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Contestants for Miss Teen Dream crash onto a tropical island where the remaining girls must band together to survive. This is campy, over-the-top satire disguised as YA chick lit. Ms. Bray pushes the formula too far in a couple of places (and there are times when I wish she was less preachy), and the best way I can think of to describe it is Lord of the Flies meets Miss Congeniality meets 30 Rock. The characters never venture beyond their stereotypes or the lessons they are meant to impart, whic
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I'm ranking this book a 2.5. It seems that you either like or don't like this book. When I was almost done, I started checking the reviews and found that to be true. I was in the didn't really like category. Finishing it alone was a huge feat for me, much like the book of "Skippy Dies" which was so hard for me. This one had a lot more interest than that one. I found myself gravitating to the characters and admired their resourcefulness in building their huts and using talents they had developed
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HFS, this is absolutely hysterical. Well-written, and while it could have easily been a one-note “let’s bash pageants!” and “girl power!” kind of a book, it flies over that line and is just kick-ass. The teen characters are believable and the storyline is an adventure. And there were more sections than I could count that made me snort-laugh. Brilliant. Such a fun, and brilliant read.
I REALLY ENJOYED THIS SATIRE. THE CHARACTERS WERE STEREOTYPICALLY OVER THE TOP, AND I HAD TO LAUGH OUT LOUD. THE COMMENTS ABOUT PRODUCTS, THE INDIVIDUAL GIRLS WHO START OUT BEIING MORE ALIKE IN THE BEGINNING AND THEMSELVES IN THE END, AND THE GENERAL GIRL POWER ALL DONE IN A CARTOONY WAY WAS REALLY HYSTERICAL. THE ONLY TEDIOUS THING FOR ME WAS THAT I THOUGHT THE DENOUEMENT TOOK FOREVER. A FUN READ.
