As incoming Head Hottie of the exclusive clique called Hot Spot, Gigi Lane knows it is her right to see that the ducklings at Swan's Lake Country D...
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May 02, 2010
Jennifer
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I thought The Exile of Gigi Lane would be a cute, fun read. It was, but it was also so much more.
We experience Gigi's popularity downfall in a rigid social hierarchy that is more clearly defined than the structure of most large companies. It's hard to like Gigi, as she is completely delusional in the way she believes others view her. Her delusions make it all the more meaningful when reality begins to set in. Self-esteem is necessary to a healthy life, but in realistic proportions. G More...
We experience Gigi's popularity downfall in a rigid social hierarchy that is more clearly defined than the structure of most large companies. It's hard to like Gigi, as she is completely delusional in the way she believes others view her. Her delusions make it all the more meaningful when reality begins to set in. Self-esteem is necessary to a healthy life, but in realistic proportions. G More...
Mar 23, 2010
Crystal
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When I first started this book, I honestly didn't think I would finish it. But for some reason I kept reading. And by about 20 more pages I was glad I did.
Gigi Lane is not very likable at the beginning of this book (and that is the point). She is in line to be the ruler of the school for her senior year and the book starts at the end of her junior year as she and her friends are finishing rushing the elite, but secret group in the school. Once you are in this group, you do rule a More...
Gigi Lane is not very likable at the beginning of this book (and that is the point). She is in line to be the ruler of the school for her senior year and the book starts at the end of her junior year as she and her friends are finishing rushing the elite, but secret group in the school. Once you are in this group, you do rule a More...
Apr 30, 2010
Morgan
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I can sum this book up in one word: ridiculous. But strangely, I enjoyed it all the same.
Gigi Lane, our narrator, is an over-the-top caricature of herself. She is the mean girl. The top-dog. The future prom queen. I'm sure you know the type, if not from real life experience, then from pretty much every teen movie ever made.
Anyway, the book starts off at the end of her junior year at Swan's Lake- an all-girl private school run by the beautiful, powerful Hot Spot. Th More...
Gigi Lane, our narrator, is an over-the-top caricature of herself. She is the mean girl. The top-dog. The future prom queen. I'm sure you know the type, if not from real life experience, then from pretty much every teen movie ever made.
Anyway, the book starts off at the end of her junior year at Swan's Lake- an all-girl private school run by the beautiful, powerful Hot Spot. Th More...
Apr 11, 2010
Shanyn
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Here's the thing with me and books about popular girls. I have to be able to see some glimmer of possible hope or change. I have to have a character somewhere in the book that I pull for, want to read about.
Gigi? I did not care about her one bit. Not at all. I read about how popular she was and how she was going to take over the school and be in the elite popularity clique. I read about how important her clothes were to her and how much she didn't like other girls in the school.
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Gigi? I did not care about her one bit. Not at all. I read about how popular she was and how she was going to take over the school and be in the elite popularity clique. I read about how important her clothes were to her and how much she didn't like other girls in the school.
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Apr 08, 2010
Lauren
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Going into this I wasn't too sure of what to except. Would I hate it or would I love it? I had no clue.
Thankfully, The Exile of Gigi Lane ended up pleasantly surprising me because this novel was one intriguing expose into the many unique cliques of Swan's Lake Country Day School.
I have to admit at first I outright hated Gigi, the queen been of the juniors and upcoming Head Hottie of the Hot Spot, because she was pompous, arrogant, and just a plain old witch with a b. Th More...
Thankfully, The Exile of Gigi Lane ended up pleasantly surprising me because this novel was one intriguing expose into the many unique cliques of Swan's Lake Country Day School.
I have to admit at first I outright hated Gigi, the queen been of the juniors and upcoming Head Hottie of the Hot Spot, because she was pompous, arrogant, and just a plain old witch with a b. Th More...
Jun 13, 2010
Jennifer
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Reviewed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo.com
"I'm Gigi Lane, and you wish you were me." This is the affirmation that Gigi Lane recites to herself every morning and in times of deep stress. The daughter of the Girlie Bird self-help guru, Gigi has been taught to develop a confirmation that she can believe in and boost her confidence and self-awareness.
