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Gimme a Kiss
Jane Retton would never let anyone read her diary filled with her wildest secrets. Then somehow her diary ended up at school. And soon, everyone was reading her final, shocking entry. Some girls would simply die. Other girls would kill. But Jane Retton--she would do both.
Mass Market Paperback, 160 pages
Published
January 1st 1991
by Simon Pulse
(first published 1988)
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I was so psyched when I visited the Nashua Public Library and found that they had a sizable collection of vintage Christopher Pike books. I couldn't remember the ending of this one, and it was really skinny, so I checked it out.
The short plot: Jane vows revenge when she finds that the last page of her diary has been photocopied and passed around the school. What was Jane's secret? Why would she feel the need to go so far as murder? I couldn't remember. So.... SPOILERS!
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The short plot: Jane vows revenge when she finds that the last page of her diary has been photocopied and passed around the school. What was Jane's secret? Why would she feel the need to go so far as murder? I couldn't remember. So.... SPOILERS!
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Christopher Pike was the Southern Californian, New Age, Crystal gazing version of R. L. Stine, the plots of all his young-adult novels are spectacularly convoluted and sublimely trashy. I read "Gimme a Kiss" at an age when I should have been reading "The Westing Game" or "The Giver" or that book about the racist boy who is temporarily blinded when the boat he is on is torpedoed and he has to survive on a lifeboard and eventually an island with an elderly Black man. Instead of such enriching narr...more
Did I really have such horrible taste in books back in my teen years? I’ve attempted to reread three Christopher Pike books and finished only two. One of them was pretty darn good, the other was so awful that I couldn’t finish it, and then there is this one. Gimme a Kiss falls somewhere in between the other two. I was able to finish reading it, but just barely.
It is never a good sign when you start getting characters mixed up and that is what happened to me. Which one is Jane again? Oh she is th...more
It is never a good sign when you start getting characters mixed up and that is what happened to me. Which one is Jane again? Oh she is th...more
Dec 30, 2010
Kathryn
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-young-adult
My mom just gave me a box of books from my teenage bedroom and, boy, am I excited to reread every Christopher Pike book I ever owned, even the terrible ones about psychic vampires and magic crystals. I remember this as being one of the better ones, since it has no witches or dead people who talk to you in dreams and happens entirely in the realistic world of teenage yacht parties where 17-year olds fake their own deaths because the whole school read their diaries. The book reads like the author...more
In my defense, I read these books mostly between the ages of 11-13. It was at that time that I formed my high opinion of them. I have no other defense for myself.
From my blog: (\__/)nymfaux
For most people, high school isn’t ever quite the same as we imagine it. It certainly isn’t for Jane Retton…which is why she fakes her diary. Instead of writing about her so-so blah everyday life, Jane writes about the kind of things that she wishes happened. And it’s no big deal, because no one’s going to read her diary. At least, no one is supposed to… In a mad rush, Jane accidently brings her diary to school with her. And out of spite, someone shares Jane’s diary wi...more
For most people, high school isn’t ever quite the same as we imagine it. It certainly isn’t for Jane Retton…which is why she fakes her diary. Instead of writing about her so-so blah everyday life, Jane writes about the kind of things that she wishes happened. And it’s no big deal, because no one’s going to read her diary. At least, no one is supposed to… In a mad rush, Jane accidently brings her diary to school with her. And out of spite, someone shares Jane’s diary wi...more
This one's much different than Pike's other works. His black humor shows through as always, even stronger, particularly with one of the more bizarre villain motivations I've read. It's an interesting enough story - a girl gets humiliated at school when some kids pass around pages of her diary, and then takes revenge by faking her death on a cruise - and is told mainly through the eyes of Jane to a police captain after people really do die in her rescue. Pace wise, the story moves swiftly (it's a...more
"The sweetest words of love are often the deadliest..."
Jane hasn't been on good terms with the promiscuous head cheerleader at Wilcox High--and especially of late, when Patty gets a hold of Jane's diary and photocopies a juicy page from it, then distributes those copies around school. Jane's boyfriend, Kirk, is of no help either, instigating the rumors and ruining her reputation.
