Robin's review of Freak Show
Freak Show by James St. James
Robin's review
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bookshelves:
best-books-for-young-adults-2008,
quick,
quick-picks-for-young-adults-2008
status:
Read in April, 2008
While I see why everyone enjoys this book -- Billy's voice is strong, entertaining, and often laugh-out-loud funny, and there's no doubt that it's high time we get to see a teen drag queen as the main character -- I also found that I could easily put this book down without being compelled to pick it up again. This means a book is less than successful for me, especially when it means I'm immediately drawn into another book and therefore obviously wasn't all that involved in the first title I was reading. That happened to me with this one -- I read the beginning, read another book in the middle, went back, read some more, and was just not compelled to keep going. I admit, I started flipping through the book to see what would happen, which is a "bad" thing to do.
All in all, though, I see why it's entertaining and important just by existing, and I can definitely see a number of teens getting really into it.
All in all, though, I see why it's entertaining and important just by existing, and I can definitely see a number of teens getting really into it.
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