Head, I've been on the lookout for Lindsey's other works. And Going Vintage follows up her fun writing style perfectly with a simple sweet romance just like Sean's Griswold's Head, every moment felt significant and delightful, and I just love the retro feeling of this book. Another great fun read during those days when you need something to make you happy. :)

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Mar 21, 2013 Sandy Shen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

Going Vintage
By: Lindsey Leavitt
Rating: 3.5 stars

PLOT
The plot was quite unique-I mean, how often do you hear about a girl swearing off technology at our age? I tend to see everyone with a phone now. No kidding. This book was realistic and I liked how it started off at a normal, even pace, and it got into the climax smoothly.
CHARACTERS
The characters were vibrant but a little unmade. Sort of half-finished and I'd have liked to see a little more of everyone, not only Oliver. He was one of the m...more

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Dec 27, 2012 Kate rated it 5 of 5 stars

Confession: I picked up my ARC of Lindsey Leavitt's GOING VINTAGE this week because I was in the mood for something light and funny, and I knew this book about a girl who renounces modern technology when her boyfriend cheats with an online gaming wife seemed perfect. It was...but it was so much more than the fluffy read I was hoping for when I picked it up. Lindsey Leavitt (who also wrote SEAN GRISWALD'S HEAD...which is also great) has a way of writing sweet books that are never too sweet, alway...more

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Mar 08, 2013 YAL Book Briefs rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-that-surprise-me, cute, cotton-candy-fluff, face-palm, meg-cabot, netgalley, soap-opera

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I'm sort of obsessed with the late 1950's/early 1960's. A lot of my favorite movies come from that era. I love the dresses. Interesting enough, do you know that Banana Republic has a Mad Men inspired collection? And it was the one time in history America had a semi glamorous president. Grant it, the whole Mr. President Marilyn Monroe episode sort of soiled that but whatever. So yeah, a YA novel that has a heroine who wants to go back to that era. I thought, hey that...more To see full review click here

I'm sort of obsessed with the late 1950's/early 1960's. A lot of my favorite movies come from that era. I love the dresses. Interesting enough, do you know that Banana Republic has a Mad Men inspired collection? And it was the one time in history America had a semi glamorous president. Grant it, the whole Mr. President Marilyn Monroe episode sort of soiled that but whatever. So yeah, a YA novel that has a heroine who wants to go back to that era. I thought, hey that could be interesting and requested it from Net Galley. Though the fact it's from Net Galley did not affect my opinion of this book.

This book had a lot going for it and could've easily been rated on the higher side of life. Unfortunately, some things bumped it's score to a slightly above average read.

I could praise this book for it's plot. I loved the idea. A girl swearing off technology after a bad break up it makes sense enough. And I loved how the idea was connected to her grandma. YA books are notorious for ignoring family. Additionally, I also loved Mallory for the most part. She wasn't perfect, she knew it, and had interesting taste in snacks (milk toast sounds disgusting, but oddly enough I sort of want to try it). Also, I loved all the Disney Land scenes. Any book that features Disney Land gets half a star from me.

So what went wrong?

Well, the supporting cast for one thing.

I really could not stand Mallory's family. I talk about this more in the worst section feature of the review, but they were pretty much insufferable. And yes, I get that family's can be awful and all that. But they were borderline unrealistic. Also, Mallory made some really poor choices and her consequences should've been reflected it.

Another big problem I had with this book is how the love interests were treated. First we have Jeremy who is completely unrealistic. He reminds me of one of those boyfriends you'd see in a Lifetime movie. You know, total jerk with little motivations for his douchey actions. And then the resolution they had at the end where Mallory was the bigger person and could forgive. Gag me.

Then you have Oliver. You know I should like Oliver and I do, but he doesn't seem realistic. And it's not because of insta love. There's actual build up to this relationship, their interactions though they just don't ring genuine. He honestly reminds me of Chad Michael Murray's character in A Cinderella Story. He looks the part, says the right things, but you wonder is this really a guy talking because he sounds like such a girl.

Best Feature: The 1960's: I loved learning about all things the 60's. The culinary information was really interesting as well as some of the details about fashion. I wish thought that some of the less savory details about the decade were mentioned. Sure, they talked about the inequality between gender a little bit. But there were other things about the decade that were worth talking about too.

