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kleblanc's review against another edition
3.0
good characters & nice message...slightly corny at times
melberry_reads's review against another edition
5.0
I got hooked on this book. It only took me a couple days to read because I never wanted to put it down. I cried at some parts because I've personally been through that. I feel like I relate to her because I have big boobs too and I just feel so left out. This book made me laugh and cry. It's great.
trid_for_kicks's review against another edition
5.0
I read this book in about seven hours.
Dude.
I'm having trouble thinking of words to describe it. It wasn't the best thing I've ever read. It wasn't this super fun ride all the way through. It was real, and quirky, and annoying, and beautiful, and flawed. I loved the main character right off the bat. And then I started to kind of hate her. This roller coaster continued throughout the whole book. Which is one of the main things I liked about it, I think. It felt like I was getting a look at a real person: she's smart, funny, sarcastic, a troublemaker, she loves opera and her cat, but she says mean things and does mean things and thinks mean things. Despite her ability to read minds, it seems that she completely underestimates everyone around her, thinking people are worse than they are. That's another thing I love about this book. So many times, people portray "mind readers" as some kind of wise observer of the human race (think Charles Xavier). But Kristi is just a teenage girl, who's so totally screwed up and awesome, trying to figure out how to navigate her existence.
Also, I loved that her "gift" isn't always reliable. That she can be wrong sometimes, and misunderstand things. I loved that she came to doubt it, thinking that maybe she was just "intuitive." You don't usually get to see that kind of second-guessing when it comes to mind readers in fiction.
I loved that Gusty was totally a dork and clueless, but also legitimately cares for people. He seemed like a real person, too. Like how shy he got around Kristi. How he loved dogs. How slow he is, reading and writing. How, when Kristi opens up and shows how troublesome her life is, he is struck by the fact that she has "real problems", and is just trying to help her. I couldn't stop laughing for a solid five, ten minutes when I read the scene where he put his chin on her head and proceeded to pretend to have a normal conversation.
Anyway, so this book is awesome. I love how off-the-wall it is, how a lot of things went in unexpected directions I loved it. That's all I can say.
Dude.
I'm having trouble thinking of words to describe it. It wasn't the best thing I've ever read. It wasn't this super fun ride all the way through. It was real, and quirky, and annoying, and beautiful, and flawed. I loved the main character right off the bat. And then I started to kind of hate her. This roller coaster continued throughout the whole book. Which is one of the main things I liked about it, I think. It felt like I was getting a look at a real person: she's smart, funny, sarcastic, a troublemaker, she loves opera and her cat, but she says mean things and does mean things and thinks mean things. Despite her ability to read minds, it seems that she completely underestimates everyone around her, thinking people are worse than they are. That's another thing I love about this book. So many times, people portray "mind readers" as some kind of wise observer of the human race (think Charles Xavier). But Kristi is just a teenage girl, who's so totally screwed up and awesome, trying to figure out how to navigate her existence.
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I loved her voice from the beginning, and knew I liked the main character. But then when she started going about her pranks and other antics, it was like emotional whiplash: didn't she realize that people could get seriously hurt? She only cared about ruining someone else's day, so she could get a laugh. The fact that she later actually hurts someone, and feels bad about it, makes me love the book even more. It shows growth, for one thing, and shows Kristi becoming something else, something more. She is very clearly wrapped up in her own world, too afraid to get hurt or abandoned again to let anyone else in. So, instead she just sees the worst in people, injuring anyone who tries to get close, and telling herself that the other person deserved it. But she gets a cold, hard slap in the face from reality, and learns to overcome that part of herself. She gets the courage to do the scary thing.Also, I loved that her "gift" isn't always reliable. That she can be wrong sometimes, and misunderstand things. I loved that she came to doubt it, thinking that maybe she was just "intuitive." You don't usually get to see that kind of second-guessing when it comes to mind readers in fiction.
I loved that Gusty was totally a dork and clueless, but also legitimately cares for people. He seemed like a real person, too. Like how shy he got around Kristi. How he loved dogs. How slow he is, reading and writing. How, when Kristi opens up and shows how troublesome her life is, he is struck by the fact that she has "real problems", and is just trying to help her. I couldn't stop laughing for a solid five, ten minutes when I read the scene where he put his chin on her head and proceeded to pretend to have a normal conversation.
Anyway, so this book is awesome. I love how off-the-wall it is, how a lot of things went in unexpected directions
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Okay, so Gusty saying "sick" all the time, that was pretty obvious from the beginning. Actually, from the description of the book, when it said that "Gusty Peterson, the hottest bimboy in school, is always thinking I'm SICK..." I was very confused, because I thought "doesn't 'sick' mean awesome?" But as I read through the book, and saw how Kristi was an opera nerd, prefered to watch the news over just about anything else, and was kind of unsocialized outside of bullyish banter with the other students, it makes sense that she didn't know what a skater dude meant when he said "sick". Other than that, though, most things weren't so easily anticipated.lannthacker's review against another edition
3.0
If not for the constant reference to her "ginormous gazungas" this would have been the perfect teen novel. Well, it would have been better anyway...
justlily's review against another edition
1.0
I'm only giving this two stars because I save the ones for books I hate so much I don't finish. This was finishable...but I hated myself at the end.
Kristi is the most unlikable character I have ever read. Aside from dropping the R word left and right and shamelessly mocking a girl for her anorexia, she's also just a complete bitch to absolutely anyone who ever speaks to her. Including people who are genuinely kind to her. But because she has daddy issues we're supposed to see that it's all a big facade and she really DOESN'T suck that much by the end.
