It's saturday night in Santa Barbara and school is done for the year. Everyone is headed to the same party. Or at least it seems that way. The plac...
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Nov 17, 2011
Christina (Reading Thru The Night)
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Eleven teens interact at one party.
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This is the story of eleven different high schoolers who plan to attend the ultimate end of the year party. Mostly juniors who anticipate being on the top of the high school ladder and graduated seniors nervous about the up and coming “real life” experience are in attendance. Each chapter is told from the perspective of one character and by the end of the night we have fully experien More...
Nov 01, 2011
Oscar
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Aug 11, 2011
Les
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Basically this book took every teen caricature (wierd girl, man-whore, jock, drunk angst queen party girl, foreign student, skater boy, etc.) and threw them together into an end-of-the-year party. It would have been better if the characters or some of the scenarios had been more believable.
Beckett is the first character introduced and is probably the most likeable. She took care of her mother who eventually died from cancer. Mom wanted to keep it More...
Basically this book took every teen caricature (wierd girl, man-whore, jock, drunk angst queen party girl, foreign student, skater boy, etc.) and threw them together into an end-of-the-year party. It would have been better if the characters or some of the scenarios had been more believable.
Beckett is the first character introduced and is probably the most likeable. She took care of her mother who eventually died from cancer. Mom wanted to keep it More...
Jun 26, 2011
Karen
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When I think about it, I can't honestly say why I gave this book five stars. Objectively, I probably should've given it four stars, but it just stuck with me. What I really liked about it was how normal it was. Sure, you've got Beckett, whose life really sucks. And Morrigan, who (despite her bitchy attitude) I felt a little bit of sympathy for. After all, her parents were completely idiots. And Anthony is dealing with his brother's injuries and his own football downward spiral. And Azize has to
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May 09, 2011
Jodi
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OK, so I get that this was a novel with overlapping story lines. However, was it really necessary to repeat certain scenes over and over again?
The first narrator is Beckett, who I actually really liked. She was what gave me hope that this book might be pretty decent. She has such a hardknock life that automatically, as a reader, I was sympathizing and rooting for her. (I will say that I was happy to see where her character ended up).
However, from Beckett we went to Morr More...
The first narrator is Beckett, who I actually really liked. She was what gave me hope that this book might be pretty decent. She has such a hardknock life that automatically, as a reader, I was sympathizing and rooting for her. (I will say that I was happy to see where her character ended up).
However, from Beckett we went to Morr More...
Apr 22, 2011
Charlene
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This actually turned out to be one of my favorite books! I've never read a book like Tom Leveen's, 'Party', since it had the 11 narrators, but I loved it. It's rare to find a book that has the perspective of pretty much all of the main-ish characters involved, so it doesn't leave you wondering, 'Wow, i wonder how they feel about this!'. I like the set up of the chapters too, so you're not confused how they randomly switched to a new narrator. When i first started reading this book i thought it w
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Sep 02, 2010
Jennifer
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PARTY is a novel told in 11 different voices. Each chapter is a different viewpoint of a night unfolding.
The story starts out with Beckett. She is a girl who has withdrawn from everyone and thinks that she is invisible. She talks herself into going to the graduation party of the year, even though she's only going to be a senior at Santa Barbara High.
As the story unfolds, we meet a girl-gone-wild trying to get the attention of h More...
PARTY is a novel told in 11 different voices. Each chapter is a different viewpoint of a night unfolding.
The story starts out with Beckett. She is a girl who has withdrawn from everyone and thinks that she is invisible. She talks herself into going to the graduation party of the year, even though she's only going to be a senior at Santa Barbara High.
As the story unfolds, we meet a girl-gone-wild trying to get the attention of h More...