All is going beautifully for Gigi towards the end of her junior year. She attends Swan's Lake, and is slated to be the n More...
"I'm Gigi Lane, and you wish you were me." This is the affirmation that Gigi Lane recites to herself every morning and in times of deep stress. The daughter of the Girlie Bird self-help guru, Gigi has been taught to develop a confirmation that she can believe in and boost her confidence and self-awareness.
All is going beautifully for Gigi towards the end of her junior year. She attends Swan's Lake, and is slated to be the n More...
Aug 12, 2010
This book started out slow and I wanted to stop reading almost as soon as I reached the 2nd page. Who wants to read about a mean girl? Nobody likes mean girls! But, by the 10th page you start to see other people and you put two and two together. So after that I couldn't stop reading. Granted it was slow in parts, I loved it. Definitely different from my vampire reading material that I'm accustomed to, but I'm glad I received this one. Recommended to all. :)
May 22, 2010
Anne
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Gigi Lane is shallow, self-obsessed and one of the meanest of the mean girls at her exclusive girls' boarding school. Gigi's fall when she is almost-to-the-top of the heap leaves her fragile, confused and ready to fight back. This over-the-top satire of high school social hierarchies offers hysterically funny moments, a convoluted plot and plenty of opportunity for growth and self-understanding for several characters, including, of course, the memorable Gigi Lane.
Jun 17, 2010
Stephanie
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combine the characters of The Ashley's from Recess and the absurd feel of a movie like Beverly Hills Chihuahua, and this sums up the book for me. it's over-the-top in pretty much every way possible, including the wish-list material perks and power of teenage popularity. some readers may like that though.
Jun 15, 2010
Katie
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This novel is like the ultimate book about popularity, except everything is so completely exaggerated, it's insane. Even though over half of the things that happen in this book are completely irrational and would never ever happen in real life, It was a funny book to read and I enjoyed getting a few laughs out of it.
May 22, 2010
Sasha
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it was sooo good.. i was s000 freakin shocked at the end .... i didnt really think it excisted i am even impressed on who gigi nearly chose 2 be head hottie... i love who she chose for her third person in command....i was realli shocked and impressed...loved the book
Dec 01, 2010
Zanzarr
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I think the only reason I'm giving this book three stars is because when I read it I was in desperate need of something to stimulate my mind. Not that this book provided much stimulation. I read it purely for the sake of reading something.
May 05, 2010
Melissa
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This one is pure fun -- sparkly popularity characterizations and a love-to-hate-her main character, Gigi, who'll make you laugh out loud as you watch her fall from grace.
Apr 06, 2010
Janie
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4.5 Stars
From the blurb, I was expecting a cross between Heathers and Bring It On, but that wasn't really what I got. It was a book about A popular girl's fall from power, and it was fantastic. It got me to wondering, why does chick lit usually fall under the "guilty pleasure" category? This book was one of substance, humour, morals, and social experiments. May more books like this liberate the chick-lit genre!
From the blurb, I was expecting a cross between Heathers and Bring It On, but that wasn't really what I got. It was a book about A popular girl's fall from power, and it was fantastic. It got me to wondering, why does chick lit usually fall under the "guilty pleasure" category? This book was one of substance, humour, morals, and social experiments. May more books like this liberate the chick-lit genre!
Apr 18, 2010
Lisa
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What a fun read this is! I love Gigi's voice, her journey, and most of all the fabulous girl-centric world Adrienne Maria Vrettos has created. Two thumbs up!
Sep 19, 2010
Jamison
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Another one for the popular-girl-falls-from-grace-but-learns-something-in-the-process genre.
Sep 15, 2010
Amy
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Definitely a fun, light story that has a cute moral in the end :) I absolutely recommend it to high schoolers, and to anyone really.
Nov 11, 2010
Beth
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I really enjoyed the middle section of this book but didn't love the beginning or the ending
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