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The Bitch Posse
These are the confessions of The Bitch Posse.
Cherry, Rennie, and Amy were outcasts, rebels, and dreamers. And their friendship was so all-encompassing that some would call it dangerous. This is the story of three women--as seniors in high school and as women in their mid-thirties--who formed a bond in order to survive the pitfalls and perils of their lives. Their secrets h...more
Cherry, Rennie, and Amy were outcasts, rebels, and dreamers. And their friendship was so all-encompassing that some would call it dangerous. This is the story of three women--as seniors in high school and as women in their mid-thirties--who formed a bond in order to survive the pitfalls and perils of their lives. Their secrets h...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
June 13th 2006
by St. Martin's Griffin
(first published May 1st 2005)
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Chick Lit gone totally awesome. I can honestly say that about this book. See, the thing is, I'm not all that into chick lit, so I haven't read all that much of it. I think the pastel or the high heeled shoe or the purse on the cover usually deters me because it literally screams out "CHICK LIT!" Now, I don't know what the final cover is going to be on this book since I was reading one of the advanced reader copies of it... but I hope it's nothing that will classify it as chick lit.
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This book gets three stars because I had to finish it. It hooked me and had me hoping for some closure for these girls. It didn't deliver that. The psychology of it was very interesting and it provoked a lot of strong, albeit conflicting, emotion, so again, three stars. I really couldn't stand the references to God abandoning these girls (as they saw it). It really disappoints me that their outlook never changed, especially in that regard. After all, you make your own bad decisions. You gotta le...more
There are some good things and some not so good things about this book.
First off-The dialogue was well-written. I found myself able to relate to the conversational style that the author employs. This lends itself to a fluidity that keeps pace with the speed by which the author wants you to read this novel.
At the same time, the pedantic dance that these girls/women do in this novel is so ridiculous. The drama is fun to start with and I love the noir beginning (contrived though it may have been),...more
First off-The dialogue was well-written. I found myself able to relate to the conversational style that the author employs. This lends itself to a fluidity that keeps pace with the speed by which the author wants you to read this novel.
At the same time, the pedantic dance that these girls/women do in this novel is so ridiculous. The drama is fun to start with and I love the noir beginning (contrived though it may have been),...more
I have no idea what to say about this book that will properly say how I feel about it. Did I enjoy it? Yes, but I'm not exactly sure what I got out of it. The Bitch Posse is about three female characters (Cherry, Amy and Rennie) who story fluctuates between their teenage and adult years. They are all haunted by something from their past, which has led them to leave self-destructive and haunted lives into their mid-thirties. This mystery is really the anchor of the book, because it keeps you wond...more
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I am surprised at how much I actually enjoyed this book. When I saw it at the library, I thought it would be some fun little easy to read BFFs kind of story. I really did not expect the story to be as graphic or as intense as it was. This is definitely a strong case for how bad things that occur in childhood can follow you into, and affect you, in adulthood. The writing was very strong and I found myself not wanting to put the book down as it just flowed so easily, and because I seriously wanted...more
Did I like this book? Yes. Would I recommend it to anyone? Probably not.
I have to admit I got sucked into the drama. What I did find interesting is that they talked about a controversial topic amongst teens that I never quite understood. CUTTING. I know people who used to "cut" themselves back in the day and I never asked questions. I now realize that people get a euphoric feeling out of the pain??? Well....its not for everyone thats for damn sure! ;)
Anyway, this is a novel about three teens th...more
I have to admit I got sucked into the drama. What I did find interesting is that they talked about a controversial topic amongst teens that I never quite understood. CUTTING. I know people who used to "cut" themselves back in the day and I never asked questions. I now realize that people get a euphoric feeling out of the pain??? Well....its not for everyone thats for damn sure! ;)
Anyway, this is a novel about three teens th...more
wasn't a huge fan of this one. i can't tell you how many times i wanted to put it down (the story simply wouldn't hold my interest.) however, the book was a gift... so i felt obligated to finish it, especially incase the giver asked me any questions about it.
Book #5 for 2013: Borrowed from the library. I picked it up because I got intrigued by the cover. I thought this was a chic-lit about strong, ballsy women. I was wrong.
