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It's far from perfect, but it's the most fun you'll have reading about a family hitting rock bottom. I'm not quite sure I believe the miraculous self-awareness that is shown at the end, but I appreciate that that no outcome is guaranteed.
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Jan 04, 2014
Megan
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Wow, so this book was funnier than I expected! It's a great satire of tech culture, and upper middle-class suburbia. Bee is one of the most realistic teenagers I've seen in a while. It has things I love: unreliable narrators all over, plus it's an epistolary novel.
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A fun, fast read whose narrative style I at first thought was a gimmick. Then it all played out and you realize how clever it is. Perfect beach or summer read, for sure.
I listened to the audio version of the book, and think I may have liked it more if I had read it. Basically, it was ruined for me by the narration: I thought Bea came off as an 8 year old, instead of a girl of 15. All the women's voices came off as way over the top for me. I've seen many 5 star reviews of the audiobook, but it just didn't work for me!
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Didn't love this book all the way through (a little too heavy-handed with its jabs at upper middle class Tech, in my opinion) but it's eminently readable and absorbing from the first page, and definitely ends on a high note. Aside: Now I'm dying to go to Antarctica.
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I read this book in almost one sitting.
Apr 18, 2013
Hannah
marked it as to-read
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Jenny
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Erin
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