I finally read Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty. I don’t know – maybe it was the hype that built up after I went through the “Kaavya Vishwanathan Plagiarism Scandal” or that it really didn’t suit my taste – I didn’t like it as much as I expected I would. I thought that maybe Jessica’s attitude took time and that in a few more chapters it would grow on me – it didn’t. Her bad attitude (she is sarcastic, cynical, pessimistic, fatalistic, and could sometimes be a bitch) just cranked my mood further (I wasn’t feeling very jolly and so I turned to this book for solace), to be honest. I only read through to the end so that I could find what other readers could, what made this book famous. In my eyes, the only reason you hear its name often would forever be due to Ms. Vishwanathan’s hideous attempt to pass other author’s work as her own, including Ms. McCafferty’s. It has been a thorough disappointment, whether due to its lack of the real spirit of a YA novel or maybe due to my sour mood which got worse as I finished this book. All I have to say is, it might take months for someone to convince me to actually read the following parts of this series.
Unhappily (for the very first time),
Kira
Unhappily (for the very first time),
Kira
“My parents suck ass. Banning me from the phone and restricting my computer privileges are the most tyrannical parental gestures I can think of. Don’t they realize that Hope’s the only one who keeps me sane? . . . I don’t see how things could get any worse.”
When her best friend, Hope Weaver, moves away from Pineville, New Jersey, hyperobservant sixteen-year-old Jessica Darling is devastated. A fish out of water at school and a stranger at home, Jessica feels more lost than ever now that the only person with whom she could really communicate has gone. How is she supposed to deal with the boy- and shopping-crazy girls at school, her dad’s obsession with her track meets, her mother salivating over big sister Bethany’s lavish wedding, and her nonexistent love life?
A fresh, funny, utterly compelling fiction debut by first-time novelist Megan McCafferty, Sloppy Firsts is an insightful, true-to-life look at Jessica’s predicament as she embarks on another year of teenage torment–from the dark days of Hope’s departure through her months as a type-A personality turned insomniac to her completely mixed-up feelings about Marcus Flutie, the intelligent and mysterious “Dreg” who works his way into her heart. Like a John Hughes for the twenty-first century, Megan McCafferty taps into the inherent humor and drama of the teen experience. This poignant, hilarious novel is sure to appeal to readers who are still going through it, as well as those who are grateful that they don’t have to go back and grow up all over again.
When her best friend, Hope Weaver, moves away from Pineville, New Jersey, hyperobservant sixteen-year-old Jessica Darling is devastated. A fish out of water at school and a stranger at home, Jessica feels more lost than ever now that the only person with whom she could really communicate has gone. How is she supposed to deal with the boy- and shopping-crazy girls at school, her dad’s obsession with her track meets, her mother salivating over big sister Bethany’s lavish wedding, and her nonexistent love life?
A fresh, funny, utterly compelling fiction debut by first-time novelist Megan McCafferty, Sloppy Firsts is an insightful, true-to-life look at Jessica’s predicament as she embarks on another year of teenage torment–from the dark days of Hope’s departure through her months as a type-A personality turned insomniac to her completely mixed-up feelings about Marcus Flutie, the intelligent and mysterious “Dreg” who works his way into her heart. Like a John Hughes for the twenty-first century, Megan McCafferty taps into the inherent humor and drama of the teen experience. This poignant, hilarious novel is sure to appeal to readers who are still going through it, as well as those who are grateful that they don’t have to go back and grow up all over again.
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