XVI, by Julia Karr

[rachelmanija]

I would never be a crazed sex-teen!Someone could write a good teen dystopia based on the screwed-up messages that modern American society sends to teenage girls: If you have sex with boys, you’re a slut. If you don’t, you’re a prude, a lesbian, or a reject. If you dress fashionably, you’re a slut. If you dress conservatively, you’re a prude. If you

Comments

[penmage]

I'm glad to hear you say that the concept of sex-teen and the consequences are not quite fully explained, because I didn't catch them either, but I assumed it was because I just didn't care that much about the book, so I was mostly skimming and missed it.

[rachelmanija]

If it was explained, I blinked and missed it.

[rachelmanija]

I did spend a lot of time thinking I was smarter than most people and looking down on the masses. But I graciously made exceptions for my friends and some other people I respected. And if you march in protests, which I did a lot, you have to realize that even if you're in the minority, everyone at the protest agrees with you.

[movingfinger]

..."trannies"...

JFC on toast points

ARE THERE NO COPY-EDITORS in Hell?

[rachelmanija]

They went to Heaven, where there's butter.

[lnhammer]

*splort*

[movingfinger]

On the basis of "trannie" alone, I feel we can bestow on this author the Midden Award for intentional abuse of an English word in a novel.

[poilass]

Donated, and well worth the money I feel. This sounds *awful*. I'm glad it has such a catchy title so I won't forget to avoid it.