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This was a ridiculously fun book! A satire/lampoon of so many things it was hard to keep track (but I tried): beauty pageants, gender roles, commercialism, marketing, government corruption, etc. etc. etc.
It was bizarre . . . It was silly . . . It was fantastic!
While geared toward the YA crowd, I think the tongue-in-cheek cynicism is something that can be appreciated by anyone who enjoys smart, sarcastic humor. Bray makes a lot of really great points through a story that could easily be dismisse ...more
It was bizarre . . . It was silly . . . It was fantastic!
While geared toward the YA crowd, I think the tongue-in-cheek cynicism is something that can be appreciated by anyone who enjoys smart, sarcastic humor. Bray makes a lot of really great points through a story that could easily be dismisse ...more
Feb 28, 2018
Charlie
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I loved this book! It was hilarious, ridiculous, heartwarming and genuinely sad in places.
I went into Beauty Queens expecting a fun action comedy about girls stranded on an island. I didn't expect this satirical masterpiece. It was honestly excellent.
Libba Bray does a wonderful job critiquing consumerism, the media, gender roles and unrealistic beauty standards. I didn't realise going in that this book would touch on such important issues but it does and it's handled excellently.
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I went into Beauty Queens expecting a fun action comedy about girls stranded on an island. I didn't expect this satirical masterpiece. It was honestly excellent.
Libba Bray does a wonderful job critiquing consumerism, the media, gender roles and unrealistic beauty standards. I didn't realise going in that this book would touch on such important issues but it does and it's handled excellently.
I loved the foo ...more
Enter, a plane crash leaving a few teenage beauty queens with zero survival skills alone on an uncharted island. While they still hold out that someone would come save them, they continue to practice for the the contest. However, the mystery lights at night, and a cast of pirates washing up ashore, things might not be what they seem.
I enjoy Libba Bray, and her whit which does not fail in this satire. However, there were some things that were a little repetitive in the book. How the book was form ...more
I enjoy Libba Bray, and her whit which does not fail in this satire. However, there were some things that were a little repetitive in the book. How the book was form ...more
One of the most out there books I have ever read! It was Lord of the Flies meets Armageddon meets Miss Congeniality! I felt like I was reading Confessions of a Moron! But I did finish it and I will give it props that it was inventive if nothing else!
Watch out for the "Lady stache-off"! This was hilarious, I almost peed my pants a fee times. I loved the commercial breaks and the profile of the girls. This is a great satire.
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May 27, 2011
Chloe
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Dec 01, 2011
zac
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May 18, 2013
Amelia Birkin
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Fenia
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Nov 09, 2013
Jordan
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Nov 28, 2013
Ellie Red
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Christina Browne
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Mar 04, 2014
Rhiannon
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May 24, 2014
Danielle R'dson
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Jun 15, 2014
Amber Myers
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Jun 25, 2014
Rianna Talento
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May 03, 2015
Holly
marked it as curiouser-and-curiouser
Jan 29, 2016
Ana
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