There are those who are popular.
There are those who are outcasts.
And there are those who must choose between the two.
There are those who are outcasts.
And there are those who must choose between the two.
Megan Tuw has alw... read full description
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Apr 19, 2009
3Maggie
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Walking Naked is an insight to how cruel girls really are and how hard it can be to fin in and be accepted. Anyone that is different or dose not look like a clone of the popular people that are secretly hated is shuned. being unique is never an option, especially with girls and here is the perfect example.
Megan fits in with the in crowed, she has it all a nice house t handful of "friends" and two parents that love her. She has the picture perfect life, but she is missing somethin More...
Megan fits in with the in crowed, she has it all a nice house t handful of "friends" and two parents that love her. She has the picture perfect life, but she is missing somethin More...
Jan 05, 2012
Maggie
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Very disappointed with this book. But then again it is aimed at young adults (and I'm not one) so maybe it's just that I was reading outside my zone. I found the writing very simplistic (but it is meant to be a young teenager telling the story), and the storyline was quite thin. Wouldnt bother with this one unless you're a 12 yr old girl.
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Apr 28, 2009
Alysha
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Megan Tuw is in the most popular group in the school. She and all her friends are respected and pretty.
Then there is the Freak. Perdita.
Megan gets detention for talking, and she meets Perdita. She doesn't like her at first, and Perdita doesn't like Megan either, but soon they become friends.
The thing is, though, Megan's group can't find out about Megan and Perdita. It was wrong. Just horribly wrong.
Well, Megan and Perdita get caught hanging out together and Megan realize More...
Then there is the Freak. Perdita.
Megan gets detention for talking, and she meets Perdita. She doesn't like her at first, and Perdita doesn't like Megan either, but soon they become friends.
The thing is, though, Megan's group can't find out about Megan and Perdita. It was wrong. Just horribly wrong.
Well, Megan and Perdita get caught hanging out together and Megan realize More...
Jan 24, 2012
Madi
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This book was interesting and though it seemed to portray a very dramatic interpretation of how "cliques" in high school work it had some truth behind it and that is what drew me in and forced me to keep reading. The memories of those outsiders at school who we all looked down on. I was disappointed by the ending as it seemed rather confusing. Without any redeeming values learned by Margaret I felt that the book was just an outline of events without feelings. this also made me dislike
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Nov 29, 2009
Sarah
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I figured this would be a rather gentle, slice-of-life YA about the nature of cliques, popularity, and friendship, but it packs a major wallop, and I enjoyed the fact that it was Australian. As soon as they referred to high school seniors as Year 12s, I was like, "Ooh, are we in England?" but by the end I'd slowly realized it was Australia. Why am I pointing this out? I'm not sure, except that it just added an extra element of interest for me, and I was impressed by how freaking dark a
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Jul 11, 2011
Nurshafiqa
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not being a snob or anything, but nowadays i don't go for YA books because most of them disappoints. "walking naked", a book dealing with suicide, self-perception, and cliques, is one of them.
the protagonist, megan tuw, is just so annoying even till the end. i could not relate to her at all. perdita, "the freak", was also annoying. and creepy. *spoiler alert* i felt a pang in my heart when she committed suicide, but that was it. i didn't feel for her much.
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the protagonist, megan tuw, is just so annoying even till the end. i could not relate to her at all. perdita, "the freak", was also annoying. and creepy. *spoiler alert* i felt a pang in my heart when she committed suicide, but that was it. i didn't feel for her much.
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Dec 02, 2010
Jacqueline
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This was a very good read. On the surface, it is the typical novel about high school cliquishness. What sets it apart from other novels with similar plots is just how well the author depicts emotions. This novel is one of only two that I have ever read that I personally felt adequately portrayed emotional shock (the other being A Solitary Blue by Cynthia Voigt). This novel also portrays guilt very, very well. The characterizations ring true. The school situations ring true. The story ring
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Mar 25, 2009
Daisy
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Aug 08, 2011
Tammy
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Walking Naked is a beautifully written novel. Kate just wishes she didn’t have to be so “cool” to fit in and be accepted, when really she just wants to be herself, but then she meets Perdita, an outcast, a “freak” but surprisingly willing to listen and accept Kate for who she really is. However, that has a downside when she is forced to choose to fit in, or to be a freak, according to her ex-group at school. Will she choose to be accepted, or to be happy?