May 09, 2010
Lexie
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When I first read the synopsis for this book I was intrigued because it sounded very much like the movies Crash and The Air I Breathe (and to a lesser extent the tv show Lost). When someone tells a story its obviously biased according to their background, their prejudices, their experiences. I find it fascinating to read the varied accounts, eye witness statements, about the same event. Details change, focus shifts and you get a much better idea of what could have happened by taking the viewp
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May 01, 2010
Yan
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It’s the biggest party happening in Santa Barbara and everyone’s coming. For some this party can mean something different. Told in eleven different point of views, Tom Leveen covers all the bases when it comes to personality.
The novel begins with Beckett the girl who was once so bubbly and fun had the life drained out of her when her mom got cancer. She promised to never tell anyone—not her father who left and not her best friend, Ashley, who she’s slowly distancing herself from—even More...
The novel begins with Beckett the girl who was once so bubbly and fun had the life drained out of her when her mom got cancer. She promised to never tell anyone—not her father who left and not her best friend, Ashley, who she’s slowly distancing herself from—even More...
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Apr 28, 2010
Barbara
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Tom Leveen writes ‘Party’ in 11 chapters, one for each point of view presented. While we start with Beckett in Chapter 1, each additional chapter adds more information and additional perspectives, thus, building up the suspense and details that we can only get from the additional players in the story. The headings of the chapters are cool, as well, because all names are printed out, and the chapter’s lead character is highlighted.
Without being preachy, Leveen shows the world of Y More...
Without being preachy, Leveen shows the world of Y More...
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Mar 24, 2010
Shanyn
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This book reminded me a little of the movie Crash when I read the synopsis (lots of different lives coming together in the end), so I was excited to read it because I like when an author is clever about how characters are related.
Each chapter is written by one person in the story - we never get to revisit a character unless someone in a later chapter talks about them. For the most part this was okay, because I didn't particularly care to hear what some of the people were thinking abo More...
Each chapter is written by one person in the story - we never get to revisit a character unless someone in a later chapter talks about them. For the most part this was okay, because I didn't particularly care to hear what some of the people were thinking abo More...
Feb 02, 2011
MaryLeauna
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Party is the story of Santa Barbara High's must-go-to end of the year party. Summer is here and the student body is ready to let loose, really let loose. The book is told by the overlapping view points of eleven teens. If you want a vast array of personalities, Tom Leveen surely delivers. You may not be able to relate with all of the narrators, but there are sure to be a few you can really connect with. And trust me, your heart string will be pulled on at least once.
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Party is the story of Santa Barbara High's must-go-to end of the year party. Summer is here and the student body is ready to let loose, really let loose. The book is told by the overlapping view points of eleven teens. If you want a vast array of personalities, Tom Leveen surely delivers. You may not be able to relate with all of the narrators, but there are sure to be a few you can really connect with. And trust me, your heart string will be pulled on at least once.
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Jul 11, 2010
Midnight
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In Tom Leveen's debut novel, Party, the lives of eleven teenagers- Beckett, Morrigan, Tommy, Brent, Daniel, Azize, Ryan, Anthony, Josh, Max, Ashley- collide on a beautiful night in Santa Barbara. It's not the usual type of novel I often get a chance to read, with each 'chapter' broken down into the viewpoint of one teen and then moving onto the next one. It's an interesting concept and definitely proved to be most effective, drawing in my interest right from the get-go. I mean, eleven different
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Jul 15, 2010
Karen
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I have to say I had next to zero interest in reading this book. The cover and blurb made it sound like I would be spending the day with a group of pretentious alcoholic brats. I am reading and reviewing all of the Class of 2k10 books however, and Party is part of that class so when Lena from http://addicted2novels.blogspot.com/ offered to let me read her copy I was thrilled because it meant I didn’t have to buy it. Harsh – I know. Well the joke is on me because I loved this book so much that
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Sep 23, 2010
Grant
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The book that I read is called PARTY by Tom Leveen, it is a great realistic fiction book about a party from 11 different perspectives. The books setting is in Santa Barbra, California. The book's audience is mostly for teenagers and up. I would recommend this book to many people, it is a great book that has many interesting and exciting points in the book. This book has made me think about who I really am, it shows teenagers about our age smoking pot and drinking liquor and having sex. I feel li
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Jul 05, 2011
Cherrylea
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This book is different from my usual reading style - not the first of its kind that I read, but different. Not any less good, though.