But she does. She does suck that much.
This book also suffers from the plague of being so FUCKING OBVIOUS that it borders on utterly pointless. From page 1, you know everything. You know about her best friend, you know how Gusty and Mallory feel, you know all of it. And Kristi knows none of it. So you are stuck watching her blunder along making DUMBASS DECISIONS even though everything about it is completely obvious.
You know what, screw it. One star. This is complete garbage.
Kristi is the most unlikable character I have ever read. Aside from dropping the R word left and right and shamelessly mocking a girl for her anorexia, she's also just a complete bitch to absolutely anyone who ever speaks to her. Including people who are genuinely kind to her. But because she has daddy issues we're supposed to see that it's all a big facade and she really DOESN'T suck that much by the end.
But she does. She does suck that much.
This book also suffers from the plague of being so FUCKING OBVIOUS that it borders on utterly pointless. From page 1, you know everything. You know about her best friend, you know how Gusty and Mallory feel, you know all of it. And Kristi knows none of it. So you are stuck watching her blunder along making DUMBASS DECISIONS even though everything about it is completely obvious.
You know what, screw it. One star. This is complete garbage.
kristid's review against another edition
3.0
Kristi Carmicheal lost more than her father the day he walked out on her and her mother. She lost her best friend Hildie and her ability to trust. The fact that she can read minds only helps solidify her negative outlook on the people around her. She can hear what they are really thinking about her.
She’s heard it all: sick, psycho, bitch, ugly, troublemaker. Kristi knows exactly what everyone thinks about her, or so she thinks.
I couldn’t put this book down! It was hilarious and somehow at the same time extremely honest and raw. I was a little worried when within the first six pages ginormous boobs, big-breasted, watermelon-size gazungas and other variations of the word seemed to be all over the place, but either it cut down some, or I just got used to it.
I really enjoyed Kristi’s character and besides our namesake she shares some of my finer qualities. Sarcasm, sarcasm, and sarcasm. She also has a "I don’t give a shit" attitude, and is brutally honest you can’t help but love her.
As the plot started to develop, I had another nervous moment. I thought Vibes was going to take the predictable route when it comes to the popular guy/black sheep girl relationship. But I was surprised and relieved with the way the plot played out. Ryan’s depiction of high school, couldn’t have been any more real. It was just as hideous as I remembered it! I love the topic of beauty that is displayed in the novel. What makes a person good looking– popularity, individuality, personality, acne, health?
Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching, humorous, powerful, are just some of the adjectives that define this novel.
She’s heard it all: sick, psycho, bitch, ugly, troublemaker. Kristi knows exactly what everyone thinks about her, or so she thinks.
I couldn’t put this book down! It was hilarious and somehow at the same time extremely honest and raw. I was a little worried when within the first six pages ginormous boobs, big-breasted, watermelon-size gazungas and other variations of the word seemed to be all over the place, but either it cut down some, or I just got used to it.
I really enjoyed Kristi’s character and besides our namesake she shares some of my finer qualities. Sarcasm, sarcasm, and sarcasm. She also has a "I don’t give a shit" attitude, and is brutally honest you can’t help but love her.
As the plot started to develop, I had another nervous moment. I thought Vibes was going to take the predictable route when it comes to the popular guy/black sheep girl relationship. But I was surprised and relieved with the way the plot played out. Ryan’s depiction of high school, couldn’t have been any more real. It was just as hideous as I remembered it! I love the topic of beauty that is displayed in the novel. What makes a person good looking– popularity, individuality, personality, acne, health?
Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching, humorous, powerful, are just some of the adjectives that define this novel.
penandpencil's review against another edition
3.0
Good characterizations. The 'sick' issues was a bit unrealistic as that verbiage has pretty much permeated popular culture. I liked that idea of her psychic 'power' as a metaphor for the teen experience.
kricketa's review against another edition
3.0
fairly predictable but cute story of kristi, who describes herself as "a big-breasted, slightly freaky, opera-loving, psychic seamstress and cat enthusiast." Also an "ugly bitch." Her former best friend Hildie has ditched her for mainstream popularity, but kristi still holds a candle for Hildie's handsome and popular older brother, Gusty. alas, kristi can read people's thoughts, and is not flattered by what gusty thinks when he sees her. she also blames her mom for her dad's leaving.
because of her psychic abilities, kristi thinks she has everyone figured out and seals herself off under thick eyeliner and a bitchy 'tude. but is she really picking up the right vibes?
because of her psychic abilities, kristi thinks she has everyone figured out and seals herself off under thick eyeliner and a bitchy 'tude. but is she really picking up the right vibes?
sc104906's review against another edition
1.0
Kristi can read minds and everyone hates her jerky ways. After forced to work with a boy who thinks she is "sick" and dealing with her father's return from Africa after two years, Kristi's life is turned upside down.
I could write more in the summary, but I hated this book. The main character was a terrible human being. Just ugh! Lots of graphic scenes, she is obsessed with her boobs (so is everyone else, apparently). She also curses, alot...more than I do and I curse like a sailor.
I could write more in the summary, but I hated this book. The main character was a terrible human being. Just ugh! Lots of graphic scenes, she is obsessed with her boobs (so is everyone else, apparently). She also curses, alot...more than I do and I curse like a sailor.