Jan 11, 2012
Sarah
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I thought this was a really realistic and fascinating look at the relationships teenage girls have in schools, the cool groups and the outcasts etc, and what it feels like to realise you've outgrown your group but don't want to leave the comfort zone. We studied this in Children's Lit and when we were discussing it the tutor was saying he thought it all seemed a bit far out and exaggerated, like would girls REALLY hold auditions for who can be in their group? But heaps of girls in the class pi
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Jun 28, 2010
Jem
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First of all what I did not like about this book. I did not like the main character in this book. I thought she was a weak, self-centered Queen Bee. I felt no sympathy to her at all.
Now what I did like. What you come out of reading this book is something I think every teenager needs to know. I think I'll buy this book just for the sake of when I grow up and have children they can read it and see the consequences of bullying and letting people get the better of you. There is a great More...
Now what I did like. What you come out of reading this book is something I think every teenager needs to know. I think I'll buy this book just for the sake of when I grow up and have children they can read it and see the consequences of bullying and letting people get the better of you. There is a great More...
Jun 10, 2010
Magga
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I stumbled upon this book in the library and decided to check it out and I'm glad I did, because it is a really good book. I stayed awake until 5 o'clock this morning because I just could not stop reading it. It was much better than I had expected. The characters felt real, I liked the story and the writing is good, sometimes amazing. I'm not good enough in English to understand all the word games and poetry fully but I liked it anyway.
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Sep 18, 2009
Liz
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Walking Naked was well-written, but I feel like the ending was a bit of a cop-out and I hated the narrator, Megan Tuw. She was shallow and didn't grow as a character at all.
I couldn't like Perdita, either, even though I wanted to. No matter how much I tried. There were qualities that would have let me identify with her (such as her outcast 'freak' status), but she really seemed to be unbalanced and living in her own fantasy world. Yes, her family situation is pitiable, but I really c More...
I couldn't like Perdita, either, even though I wanted to. No matter how much I tried. There were qualities that would have let me identify with her (such as her outcast 'freak' status), but she really seemed to be unbalanced and living in her own fantasy world. Yes, her family situation is pitiable, but I really c More...
Jan 01, 2012
Rachel
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This is one of the best young adult books I have ever read. If you are interested in identity and friendship and how the two link, then this book might be for you. It's really heartfelt, brimming with lyrics and poetry and exploring deep themes. Essentially, it's all about being yourself - 'walking naked' without any facades.
Jun 27, 2011
Kirstyn
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Its more like 3.5 stars... But anyway quite simple and naive, but I do admit I cried when Perdita died. Unfair and upsetting. Pretty good book. Although it completely gave the entire story away in the first few pages....
Jul 05, 2010
Kasey
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I loved this book :) It showed the cruelty and the what peer pressure can create in high schools.
The characters are great and it just draws you in. I could hardly stop reading :)
The characters are great and it just draws you in. I could hardly stop reading :)
May 10, 2011
Taz
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Studied this in 2010.
I really, really did not like this book.
I did 100% on my essay on it though. Explaining why I didn't like it.
Success!
I really, really did not like this book.
I did 100% on my essay on it though. Explaining why I didn't like it.
Success!
Nov 02, 2010
Emily
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It was a really interesting read. Definatly a good read for anyone who is a little tired of all the team vampire books
May 22, 2010
Devin
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I liked it - but the writing was nothing special.
Then again, it was special enough for me to read twice.
Then again, it was special enough for me to read twice.
Oct 17, 2008
TheSaint
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Here's another tale of the popular kid befriending the weirdo, with mixed results for both. (Well more than mixed, but that comes at the end.) Megan (popular) finds herself stuck in detention with Perdita (weirdo), and despite their differences, and perhaps because of the snarky attitude of her friends, Megan finds herself spending more and more time with Perdita. Frankly, this relationship seems to benefit Megan primarily, but she doesn't see it that way, and behaves abysmally to her new "
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Jun 21, 2010
Lauren
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This book was boring, and too short which meant the storyline was rushed and the characters underdeveloped.
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Nov 28, 2008
Sharon
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Quick read. Well written. Teen issues: relationships, popularity, suicide.
Sep 29, 2011
Kimberly
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Eh this book was ok. i kinda saw that coming in the end cuz its a typical way to end a book.. ohwelll
Aug 04, 2009
annnnna
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this book had a great message the whole way through. it was sad and exciting at the same time, i reccommend this one :) x
Nov 28, 2007
Kewpie
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Serving detention together, a supremely popular girl befriends the school freak. I am a big fan of Alyssa Brugman and was very disappointed with this book. I found the characters shallow and the message simplistic and preachy. The message seemed to read "Be nice to geeks or else it will be your fault when they die." There are so many other books that cover suicide and feeling like an outcast and peer pressure so much better than this book.