Worst Feature: Annoying Relatives. The supporting characters in this book really were aggravating. I was going to give it a higher rating. But God, the mother character, the grandmother character, and sometimes even the sister got on my nerves. I guess I should be happy that they played such a prominent role in the book because usually YA ignores family all together. But God, that mother was way too much. Seriously, writing about your kids and their love lives on a secret blog. And then the Grandma has a secret like you see on Days of Our Lives and everyone just accepts it. Sigh....I needed alcohol to believe a lot of this.

Appropriateness: It's pretty clean on the teenage drinking, cursing, and sex stuff. However, I had some issues with morality issues on this book. Particularly when it came to cheating. In the book the character writes a paper by virtually cutting and pasting five papers and slightly "rewording" them to make them her own. Does she face consequences? No. Also, it doesn't help matters that at the beginning of the book she was "helping" her ex boyfriend write his own paper. I'm sorry but this sort of thing makes me feel icky inside. (less)

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Mar 20, 2013 Sophie Riggsby rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: adorable-quotient-is-high, sharing-it-with-my-kids, chemistry-101

*Review published on Mundie Moms on 3/20/13*

First, this book is already on my "going to share it with my kids when they're older" shelf. Yes, it's that good. Lindsey always writes these layered stories that are full of moments of sweetness and surprise, and Going Vintage is just that story.

Who hasn't said that they want to go offline for a while? I think I say it at least twice a day, but I was fascinated by Mallory's determination to do just that in her post-Jeremy world. Mallory's smart, sa...more *Review published on Mundie Moms on 3/20/13*

First, this book is already on my "going to share it with my kids when they're older" shelf. Yes, it's that good. Lindsey always writes these layered stories that are full of moments of sweetness and surprise, and Going Vintage is just that story.

Who hasn't said that they want to go offline for a while? I think I say it at least twice a day, but I was fascinated by Mallory's determination to do just that in her post-Jeremy world. Mallory's smart, sarcastic and surrounded by family and good friends. Forget Jeremy, I shouted at the book. Lindsey captured that first love-break-up-back-and-forth so believably and you know, in the end, I even understood Jeremy.

Lindsey also built in these tricky little subplots that wound their way around the story. Mallory's younger sister's first date/kiss reminded me of the best, classic romance subplots and the subplot with the grandmother was just brilliant. I'm warning you, Lindsey will cleverly steer your emotions into moments so touching and deep that you will sit back and think -- I didn't see that coming at all.

But wait, I know, I know, tell me about the swooning moments full of chemistry. Mhmmm, Mundie Moms, one word -- Oliver. Wry. Witty. Eagle Scout. A boy who knows that proper phone etiquette includes an intro and small talk before moving on to your real reason for calling. He's adorable, sarcastic and looks good leaning on on just about any vertical structure. One small complication -- he's Jeremy's cousin. See what I mean? Lindsey creates the messiest situations for her characters.

So if you want to meet an smart, organized, so very real teen girl who wishes for simpler times in our tech-is-more world, you'll have to pick up Going Vintage. As for me, I'm going to re-read one heck of a kissy scene on page...never mind, not going to tell you...you will just have to read it yourself.

Don't forget to stop back next Wednesday (March 26th) and read the Going Vintage Blog Tour stop right here on Mundie Moms.(less)

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Jun 18, 2013 Carson added it · review of another edition

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I absolutely LOVED this book! It was adorable. It was funny and cute and sweet and AHHH!!! Fantastic! I loved how Mallory gave up all the technology in her life and I thought it was a unique story line.

