Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
Outsider Tyler Miller has spent the summer on probation performing community service. When he returns for his senior year in high school with a new buff body he gets noticed by the beautiful and popular Bethany Milbury. But when he rejects Bethany and then appears the likely suspect for a crime, he begins to implode under everyone's accusations and hostility as he tries to clear his name.
posted by Karrie @ 3:57 PM
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8 Comments:
I read this one a long long time ago and thought it was good, and remembered I would have liked to date the main character if I was still in high school.
I had a hard time feeling any sympathy for this main character. I just wanted him to DO something, as opposed to just thinking about what he'd like to do.
This was not one of my favorites. it was good, but didn't stick with me at all. There were lots more that I liked better.
I agree with Elizabeth. This one falls in that category of "it's okay, but am I judging it too harshly because I know it's not her best?"
Not my favorite, either. I read it early on and now I can barely remember it!
Interestingly, I had a teen in my book group tell me that she found this more compelling than Diary of a Part Time Indian and 13 Reasons Why, the other two books she read from the top 20.
Not sure if this is one of my top picks out of the top 20 or not. I thought it was a good story about a teen boy finding his way and standing up to his father.
Boy his father was a real jerk. It seemed to take a while for him to stand up to him but when he did, well he sure did! A good lesson of empowerment I think.
This was not one of my favorites this year. I also had little sympathy for the main character. I wonder if teens will like this better than us adults.
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