In this book, an entire story is told in eleven different points of view, never returning to a previous narrator, which I thought was pretty neat. Each of the character's lives connect in so many unexpected ways, never leaving any one story incomplete and managing to include the key points of eleven kids' lives, all in the span of one party, the largest in to More...
In this book, an entire story is told in eleven different points of view, never returning to a previous narrator, which I thought was pretty neat. Each of the character's lives connect in so many unexpected ways, never leaving any one story incomplete and managing to include the key points of eleven kids' lives, all in the span of one party, the largest in to More...
May 31, 2010
Amber
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Rating: 3.5 stars
Party is one of those type of books that reminds me of a 90's teen movie. You know the type of movie you watched before high school that was based on this one epic night that brought all these people from different sterotypes together and something crazy, fun, disastrous, and everything in between happened. And the entire time you're watching you think to yourself woah - I want a night like that!
I know this read isn't for everyone. It has a lot of l More...
Party is one of those type of books that reminds me of a 90's teen movie. You know the type of movie you watched before high school that was based on this one epic night that brought all these people from different sterotypes together and something crazy, fun, disastrous, and everything in between happened. And the entire time you're watching you think to yourself woah - I want a night like that!
I know this read isn't for everyone. It has a lot of l More...
Feb 06, 2011
Erin
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Apr 11, 2010
Alea
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I love love love the concept of 1 story told in 11 voices, what a great concept that kept me turning the pages. And some of the characters were great as well like Beckett and Ashley, once friends that grow apart for a reason Ashley doesn't know and Beckett doesn't want to share.
But with a few grew characters come so not so great. I found a lot of the guys to be sort of carbon copies of each other. Just because a lot of them were friends doesn't mean 4/5 of them have to be so alike I More...
But with a few grew characters come so not so great. I found a lot of the guys to be sort of carbon copies of each other. Just because a lot of them were friends doesn't mean 4/5 of them have to be so alike I More...
Jan 26, 2012
Zandra
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It’s Saturday night and the big end of the school year party is going down. Everyone will be there and each of them has different expectations for the night. Some want to spend one last night of fun with classmates before summer vacation, while others just want to get drunk. A few more just want to get noticed while some just want to make a friend. Party focuses on eleven different teens at the party and each chapter is written from one of their points of view. Their stories connect and inte
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Jan 26, 2011
Piyola
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This novel/book is about 11 people Beckett, Morrigan, Tommy, Brent, Daniel, Azize, Ryan, Anthony, Josh, Max, and Ashley. This story is written by all of these people. Every couple of chapters the person changes and it is read in first person.
So Beckett, she’s the girl that no one really knows, she used to be really close with a few people but they all drifted apart and found other friends. After her mom died she lived alone and took care of herself. She wanted to drop out of High school an More...
So Beckett, she’s the girl that no one really knows, she used to be really close with a few people but they all drifted apart and found other friends. After her mom died she lived alone and took care of herself. She wanted to drop out of High school an More...
Jun 17, 2011
Max
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I think the premise of this novel was very promising and the climax and falling action were both great, but the writing was, for the most part, not so good. The style through some of the chapters was just plain awful; I understand the author was trying to capture the way teens think, but literally putting in "or whatever," "or something," and other sayings similar every couple of sentences is not necessary. It was actually aggravating and distracting. Two of the characters we
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Jul 08, 2010
Jodi
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OK, so I get that this was a novel with overlapping story lines. However, was it really necessary to repeat certain scenes over and over again?
The first narrator is Beckett, who I actually really liked. She was what gave me hope that this book might be pretty decent. She has such a hardknock life that automatically, as a reader, I was sympathizing and rooting for her. (I will say that I was happy to see where her character ended up).
However, from Beckett we went to Mo More...
The first narrator is Beckett, who I actually really liked. She was what gave me hope that this book might be pretty decent. She has such a hardknock life that automatically, as a reader, I was sympathizing and rooting for her. (I will say that I was happy to see where her character ended up).
