LES WANTS the girl. He thinks she’s amazing, exotic, perfect. But he doesn’t know how to talk to her, kiss her, or make her realize tha...
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Apr 17, 2009
Kent
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The jacket description is a little misleading, but it was an...interesting book. It was advertised as a boy-likes-girl-but-can't-have-her story. In actuality, boy, Les, likes girl, Charity, but soon discovers that while Charity likes Les, she is a lesbian, so Les has no chance with her. But he and his friend Howard are able to get a lot of advise about girls from her. He also has to deal with a bully at school and prepare for the school's talent show where he is debuting as a magician, the Great
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Jul 19, 2011
Mary
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Maybe 2.5 stars. I read it because many copies were donated to a pediatricians office. A copy was then given to a local youth issues celebrity who gave it to her daughter who claimed it to be horribly inappropriate for kids. Yes, it is inappropriate for kids and probably shouldn't be in a pediatricians office, but to give it to this local media person to evaluate annoys me. Anyway, it is the story of Les who is trying to "score" for the first time. He gets bad advice from his wayward u
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Jun 01, 2010
Kelly
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I hated, despised, the first hundred pages of this book. And then suddenly, I was hooked. Lester Eckhardt starts out as a caricature of your typical fourteen-year-old boy living in a small Kansas town: he's obsessed with girls and sex, struggling through his teenage awkwardness, and bored out of his God-fearing mind. Contained in every other paragraph, for the first fifty pages or so, is a mention of masturbation. Stick with the book, though, and you'll find a rather profound story that explores
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Apr 02, 2009
cecilia
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Each chapter opens with a Seduction Tip that often made me chuckle at its absurdity. What scares me most is that these tips were probably real and not made up by Richard Uhlig. In that case, what sort of man would even follow these tips in hopes of becoming a "Seductive Man"? I guess, the answer would be young boys who don't know any better like Les.
As I said before, Boy Minus Girl was a little too much boy perspective for me. I found it somewhat amusing, but nothing too spec More...
As I said before, Boy Minus Girl was a little too much boy perspective for me. I found it somewhat amusing, but nothing too spec More...
Apr 11, 2010
Jill
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I liked that this story took place in the 80's, when I was the age of Les Eckhardt. It was fun visiting that time period. I loved how Les reads "the Seductive Man" in hopes of getting laid. I think it should be standard reading for every teenage boy and man. However, I kept waiting for him to find out that it was written by a women, because that is what it felt like from the excerpts, but that didn't happen in the book. For living in a small town, a lot of exciting things happen to Les
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Jan 11, 2011
Carrie
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Les spends eighth grade fending off a bully, crushing on a girl he knows he'll never be able to get (it's not that she doesn't like him, she just has a long-distance girlfriend in St. Louis), preparing his magic act for the local talent show, and lot of time thinking about girls and sex.
When Les' cool uncle shows up, much to the horror of Les' uptight mother, Les thinks this might be the best thing that ever happened to him. Uncle Ray drives a cool hair, has cool hair, and freely More...
When Les' cool uncle shows up, much to the horror of Les' uptight mother, Les thinks this might be the best thing that ever happened to him. Uncle Ray drives a cool hair, has cool hair, and freely More...
Sep 02, 2010
Terry
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The book got better as it went along, and by the end I was happy to have read it. It starts out as a typical "Boy-feels-like-a-loser-and-can't-get-the-girl" story, like Swim the Fly. There are several detailed references to masturbation and other sexual issues, which means it is probably too controversial for most middle school libraries. Of course, some readers will love the same naughty bits that will give others pause. Our protagonist, Les, is in 8th grade, so the book won't app
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Sep 09, 2009
Jon-michael
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The jacket description is a little misleading, but it was an...interesting book. It was advertised as a boy-likes-girl-but-can't-have-her story. In actuality, boy, Les, likes girl, Charity, but soon discovers that while Charity likes Les, she is a lesbian, so Les has no chance with her. But he and his friend Howard are able to get a lot of advise about girls from her. He also has to deal with a bully at school and prepare for the school's talent show where he is debuting as a magician, the Great
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Jun 29, 2011
I really thought the idea of this book was intriguing and all the recent hype from WoodTV made me want to read it even more. I started reading this full of enthusiasm and got 6 pages in. The writing is atrocious. You can't pay me to finish this.
Jan 15, 2009
Treasure
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I agree with the review by my colleague Nancy, that the first half is funny and the second half is surprisingly serious and dramatic. The 80s setting is great.
Jun 10, 2009
Gab
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I did NOT like this. I stopped reading it halfway through, and I rarely put down a book in the middle. This deserves -100 stars. xP
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