A pretty adorable tale of three 15-year old boys, who's summer goal is to see a "real live naked girl".
This was written in pretty much the way that (I think) 15 year old boys think, with a huge portion of their time devoted to girls or various subjects surrounding. At times, the book was pretty misogynistic and a couple of scenes bordered into the inappropriately creepy. That said, it is likely that 15 year old boys (and girls) are often inappropriate and creepy, so I guess you could consider it true-to-life.
the good: great dialogue and well formed characters. I liked meeting the three boys' families, the little details made their personalities more realistic. Also, Grandpa Arlo was awesome.
the bad: a bit misogynistic and creepy, as stated before. I can see how it is completely relatable to kids that age, though. I know I had some very inappropriate moments when I was 15 (or 26, let's be honest).
3.5 awkward boners out of 5.
This was written in pretty much the way that (I think) 15 year old boys think, with a huge portion of their time devoted to girls or various subjects surrounding. At times, the book was pretty misogynistic and a couple of scenes bordered into the inappropriately creepy. That said, it is likely that 15 year old boys (and girls) are often inappropriate and creepy, so I guess you could consider it true-to-life.
the good: great dialogue and well formed characters. I liked meeting the three boys' families, the little details made their personalities more realistic. Also, Grandpa Arlo was awesome.
the bad: a bit misogynistic and creepy, as stated before. I can see how it is completely relatable to kids that age, though. I know I had some very inappropriate moments when I was 15 (or 26, let's be honest).
3.5 awkward boners out of 5.
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