Mallory's boyfriend cheated on her with some girl in a internet cyber game. When I first started reading, I thought that maybe it would have been a little dramatic. It was a game and they said they were married on the game. But the more you find out, the more y...more

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May 27, 2013 Lorna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: realistic-fiction, 2013-release, young-adult

4.5 stars

I really enjoyed this one! Mallory, a junior in high school is fed up when she finds out her boyfriend has been having an online relationship in virtual-world game that he plays. Disgusted with his obsession with it and her peers reactions to the break up, she decides to abandon all technology as she tries to live a more authentic teen life. Her vision of an idealized teen life is pieced together from saved items she finds that once belong to her grandmother, who was a teen in the early...more

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May 10, 2013 Katy rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Mallory is a junior. She’s got a boyfriend named Jeremy. They make out so much that she has to come up with excuses to take breaks. During one of these breaks she discovers something bad about her boyfriend on Friendspace (read: basically Facebook). He is a cyberscum cheater. While playing a game, he made a “deep connection” to another player. He exchanges sweet words with said player and talks of love. Mallory is filled with rage and jealo...more also posted at: http://ablightedone.wordpress.com/201...

Mallory is a junior. She’s got a boyfriend named Jeremy. They make out so much that she has to come up with excuses to take breaks. During one of these breaks she discovers something bad about her boyfriend on Friendspace (read: basically Facebook). He is a cyberscum cheater. While playing a game, he made a “deep connection” to another player. He exchanges sweet words with said player and talks of love. Mallory is filled with rage and jealousy. She defames him on his own page, for all their mutual friends and cyber acquaintances to see, then she ditches him.

From there, Mal goes to her grandma’s old house. She and her father are cleaning it out. She discovers interesting pieces of her grandmother’s past. The mementos and notebooks she finds convince her that times were simpler when her grandma was in high school (in 1962). She decides to nix technology and embrace simplicity. She temporarily kisses her computer and cell phone goodbye. She also decides to follow a list her grandma made, giving her something to focus on.

“If Jeremy didn’t have a computer or the Internet, he wouldn’t have met BubbleYum. If I didn’t have this cell phone, strangers couldn’t text me threats. Technology is the reason my life is falling apart.” My voice rises. I’ve never felt this passionate about anything before

This book could have been cute, but it was too messy for me. There was too much going on. Mallory didn’t even seem to like Jeremy much, and Jeremy didn’t seem like a very good boyfriend. He never laughed at her jokes, she just followed what he did. It seems like she just wanted a boyfriend.While she was understandably hurt when he cheated on her, it still seemed like a “what’s wrong with me?” sort of worry rather than she actually missed the connection she had with him.

Her reaction to the cheating is to take a break from the cyber social scene, which I can understand. People need to unwind, and strangers were texting her hateful messages while people were calling her names on Friendspace. Who wouldn’t want to take a break from that? But her clinging to the idea that the 1960′s were a simpler and better time is immature. She obviously didn’t know much about the time period. She expects her list to help her, but she doesn’t even stick to the list. It was nice to see her sister, Ginnie’s response to her tech ban. She was able to view it more realistically but unfortunately, it didn’t help Mallory any.

I think the worst part of the book for me was Mallory’s family. In carrying with the technology theme, while using her mom’s computer during her own ban, she discovers her mom has a blog. A huge blog, with sponsors, where she shares secrets of her family’s life. Secrets you wouldn’t want anyone, let alone thousands of strangers to know. Her mom thinks she’s a cool, connected mom that her girls can turn to, but this blog is a horrible mistreatment of trust. I was almost too enraged to keep reading but I wanted to see a family explosion about it-which didn’t happen. Technology strikes again!

Overall, this book had some fluff that was enjoyable. The romance was cute and if nothing else Leavitt writes good make out scenes. Mallory did learn about herself through the list, but she could have easily done it without a list. She learned that she was wrong about the 1960′s and her grandma having it easy. I feel like the list itself was pretty pointless and her week without technology didn’t do much for her. The book didn’t leave me with any lasting feelings. I wouldn’t reread it and I’m not sure I’d recommend it to anyone as anything other than a quick read with little substance. It isn’t a bad book, but it was frustrating and didn’t rate as special for me.(less)

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May 03, 2013 Anna rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a good breakup book. Scratch that, this is an EXCELLENT breakup book. It reminds me a lot of Audrey, Wait! in how it progresses through the stages of getting over a relationship, with the added perspective of contextualizing it against 60's pop ideals. At times I was confused or frustrated by Mallory's choices, expecting her to make her decision to go completely vintage a very public thing (maybe even having her sister blog about it for her while she's in Luddite mode) or to turn her int...more

