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infogdss29's review
5.0
His name was Mike. I was old-- 15 and 3/4, and dreading turning sweet-sixteen-and-never-been-kissed. I agreed to play spin the bottle, hoping no one would be able to guess at my inexperience. I almost instantly regretted not holding out for someone I truly and genuinely liked.
Popular authors for teens reveal the stories of their first kisses - first kiss ever, first kiss with a new person, first LAST kiss at the end of a relationship...the memoirs, by the likes of Jon Scieszka, David Levithan, Cecil Castelluci, Donna Jo Napoli, Deb Caletti are much more entertaining that MY story. Well articulated, diary-intimate, and full of delectable and gory details, they are funny, embarrassing, tender, and evocative by turns.
Some of the stories are presented in comic panel format, and others in poetry. Some gems: Sarah Mlynowski and Leslie Margolis provide a self-help spoof, centering around kissing advice. Scott Westerfeld offers a simple haiku, Robin Wasserman's second person point of view tale is one of woe, and Deb Caletti breaks the rules and writes about her second kiss.
The stories are interspersed with facts and tips: great screen kisses, how to avoid a kiss, what not to eat before kissing. The cover screams summer reading - the close together bare feet of a couple on a beach, one on tiptoes, suggests an intimate moment at days end. Indeed, this is a perfect summer read: light and easily digestible in chunks between sunbathing and running through the sprinkler. Whether you are still anticipating your first lip-lock or been kissed a hundred times, girls age 12 & up will probably get a vicarious thrill from reading these sweet reminiscences.
Popular authors for teens reveal the stories of their first kisses - first kiss ever, first kiss with a new person, first LAST kiss at the end of a relationship...the memoirs, by the likes of Jon Scieszka, David Levithan, Cecil Castelluci, Donna Jo Napoli, Deb Caletti are much more entertaining that MY story. Well articulated, diary-intimate, and full of delectable and gory details, they are funny, embarrassing, tender, and evocative by turns.
Some of the stories are presented in comic panel format, and others in poetry. Some gems: Sarah Mlynowski and Leslie Margolis provide a self-help spoof, centering around kissing advice. Scott Westerfeld offers a simple haiku, Robin Wasserman's second person point of view tale is one of woe, and Deb Caletti breaks the rules and writes about her second kiss.
The stories are interspersed with facts and tips: great screen kisses, how to avoid a kiss, what not to eat before kissing. The cover screams summer reading - the close together bare feet of a couple on a beach, one on tiptoes, suggests an intimate moment at days end. Indeed, this is a perfect summer read: light and easily digestible in chunks between sunbathing and running through the sprinkler. Whether you are still anticipating your first lip-lock or been kissed a hundred times, girls age 12 & up will probably get a vicarious thrill from reading these sweet reminiscences.
emilayday's review
fast-paced
3.25
I mean it's a cute little anecdote book for 13, 14 year olds. I like that it's LGBTQ friendly. I mean it was a nice easy filler book I found at a Little Free Library for my yearly reading goal anyway.
impybelle's review
4.0
There's pretty much something for everyone, whether your first kiss was recent, hasn't happened, or it's been more than a decade. Some stories play on your emotions, some gross you out,and some would probably inspire fears I never would have thought of on my own.
books_plan_create's review
4.0
These were fun stories, poems, haikus, comics, recipes, etc all about the first kiss. Some were icky, funny, sad, and sweet. Fully recommended!
brussel777sprouts777's review
2.0
I am not sure what made a 47 year old male, me, want to read this. I'll bet if I were a teenager I would give it more stars. That is the target audience. That said, there were a couple of lol moments.
fictionvictim's review
2.75
10.16.14 - ⭑⭑⭑
ShelfDestruct2024: 4.13.24
⭑⭑.84
This was nostalgic. If you read it now and never read it you probably won't like it. xD
Scott Westerfield really wasted my damn time.
Pashin' - The prick deserved it I couldn't even rate it.
Breathless - Gross and she would make a killing as a smut author.
Missouri - Not it!
ShelfDestruct2024: 4.13.24
⭑⭑.84
This was nostalgic. If you read it now and never read it you probably won't like it. xD
Scott Westerfield really wasted my damn time.
Pashin' - The prick deserved it I couldn't even rate it.
Breathless - Gross and she would make a killing as a smut author.
Missouri - Not it!
pkadams's review
4.0
First kisses are mysterious to the young and romanticized by many. In the hands of YA authors like Scott Westerfield and Shannon Hale this book does a wonderful and varied job of shining a proverbial literary flashlight into the dark corners of the first kiss by having these master story tellers write about their first kiss.
An incredibly short and fast read; I loved it. There were times I was laughing, smiling, and even gagging. A terrific idea that will sure to captivate all 7th grade readers, even the reluctant ones! For those of us years beyond the first kiss, it was great tapping into the feelings of the pre-kissed.
An incredibly short and fast read; I loved it. There were times I was laughing, smiling, and even gagging. A terrific idea that will sure to captivate all 7th grade readers, even the reluctant ones! For those of us years beyond the first kiss, it was great tapping into the feelings of the pre-kissed.
merer's review
4.0
A collection of stories from different authors about their first kiss(es). I enjoyed this book, and it's a very quick read!