I can't believe the school has this. I know that not everyone lives in a candy and roses type of world. I know that there are bad things lurking out there, some illnesses, some disorders that make our world real. But this book is too much. It was so bloody, I felt queasy reading it (I had to finish it though because I'm a complet...more
I can't believe the school has this. I know that not everyone lives in a candy and roses type of world. I know that there are bad things lurking out there, some illnesses, some disorders that make our world real. But this book is too much. It was so bloody, I felt queasy reading it (I had to finish it though because I'm a complet...more
A friend gave me this trash. It was crude and made me feel dirty just reading it. I never would have had I known the friend never read it herself. Yuck.
I had a VERY love/hate relationship with this book - I was sucked in, knowing the drama was 'oh so cliche teenage angst taken to the highest level. I would never admit how I adored the book and couldn't put it down, though seriously doubted the severity of the situations these girls encountered/put them selves in.
This book is exquisitely written for such a confusing style (flashing between past and present), but it DEF not for everyone.
Basically, I did like the book - I probably wouldn't recom...more
This book is exquisitely written for such a confusing style (flashing between past and present), but it DEF not for everyone.
Basically, I did like the book - I probably wouldn't recom...more
I had a love/hate relationship with this book. There were moments where I loved the way this book was written, but there were others where all I wanted to do was throw it into pot of boiling water. I hated the format of the chapters, jumping from present day to past tense, all the while rotating between the four main characters. I was also not a fan of the plot line. But I liked the author's actual writing, her descriptions and dialog keeping me from throwing it into a paper shredder. This book...more
I struggled with deciding whether I wanted to give this one or two starts? I decided two, since I was able to at least finish the book.
Initially, I picked this book up based solely on the title. My girlfriends and I call each other bitch, due to an inside joke involving a bus ride shared with some very hardcore ladies on their way to visit their men in the pen. We also refer to each other as our "posse". So, when I saw the title, I had such a laugh and thought, Oh, I need that book! Ugh - I shou...more
Initially, I picked this book up based solely on the title. My girlfriends and I call each other bitch, due to an inside joke involving a bus ride shared with some very hardcore ladies on their way to visit their men in the pen. We also refer to each other as our "posse". So, when I saw the title, I had such a laugh and thought, Oh, I need that book! Ugh - I shou...more
The name of my independent reading book is called "The Bitch Posse", and the author's name is Martha O' Connor. This book is about three women (Cherry, Rennie and Amy) who are being haunted by events from years ago. Cherry, Rennie and Amy were very close friends as teenagers, but grew apart once they grew older. The causes of their separation are the secrets that they kept from each other while they were in high school. Betrayal in their relationships led to a point of no return, and the three g...more
Aug 28, 2008
Brittany
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Troubled youth - as long as they can take something from it
Recommended to Brittany by:
Myself
How I Came To Read This Book: I spotted it on the shelf at Superstore and got not one, but TWO copies of it for my bday. Think they're trying to tell me something?
The Plot: The book follows three friends in their senior year of high school and then follows up with them 12 years later, where they are both separated in life but bound together in memory through a horrible secret. In high school, Rennie is a slightly misguided honour student whose choices lead her down the road of sexual depravity s...more
The Plot: The book follows three friends in their senior year of high school and then follows up with them 12 years later, where they are both separated in life but bound together in memory through a horrible secret. In high school, Rennie is a slightly misguided honour student whose choices lead her down the road of sexual depravity s...more
The Bitch Posse kept me interested from beggining to end, Every other Chapter was from one of the main three girls points of view from when they were seniors in highschool and thirty year old women, This story shows how you go through experiences when your young that may causes you to become the person you are in your adulthood in different ways. There was a whole mystery to why one character ended up where she did, which made me eagar to read the book quickly . Overall I enjoyed it.
I'm not sure what to think; finishing this left me overwhelmingly depressed and searching madly for something brainless to cheer myself up. If that was the point, well, I should bump this up a star or two. Mainly I had little sympathy for the two of the main characters as adults. There have been comparisons to Foxfire by Joyce Carl Oates; if I tell you that I found Foxfire more cheerful than this, that should tell you something. Maybe the late 80s setting of the girls' teenage years makes it mor...more
Incredibly intense and hard to put down. The "unspeakable act" was fairly predictable, but the amount of hardship these girls experienced took my breath away. I like that it didn't end with a super rosy outlook, with everything tied up neatly. Much more true to life, although I'd like to think that these women would be able to find their way somehow. They truly deserve some bit of happiness and peace.