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Apr 16, 2013 Susan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

I think after the gruesome and grim events of this week I really needed a fun read, and this was a good one. Free spirit Mallory feels like it's about time for a little reinvention when she discovers that her boyfriend has been cheating on her online, and her resulting distaste for the online world spins her reinvention into a retrovention. Using her grandmother's closet as inspiration, and her obliging younger sister as her cheerleader, she throws herself into her transformation, even following...more

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Apr 03, 2013 Margot added it

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Completely fun, with a relateable, realistic teen main character who had me laughing from the start. Just the right amount of toe-curling romance. No sex.

Attention authors: if you think you must put sex in a YA novel to make it believable, please read this book. PLEASE.

I've read way too many YA novels where the author sticks sex in for no real reason. It's as if they are saying: I need to make my book modern and relevant, so therefore there must...more

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Apr 02, 2013 Michelle rated it 5 of 5 stars

I was in the mood for a break from my usual selection of genre (paranormal romance), so I picked up Going Vintage. It was one of the best decisions I've made this week. This book was everything I'd been hoping for: light, funny, and engaging. The best part? The main character isn't the usual protagonist - a girl who's pretty but thinks she's plain, a bookworm who doesn't notice things going on around her, etc. (come on, you all know who I'm talking about, right?). Mallory isn't perfect, and she...more I was in the mood for a break from my usual selection of genre (paranormal romance), so I picked up Going Vintage. It was one of the best decisions I've made this week. This book was everything I'd been hoping for: light, funny, and engaging. The best part? The main character isn't the usual protagonist - a girl who's pretty but thinks she's plain, a bookworm who doesn't notice things going on around her, etc. (come on, you all know who I'm talking about, right?). Mallory isn't perfect, and she doesn't claim to be. She's real enough that any teenage girl will be able to relate to her, and anyone past their teen years will be able to look back at their youth and see part of themselves in her.

Mallory's family isn't the perfect family, either, but they have one thing that I rarely stumble across in my reading - real love for each other. Her sister is supportive, and even though her parents fight over money a lot (what married couple with kids doesn't argue over finances from time to time?), they still love their children.

Even Mallory's reasons for wanting to "go vintage" are believable. When confronted with the ugly truth that her boyfriend has been "cheating" on her with a girl he's only met online, she's hurt. The betrayal that the technology facilitated runs deep, and she escapes by helping her father pack up her Grandma's house. Grandma has decided to move into a retirement community, and she's left the packing of her things to her son (Mallory's dad) and Mallory.

While packing Grandma's things up, however, Mallory comes across a yearbook from 1962, when Grandma was in the 11th grade (which just happens to be the grade Mallory's in). She decides that everything was better and simpler back in 1962. She begins wearing clothing available then (aided by wearing some of the clothes that Grandma left for her to pack up), and refuses to use any technology that wasn't available before 1962. She finds an old list of goals that her grandma made for her Junior year, and decides that she's going to complete everything on the list.

Mallory has a realistically difficult time cutting off use of the internet, her cell phone, and other gadgets, but she sees it out. In the process, she learns that sometimes communication is better when done face to face, and gets to know someone that she'd never even considered wanting to know before she and her boyfriend broke up. Leavitt does a fantastic job with the breakup, too - teens frequently post things about the beginning and ending of their relationships on social media websites, making the situation between Mallory and Jeremy that much more realistic and believable.

I was also happy to reach the end and see that even though the book has a somewhat happy ending, it's not all wrapped up in a nice, neat little package for us (sometimes it's nice to have a fairy tale ending, but let's face it, it's not always what happens in reality).

Another reason this book appealed to me so much was the off-beat humor. I really loved the way that Mallory and her sister, Ginnie, interacted. I totally "got" Mallory's sense of humor. And the lists... oh, the lists! The very first list in the book had me laughing out loud, which not many books can make me do (I can seriously only think of one other book that's made me laugh out loud). Being a perpetual list-maker myself, I could easily identify with her.

