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Please Read (if At All Possible): The Girl Project (2011)

by Kate Engelbrecht(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0789322609 (ISBN13: 9780789322609)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Universe

review 1: Meh Round up to 2 starsNot a novel (which is fine). It's a collection of 'my life' photos done by teenage girls plus a compilation of their answers to survey questions. Interesting idea, and I liked the layout and that they seemed to keep the original handwriting, but wished the attention to detail in compilation had been stronger; there were several instances where the same snippet from the same survey was listed multiple times in the book.
review 2: I was SO excited to read this book when I first heard about it. That level of excitement usually brings disappointment, and perhaps an unfair rating as well. Please keep that in mind if you're reading my review. :) I like the idea of the book, and reading the words of today's teenage girls was somewhat reassuri... moreng, but I think the survey style prohibited the girls from talking about whatever was really on their minds. At the end of the book, I was left feeling like the surveys only scratched the surface of what's really going on. With that said though, there were things I liked very much about the book. Similar to the author, I often have "what is the world coming to" thoughts when I see teenage girls portrayed in the media. This book reassured me that things are not so different from when I was a teen, and that perhaps my son does have a chance at what I would consider a "normal" journey into adulthood that doesn't involve crazy promiscuity, drug use, binge drinking, etc. I could relate to these girls... and not just in a nostalgic way. No matter how old you get, how much you mature, some of those fears you have as a teenage girl never leave you. Perhaps that is why the passing of time and aging are so surreal. less

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