The Bitch Posse was one book that I read this semester. The name of the book itself sounds superficial and negative, but the book turned out to be a completly different story. It was about life lessons, and friendship, and love. It was probably one of the greatest books i've read and it made me laugh and cry. The main characters are so real that I feel like I could meet them walking down the street in real life. Their personalities are extremley in depth, and I can almost feel the pain they feel...more
I devoured this in a few short hours. I definitely would characterize it as chick lit, even a YA novel, but at least this author did her popular culture homework. She named dropped Andrew Eldritch and the Jesus and Marychain, and Degrassi juniorhigh and it fit somehow, it didn't feel forced. It's the usual white girls with neglectful, damaged parents, who want to break free of the confines of their small-minded town, but I did like these girls--- and with this kind of lit, I usually don't. Howev...more
I loved this book, raw and powerful, draws you in from page one. Told in a series of flashbacks and intertwining three different narratives about three high school teens' behavior and destructive actions ultimately affects their adult lives 15 years later. Hard to believe this is by a first time novelist. Hope to read many more books by Ms. O'Connor - she's quite a talent.
I have mixed feelings about this one. The storyline was interesting and it kept my attention throughout; but it took way way way too long to get to "what happened that night at Porter Place." The entire book is flashbacks between the three members of "The Bitch Posse" as they were as seniors in high school, and currently--at the age of 32. We know that the friends no longer talk to each other since "the night." We also know that all of them have been deeply affected by the outcome of that one sp...more
Enh. This is just chick lit with heavy drug use and severe mental problems. The girls in this book are extreme but in a way that almost seems like the author was trying too hard to make it a dark novel. I gave it 3 instead of two because the storyline was compelling enough for me to want to discover the "big secret" but once I did, it was kind of anticlimactic at that point.
I'm pretty sure if I read this book again, it wouldn't resonate with me the same way it did the first time. Maybe I got more out of it then I should, but I found myself stacking up my friends to these girls, "who does that girl remind me of?" etc...truth be told we all know someone like these girls, they are little bits of them in every single one of us, and it's scary and dark and rightfully true.
I said earlier that; I found myself going "who does that girl remind me of" and stacking up my fri...more
I said earlier that; I found myself going "who does that girl remind me of" and stacking up my fri...more
Here's a too-real look into the world of booze, drugs, and cutting. If I were a teenage girl today, I don't know if I'd make it to adulthood. O'Connor's work is raw and emotional and may leave you feeling bad about the world and maybe yourself, knowing that stuff like this happens and you can't really do anything about it all at once.
I'm not even sure why I read this book - a friend recommended it to me (now I'm starting to wonder about my friend!) It was definitely a different type of book and addressed some serious issues occurring today in teenagers but it addressed the issues almost as though they were "cool" and normal . . . and I don't believe they are.
This book successfully takes the reader into the lives of three teenage girls 15 years ago and who they are in the present. The Bitch Posse is a dark and twisted account of three best friends who form an unhealthy relationship, experimenting together with drugs, sex, and violence, as an escape from their screwed up families.
The taglines on the book build it up much more than the book, itself, deserves. After reading how "shocking" it was, I was let down by how predictable the story was. Perhaps this story and what its characters do would have been shocking 10 years ago, but worse things happen today on ABC Family sitcoms.
this book was interestingly constructed. i think at first i was confused because it does switch between people and time periods but it keeps you on your toes. you remember the characters and why they do what they do. it shows action and consequence with out being judgmental. for a first book...awesome work!
This book was on the half priced table at Barnes and Noble... read it at airports while traveling for vacation.
This book is startling and a raw look at outcasts and their loyalty to the ones they allow close to them.
Not something I would read again, but not a book I will forget either.
This book is startling and a raw look at outcasts and their loyalty to the ones they allow close to them.
Not something I would read again, but not a book I will forget either.
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