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The author was interviewed on CBC Radio's Q by Jian Gomeshi and she sounded very interestingand hilarious and he sounded very enthusiastic about this and her others too. II think it might be a good one to get my 14 yr old daughter to read too. Someday. I'll read it soon I hope. What age is reasonable for her I wonder?

Jessica van Niekerk It's not dissimilar to Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole books which I read when I was about 10. Anything your daughter doesn't understand will go right over…moreIt's not dissimilar to Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole books which I read when I was about 10. Anything your daughter doesn't understand will go right over her head, and anything she does understand will enlighten her. Better her learning about life and female sexuality from a feminist like Caitlin Moran than any influence she'll be exposed to on the playground or in the media.(less)

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The brother is called "Lupin." Is anybody familiar with this as a forename?

Gabi Coatsworth Lupin is the name of the son in a Victorian comic novel called The Diary of a Nobody, by George and Weedon Grossmith. Lupin is engaged to a girl benea…moreLupin is the name of the son in a Victorian comic novel called The Diary of a Nobody, by George and Weedon Grossmith. Lupin is engaged to a girl beneath his station (which isn't actually very high) which is causing his parents considerable concern. Such was life...(less)

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What message does this book contain?

Cate Spree I guess it's a message of self discovery; growing up and deciding what kind of person you want to be. …moreI guess it's a message of self discovery; growing up and deciding what kind of person you want to be. (less)

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Anyone recommend a book like this? Not opposed to the feminist genre but all the other suggestions are feminist non-fiction. I'm looking more for something along the fast-paced, hilarious lines of this book.

Maya Yeah, I'd recommend it. It's fictional and never felt too preachy for me. Kind of reminded me of Stephen King's It, I feel like the recommended sugges…moreYeah, I'd recommend it. It's fictional and never felt too preachy for me. Kind of reminded me of Stephen King's It, I feel like the recommended suggestions for other books seem way off in regard to the tone of the actual book (although I haven't read the other feminist non-fiction, to be fair, so I don't know if it reads like a Stephen King pulp novel with a dash of uplifting feminist life lessons and comments on class structure disparities or not lol). (less)

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Hello! Is this geared towards young adults? Or adults? Thanks :)

Nihilistic Librarian both, as a late 20 something I really enjoyed it, it gave me fun, fond memories of growing up and the narrator has an empowering feminist voice I woul…moreboth, as a late 20 something I really enjoyed it, it gave me fun, fond memories of growing up and the narrator has an empowering feminist voice I would have killed for at 17. I would have also enjoyed it as a teenager, for reasons stated above. (less)

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