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Jan 09, 2012

Daisy rated it:

The book was pretty short. It only took about an hour and a half - two hours to read. Also an easy read. I even read the q&a section at the end, which I never do. It's a story about falling in love when you're younger and how you perceive them at that time. It was interesting because I could really relate to a lot of it, both from his and her perspectives.

I found this book while looking for a digital copy of forever by Judy Blume which was fitting because the author was inspired by More...

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Jul 07, 2007

Ifwhennotthen rated it:

I don't understand why this book is lauded as either something that needs to be banned or as amazingly innovative. Yes, it's got some sex scenes, but they are so clinical they could be in a textbook. Also, guess what? There are sex scenes in Forever, which came out decades ago and is essentially the same book, only much better written.

More frustrating is the fact that despite claims that this book is open about female sexuality, it's nothing more than your typical "sex=bad!" More...

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Aug 24, 2008

Alessandra rated it:

Before all this happened, the closest I'd ever come to getting physical with a guy was playing the board game Operation. Okay, so maybe this sounds pathetic, but it's not like there were any guys at my high school who I cared to share more three words with, let alone my body.

When author Daria Snadowsky e-mailed me asking if I wanted to review her YA book Anatomy of a Boyfriend, which is going to be released in paperbak in September, I jumped at the chance. It's not everyday More...

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Feb 27, 2011

Kristi (The Story Siren) added it

There have been reviews for this book all over the place, well now it’s my turn! First off, I just want to express my concern that some readers have been surprised that there is sex in this book. Number one: It’s called “Anatomy of a Boyfriend,” number two: there is a naked man-doll on the cover, number three: are there still really people out there that think teens don’t have sex? Let me throw this little factoid at you, nearly half (46%) of all 15-19-year-olds in the United States have had sex More...

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Dec 11, 2008

Lorie rated it:

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Jan 30, 2009

Miley rated it:

this is about a boy thats username is hottiemchottpants@hotmail.com
the only problem is... he doesnt wear pants... can u figure out the mystery of his missing pants before he goes on a date to ravinia with his girl friend who only wears dresses and nail polish that matches her red lipstick and red eyes... read this book to find out if he finds his pants and the secret that his girl friend has kept from him...

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Jan 25, 2012

Ashley rated it:

I really enjoyed reading this book, until the last 40 pages or so, when I just wanted to know what happened so I could be done with it. I don't know how I expected the story to turn out but it didn't go where I wanted, even though I thought it ended appropriately.

Things I liked:
- the upfrontness of sexuality. The way the girls talked about sex and sexual things. I definitely was taken back to high school through this book. In that regard, it was realistic.
- the same goes for More...

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Nov 29, 2011

Smitha rated it:

This was an easy to read, forget soon after you read type of YA chicklit. The heroine is Dom, a seventeen year old, intelligent, charming young girl who is a science quiz freak, loves to read Gray's anatomy for pleasure and is toying with the idea of medical schooling later in life. She has intelligent, accomodating parents, and an understanding best friend, who is just her opposite in many ways. She is not into boys, but soon gets acquainted with Wes, a thin, gangly, handsome Junior school ath More...

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Aug 29, 2011

Laura rated it:

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Jul 18, 2011

Allison rated it:

I was blown away (in a good way) by the honesty in this book. It's a realistic account of a girl's first high school boyfriend, how that relationship progresses, and how it affects her family and friendships. The story follows Wes and Dom to different colleges and explores their long distance relationship. As I said, the honesty in this book really made it for me. I've never read a YA book that is so frank about masturbation, sexuality and the emotional entanglement of losing your virginity. My More...

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Nov 07, 2010

Amanda rated it:

Anatomy of a boyfriend was probably one of the funniest books ive read. It teaches you alot about life, and the challenges that come along with it. Dominique finds herself one of he only people in her high school that hasnt had a boyfriend yet. Its not that shes not pretty, or is a nerd, but she is just so shy she doesnt want anything to do with boys.

Alot of things changed when she met Wes, who happened to be one of the most popular kids in their highschool! She really doesnt know wh More...

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Jul 26, 2010

Jasmine rated it:

There's two different sides of me that were conflicted while reading this book. The curious side, and the cringing side. The sex scenes weren't bad or anything...they were just--awkward at times. Everything was really graphic. Now, the curious side of me was more like "Oh" every now and then like I'd just learned something new. It was...an interesting read. I knew they wouldn't stay together (because of spoilers)and even though I saw it coming, it still really sucked, because you could More...

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Mar 29, 2010

Alexandra rated it:

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Jan 01, 2010

Patricia rated it:

Dominique expirienced something that she thought would never even think about until she met Wes. She met this highschool senior at a trackmeet. She never got that physical with a guy until she started going out with Wes. Then she expiriences all these things, maybe it's her hormones or just the way Wes makes her feel. Her feelings for him became so intense. She expirienced her first love and all the problems that came with it. This takes place in Shorr Academy. The main charcters are W More...

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Apr 30, 2009

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this book is about are named dominque and she is in her last year of high school. he has a friend named amy that goes to efw and she is on the track team. dominque never thought about haveing sex with a boy untill she was getting ready to go to college. so then when her and amy were at amy's school she had messed up her ness really bad. so then this boy named wes was trying to help her and she had this blus on her face. then she thought to herself about his blue eyes and how they were beautiful. More...

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Apr 18, 2009

Madison rated it:

Genre: Young Adult

Anatomy of a Boyfriend caught my attention right away. After reading the review I knew this book was going to be hard to put down.

In Daria Snadowskys’ Anatomy of a boyfriend, Dominique Baylor is a seventeen year old senior attending a private school. Dominique and her best friend Amy are nearly opposites. Amy is sexually active where as Dom is more shy and timid when it comes to guys; until she meets Wes. Wes is a senior at EFM High with Amy where Wes h More...