So, as a way to get even with Patty and Kirk, Jane uses her close friend Alice's weekend yacht party as the perfect pl...more
Jane hasn't been on good terms with the promiscuous head cheerleader at Wilcox High--and especially of late, when Patty gets a hold of Jane's diary and photocopies a juicy page from it, then distributes those copies around school. Jane's boyfriend, Kirk, is of no help either, instigating the rumors and ruining her reputation.
So, as a way to get even with Patty and Kirk, Jane uses her close friend Alice's weekend yacht party as the perfect pl...more
Horrible. Christopher Pike went through a phase where he was obsessed with scuba diving, and it is not that interesting to read about, frankly. Also, this book (like Execution of Innocence) depends upon the "cop interrogation" shtick -- and that crap sucks. It comes across as utterly hammy and stale. Feel free to read this if you want to completely zone out for a few hours, but otherwise skip it.
Mar 15, 2013
Sydney
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Fans of Pike and Whodunit
I just went on a Christopher Pike rampage, buying every one I don't own that they had. This was one of them. I figured it was nice and short and I could finish it. I finished it in a few hours. It was very good, everything you expect from Pike. The characters was what bothered me. The way the story was told got confusing, but only because you were suppose to be confused. Jane was very naive and in my opinion, stupid. I don't know why you get back at someone by pretending to be dead. Stupidest id...more
A girl named Jane has a nice boyfriend cool friends nice everything. One day she deciedes she wants to give her boyfriend a scare for cheating on her so she plans her death. While putting the plan in action something goes terribly wrong, she fell of the side of the boat and hit the water with lots of pressure but doesn't die instead someone else dies someone beloved to her.
Oh my gosh, this book is horrible, but I must have read it 3 times as a teen. I still remembered all of the plot twists. Is it ridiculous? Yes. But even though today's offerings are much stronger, I'm still a little sad that teens today have to survive without Christopher Pike. Extra points because it's so short that I got my nostalgia fix over in about an hour.
Aug 16, 2009
Andrea
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
teenagersbook,
thrillerssuspenses
I was at my cabin and saw this book. I remember when I was teenager, I was obessed with Christopher Pike books, so I decided to reread to see if my taste from the past is good or horrible. I'm glad that my taste was that good. Pike knows how to build suspense and make you curious about who is guilty person.
This book is okay despite the fact that its only 152 pages This book is about a girl named Jane Retton. She would always write her most personal thoughts in her diary and she would never let anyone read it. Until something happens. Her diary's final entry is shown to the whole school Some girls would die and others would kill. But Jane Retton,she would do both.
I would have read this sometime between 1988 and 1990...it was '88, I think. I seem to remember thinking it was okay, but a quick reskim in a bookstore last night made me think, 'Like Sweet Valley High on bad acid.' For teen agnst lovers only.
Ok, my desire to reread Christopher Pike has pretty much petered out, I might still reread Remember Me just because it was my favorite.
This is not one of his best books. I first read it years ago and decided to reread it to refresh my memory. The plot is not really believable and more funny than it is meant to be.
All Christopher Pike books bring back fond memories. This was the first one I read as a teen and I still love it. The nostalgia has never worn off.
Found this at a book store a few days ago for 25 cents. Quick read. Surprisingly good even to this 31 year old
Gimme a Kiss is a book that had me confused at times, but I eventually caught up to what was going on in the book.
One of my favorite authors. Some stuff is brilliant, some is just bizarre.
Read this way back when... middle school? Junior High?
This book was awesome until the last page. Bleh.
Gimme a Kiss by Christopher Pike (1988)
Again, not one of his best.
Jun 04, 2011
Gabby
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all i can say is....WOW!
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Here's the thing: There are Christopher Pike books that are MUCH more excruciating to read. There are Christopher Pike books that are MUCH more far-fetched (which may seem impossible if you start with this title, as the plot twists are pretty damned unlikely). But really, you will encounter no Christopher Pike book that's as...well...as freakin STUPID as this one. I guessed the ending, but I really wish I'd been wrong, just because it's so, so dumb.
It's embarrassing, really.
It's embarrassing, really.
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Christopher Pike is the pseudonym of Kevin McFadden. He is a bestselling author of young adult and children's fiction who specializes in the thriller genre.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
McFadden was born in New York but grew up in California where he stills lives in today. A college drop-out, he did factory work, painted houses and programm...more
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Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
McFadden was born in New York but grew up in California where he stills lives in today. A college drop-out, he did factory work, painted houses and programm...more
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