Originally I'd checked this book out of the library, but I enjoyed it so much that I may have to purchase a copy to add to my bookshelf. If your thing is fairy tale endings and perfect princesses and knights on white horses rushing in to save the damsel in distress, you might want to avoid this book. If you enjoy reading about someone who has a little bit of depth and winds up exactly where she wants to be, then this is the book for you.

Seriously - go pick up this book. You can thank me later.(less)

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Mar 25, 2013 Annette rated it 4 of 5 stars

Going Vintage is, as you would expect, a light, cute contemporary that had me laughing out loud a few times.

Mallory breaks up with her boyfriend after discovering his intimate emails to a girl who is his "wife" in an online game. She is also helping her dad clean out her grandmother's house. Grandma has moved into an assisted living facility. Mallory discovers an old notebook in which her grandmother wrote a list of things to do in 1962, when she was a junior in high school -- just like Mallory...more

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Mar 24, 2013 Suelibevg rated it 5 of 5 stars

I've been getting my fill of paranormal young adult stories. For some reason, I am not in the right frame of mind for anything related to that topic. So, this was a delightful change of topic. Accidentally seeing online posts to another (virtual) girl by her steady boyfriend makes Mallory decide to go vintage, after posting that he's a tool on the site. No technology, cell phone, anything invented before the 60's. Makes writing a school paper quite a challenge! She had been helping her dad clear...more

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Mar 20, 2013 Heidi rated it 4 of 5 stars

Four Stars: A fun contemporary that makes you pause and reflect on technology.

Mallory feels so lucky to have a great boyfriend like Jeremy, even if she does grow tired of the constant make out sessions. They have been dating for over a year and have a great relationship, so she thinks. Mallory logs onto Jeremy's computer to help write his paper. His social networking site is open, and Mallory notices he has been playing an online game, and worse he has an online girlfriend. Hurt and confused, Ma...more

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Mar 14, 2013 Kristy Sartain- Whispering Pretty Stories Reviews rated it 5 of 5 stars

I received this book as an ARC from netgalley.com

So I went into this book thinking it would be all fluff and a quick read. I'm not usually a contemporary lit fan.
Well, it was a quick read, but only because I devoured it. I mean seriously, couldn't put it down.
Mallory is the kind of character so many girls can relate to. Going Vintage begins with her discovering that her boyfriend of over a year has an online "wife" through a virtual reality game on a social media site. Mallory dumps him and sw...more

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Mar 09, 2013 Mrs. ReaderPants rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: best-of-2013, 5-stars, pub-date-2013, read-in-2013

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REVIEW: Oh, book, I knew just from reading the description that I would love you. And I really, really did. Keeping with the book's listing tradition, here's why I will be recommending this to my library girls:

1. Mallory is a totally NORMAL girl. She's not extremely beautiful or excessively smart or crazy popular. She's clueless and sometimes feels awkward. She doesn't always say or do the right thing. She has moments of weakness, and sometimes, she gives in to t...more

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Mar 09, 2013 Sarah rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: 13+ girls

Shelves: arcs, ya, netgalley

Thank you to netgalley for this ARC.

This book was pretty charming. A solid 3.5 stars. Perfect realistic ficition for a teenage girl who doesn't want anything too serious. There's no language, no sex, and no heavy subject matter.

Mallory's a 16 year old girl who loves to make lists, and whose life revolves around her boyfriend and making out. But you can only make out for so long before you get hungry/tired/bored. Or, until you find out your boyfriend has a secret online life, not to mention a gam...more

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Mar 04, 2013 Alice in Readerland rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

*Review originally posted on my blog ALICE IN READERLAND*

Going Vintage is definitely as fun and fabulous as its cover! In honor of the list that Mallory finds and all the lists she writes, I’ll be reviewing this book in “list” form.

Top Reasons I Enjoyed This Book

1. Ginnie

I adored Mallory’s sister, Ginnie, and wanted her for my best friend. Smart, hilarious, opinionated, “always right,” and protective and supportive of her family, Ginnie was one fabulous character! The chapters that featured a lo...more

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Mar 02, 2013 Seanean rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Even though Mallory just moved to town about two years ago, she's already set in her high school ranking. She's the girlfriend of one of the hottest guys in school, so she's got an identity and hundreds of "friends" on her Friendspace account (think MySpace merged with Facebook).

