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Bray acknowledges in the back of the book that she got a writing prompt years ago. A plane full of beauty queens crash lands on a tropical island...GO. This isn't a book I'd normally read, but there is Hollywood hubbub about guys writing and directing an all female version of Lord of the Flies. Which is just. Ridiculous. On so many levels. One of the articles was an essay by Libba Bray about the wrongness of this remake who said, it's been done and I did it. Not quite, but this novel stands on i
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In this parody of the objectification of women, advertising and lots more, 50 state teen beauty queens on their way to Miss Teen Queen contest crash on a deserted island that has some resemblances to the island on Lost. Miss Texas who is totally into the pageant claims leadership demanding that the girls continue to practice their routines as well as work on surviving. It is full of sarcasm, irony, and snarkyness, but then as they are on the island they become friends and discover out how stro
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I know I am the only one to say it was okay. I think it's great for teens but I was not sold on it. I think I will pass it on to my daughter. She'll love it.
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Bray delivers a cute young adult novel about the contestants in a teen beauty pagent whose plane crashes on a deserted island. The survivors include a budding journalist who intends to make a statement about the anti-feminist nature of the contest, a transgender activist who was formerly the frontman of a boy band, and a beauty queenbot from Texas. Danger and hardship ensue but the young ladies prove themselves competant and resourceful. Prejudices are put aside, friendships are formed and all l
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I loved this book. And that is saying something considering Lost kinda ruined deserted islands for me. This one is like Lost + Miss Congeniality + The Spellman Files (Lutz).
I listened to the audio version with Libba Bray as reader and it was hysterical. She does such great voices for everyone - esp Tiara and Taylor Renee Crystal Hawkins, Miss Texas (you have to say it like that, trust me).
Yes, there are a few plot problems - but when you can either analyze it or enjoy. I chose the latter and I ...more
I listened to the audio version with Libba Bray as reader and it was hysterical. She does such great voices for everyone - esp Tiara and Taylor Renee Crystal Hawkins, Miss Texas (you have to say it like that, trust me).
Yes, there are a few plot problems - but when you can either analyze it or enjoy. I chose the latter and I ...more
May 18, 2011
Lore
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Shelves:
dystopia,
humour,
realistic,
must-read,
awesome-cover,
people-with-issues,
mystery,
adventure
Very much amusing.
review comming later.
review comming later.
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