However, from Beckett we went to Mo More...
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Sep 07, 2010
Noelle
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I could read this book a million times... The jokes never get old. The only thing I didn't like was Ashley's, "What's the go?" It was really annoying after the first three chapters.
I think Tom Leveen is a friggin' genius! It seems so hard to conjure up eleven different viewpoints and have them collide.
My favorite character is definatly... Azize. Well, either Azize or Brent. Brent's pretty funny. Oh and I can't forget Morrigan!
I got annoyed with Beckett and her d More...
I think Tom Leveen is a friggin' genius! It seems so hard to conjure up eleven different viewpoints and have them collide.
My favorite character is definatly... Azize. Well, either Azize or Brent. Brent's pretty funny. Oh and I can't forget Morrigan!
I got annoyed with Beckett and her d More...
Apr 18, 2010
Eleni ( La Femme Readers )
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Party was told through the eyes of eleven, diverse teenagers. Each individual told there story through their own chapter. After their narration was over, the only time they made an appearance is if they collided into another person's chapter. Tom does a great job of connecting all the characters at the house party in Santa Barbara. His writing ability was fresh and easy to follow. I admired the fact that each person had their own voice and didn't get lost in the shuffle. The teens behavior at th
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Sep 06, 2010
Lucille
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Party tells the story of 11 different teens all going to the same party. While some of the characters fall into stereotypes, by the end of the novel, I like how the different stories come together and give a rounded out novel. A lot of different issues were touched upon in this book, from various parental problems, to racism, to the question of abstinence, but I feel like the author did a decent job of controlling himself. He didn't try to shove every single teen issue into one relatively short
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Jun 29, 2011
Drew
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This novel was very awe inspiring. It's in multi-perspective about the kids your parents warned you about. It tells heart breaking backgrounds, secrets, and angst in the adolescent lifestyle. It was strikingly realistic and tear jerking. It expressed every side of the equation: the silent girl, the skaters, the group of guys who've been friends since elementary, the graduates, the stoners, the foreign student, and the sluts. Very rarely a book will knock me over on my side in anxiety, I highly r
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Sep 07, 2011
Giavonna
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This book was about the lives of 10 different high school students who are graduating from highschool and they go to a party and they are trying to prove themselves, because this might just be the last time they see eachother.
This book talks about racism , anti-socialism, peer pressure , and the struggles of fitting in.
Some of the characters you will hear about in this book are Beckett Montgomery, Ashley Dixon,Morigann Lewis and Azize. This book will open your eyes into a different t More...
This book talks about racism , anti-socialism, peer pressure , and the struggles of fitting in.
Some of the characters you will hear about in this book are Beckett Montgomery, Ashley Dixon,Morigann Lewis and Azize. This book will open your eyes into a different t More...
Jul 27, 2011
Maitha
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This is a wonderful book. It's amazing how the author managed to tell each character's stories in a different setting and tone. What astonished me even more is how in-sequence each chapter was to the other. Once again it's one of these stories that captures reality. In this case, it captures it from the eyes of different characters in one book. I finished this book in about 2 days. The first day i read bout 20 pages. The second day in the morning at about 1 am(maybe a little earlier) I started r
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Jan 03, 2011
Anna
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I just didn't understand the point of this book. There were eleven different characters, why? I was wondering that quite a few times for the part of the book I read. I couldn't even make it to the end. I read to page fifty, and when I found out I wasn't liking it, I just gave up on it. My main thing that I didn't like about it was I just didn't get the importance of some of the characters. Why have a whole part about that particular character when they don't More...
I just didn't understand the point of this book. There were eleven different characters, why? I was wondering that quite a few times for the part of the book I read. I couldn't even make it to the end. I read to page fifty, and when I found out I wasn't liking it, I just gave up on it. My main thing that I didn't like about it was I just didn't get the importance of some of the characters. Why have a whole part about that particular character when they don't More...
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