After an intense make-out session at her BF's house, she goes onto his computer to write his philosophy paper, only to find his Friendspace account open and a virtual "wife" who is...more

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Jan 17, 2013 Bibliojunkies rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-contemporary-challenge-2013

When Mallory disrupts one of her make out sessions with Jeremy by asking him to make her a snack she opens his computer to get started on a school assignment. She never expected to open his computer and find that her boyfriend was having an emotional affair with a girl on Friendspace. What does she do? Well, she does what any girl would do and calls him out on his own Friendspace page and then leaves. She spends the rest of the weekend helping her dad clean out her grandma’s house and avoiding a...more

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Oct 17, 2012 Erica added it

Every time I read another book for work, it becomes my new favorite. But this one might be the most favorite of the favorites, and one that I think grown-ups like myself (because I am oh so grown-up) would enjoy. Mallory's boyfriend cheats on her online and so, inspired by a list she finds from her grandma's junior year in 1962, she decides to give up technology and accomplish more traditional goals like becoming secretary of the pep club. One of the things I liked most about this book is that (...more

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Mar 16, 2013 Jen Ryland added it

Shelves: netgalley

How refreshing to find a YA main character with no supernatural powers, no amnesia, no superhuman fighting skills. She's not super-smart, super-gorgeous, or super-anything: athletic, talented, ambitious, popular, unpopular, rebellious etc. etc. She's just a regular girl who's trying to figure her life out.

When Mallory discovers that her boyfriend is (virtually) cheating, she blames the internet and swears off modern technology entirely. No computer, no cell phone, nada. This did seem a tad impu...more

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Apr 18, 2013 Eunice rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook

Going Vintage is my first Leavitt book to read. I like the book premise of Mallory going vintage. I would like to really imagine pulling off a stunt like that - dressing like the 60's, but I failed. Anyway, what I like about this book was the list idea and it's message that sometimes we really need a break from using all this technology and that yeah, online flirting is really Cheating with a capital C!

Anyway, this book is great! Mallory is likable enough and I love that she had a relapse on her...more

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Apr 15, 2013 Snuggles with Rainbows rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc-review, cool-hot-cute-tastic-boys, dazed-and-confused, meh, half-empty-half-full, funny-beyond-expectation, soooo-sweeeeet, precious-cover, pie-time

This was such a cute read. It got my mind off of all my daily life troubles. It is an adorable story about giving up technology and returning to times of actual socializing. I don’t know if I agree with the book’s premise but it was still adorable.

Let’s get one with this review, shall we:

1. The Lists

If you guys haven’t noticed, I like making lists…a LOT. It is no wonder that I love the main character who also shares my fondness for lists. Yay!

The MC, Mallory, starts every chapter off with a li...more

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Mar 27, 2013 Jenn rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, netgalley, reading-challenge-13, young-adult, swoonworthy-boys, standalone, arc

3.5

I, like I’m sure many other people out there, have often thought about how it would be to live 50 or 60 years in the past. You see those movies and TV show showing a simpler, happier times where families had sit down dinners together every night and technology wasn’t in every part of our lives. Everything was…pleasant.

So when Mallory discovers that her boyfriend has been emotionally cheating on her with a corset-wearing icon on FriendSpace, she swears off technology. No cell phone, no comput...more

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Mar 04, 2013 Heidi Rikard rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

I really enjoyed this book. The writing sounds grown-up and witty, but at the same time, very much like a teenage girl. This is one realistic fiction book unlike the others.
Mallory is a sixteen year old girl just starting her junior year of high school. She has a great boyfriend, and is enjoying her life. That is until she discovers a secret. Her boyfriend has a hidden cyber-life...and this includes a "cyber-wife". What?
So, as she digs deeper, she discovers not only do they have an online relat...more

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Lindsey Leavitt is a former elementary school teacher and present day writer/mom to three (mostly) adorable little girls. She is married to her high school lab partner and lives in Las Vegas. She is the author of the PRINCESS FOR HIRE series (www.princessforhire.com), SEAN GRISWOLD'S HEAD and GOING VINTAGE
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