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Feb 02, 2012

Roger rated it:

Snadowsky’s first YA novel deserves the comparisons it has drawn with Judy Blume’s"Forever," the classic coming-of-age story of teenage sexual experience. In "Anatomy of a Boyfriend," Dominique Baylor, a seventeen-year old senior, excels in her studies and wants to pursue pre-med incollege. With her high school years nearing their end, she pines for arelationship, having never had a boyfriend. Wesley Gershwin, an eighteen-yearold senior track star, has also never been involve More...

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Jan 28, 2012

Peyrac rated it:

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Aug 21, 2011

Stephanie rated it:

My Summary: Dominique (Dom) has always known exactly what she wanted to be: a doctor. And she knew how she was going to get there, too - she'd had her dream school picked out since she was in middle school. Dom's plan never included things like boyfriends and falling in love, but towards the end of senior year, that's all she can think about.

When Dom meets Wes, she knows she wants him to be her first boyfriend. After a few months of being friends, they begin to date, and suddenly the More...

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Sep 05, 2011

Ticara rated it:

I wanted to like this book much more than I did. Unfortunately, several things were holding me back from that. The characters do show some glimpse of personality and distinctiveness, but overall, I couldn't bring myself to care about them.

The book seemed to be like a novelized version of "My So-Called Life," complete with the wacky, sexually active best friend and the all-consuming crush-turned-relationship. I appreciated the fact that the novel portrays sexual activities in More...

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Apr 20, 2011

Missy (Missy's Reads & Reviews) rated it:

I read a lot of reviews for this book - both good and bad, which is pretty much what intrigued me enough to pick it up and read it. For all intents and purposes, I can see exactly why the reviews are so split in half. I can see why people would really like it, where others wouldn't like it at all.

The funny thing about this is that a lot of older (read: not teen) readers comment about the graphic sex in this book and the fact that this is a YA book with the two main characters having More...

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Apr 25, 2011

Alexandra rated it:

Anatomy of a Boyfriend was totally different than how I expected it would be. I loved it! The whimsical cover and description in the front flap kind of make it seem like a teeny bopper love story. But it's not. It's more about one girl's journey into young adulthood/sex/getting to know her body. It's sort of like a Judy Blume book (actually Judy Blume is one of the people to whom this book is dedicated) only more graphic, I think.

Yes, there's sex in this book. And blow jobs. And othe More...

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Nov 23, 2007

Seana rated it:

In this book a girl named Dominique who has never kissed a guy before, finally meets the perfect guy. This book is hilarious! Throughout the story when someon is talking to her it shows what'd she like to say, and what she actually does say. I'll admitt that this book is a little mature, but It's worth the read, I couldn't put it down!! It only took me about 2-3 hours to read. :)

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May 03, 2007

Katie rated it:

The storyline starts out promising...but as you move through part 1 and part 2 and onto part 3 the storyline seems to get lost in the making out, losing virginity, and attempting of oral sex...so the hormones seemed to take over the driving of the story...by part 4...I was kind of annoyed...but I finished it after blushing through most of it...best if read alone if you blush easily!

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Dec 01, 2011

Laurel rated it:

This book definitely had its funny moments. The humor incorporated into Amy's character was my favorite part of the book. In contrast, the book also had its "too much information" moments. Overall, I found it "okay." What I liked were the underlying themes: that relationships based only on sex will fail; you don't take the boyfriend to high school; if you're going to have sex, do it responsibly; etc. What I didn't like was the characterization of Dom and Wes's relationship. I More...

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May 16, 2011

Alexa Loves Books rated it:

This book was definitely a funny read! I kept bursting into laughter while reading the story, as the events and things said really seemed amusing to me. Any book that makes me laugh usually gets instant plus points!

I like how this book explores the world of teenage relationships, especially when it comes to sex. I think the sexual relations between the main characters, Wes and Dom, were depicted quite realistically. They were actually very tastefully done, and I didn't find them at More...

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Jun 10, 2010

Damon rated it:

Dominique experienced something that she thought would’ve never happened until she met Wes. She met this high school senior at a track meet. She never got that physical with guys until she started going out with Wes. Suddenly she experiences all these feelings, maybe it's her hormones or just the way Wes makes her feel. Her feelings for him became so intense. She encounters her first love and all the problems that came with it.
A good book I must say, with authentic scenes that detail the More...

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Jan 05, 2012

Meg rated it:

Oooooo brother. This is one of those YA books that doesn't translate for As. I think I would have liked it and identified with it when I was 16, but 10 years later, I just can't put up with these shenanigans. I did like how frank the book was about certain things, but the protag and her boyfriend were both extremely annoying. Weird parental relationships too, at least compared to those of myself and my friends. I wish the book was about the best friend, her parts were the most interesting ones. More...

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Sep 24, 2009

Jason rated it:

Daria Snadowsky set out to present a realistic portrayal of a young woman’s coming of age in Anatomy of a Boyfriend, and she succeeds. Dominique is a character that becomes interested in her own anatomy, after she meets Wes, who literally makes her heart throb. Snadowsky tackles every subject “in a responsible way” according to School Library Journal, from dental damns to orgasms from the female (and male) perspectives and de-mystifies many of the modern issues that Today’s teens are worrying ab More...

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Dec 17, 2009

Delia rated it:

I can't stop thinking about this book. It's so honestly written about what happens when you enter a relationship, and even though it gets kind of sexual, it's never trashy. It shows all the good points and bad points of being sexually active, so it's not like a judgmental book, which I appreciated. And so funny and sad at the same time. A ten!

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