Puberty Blues by Kathy Lette, Gabrielle Carey

Puberty Blues

Kathy Lette, Gabrielle Carey with Rebecca Macauley (Narrator)

2 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction young adult funny lighthearted medium-paced

Description

'By day we were learning logarithms, but by night, in the backs of panel vans and down on Cronulla beach, we paid off the friendship rings our boyfriends gave us ...' Puberty - riddled with anxieties and humiliations - is the time every girl has t...

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Community Reviews Summary of 184 reviews

Moods

dark 64%
challenging 47%
reflective 47%
emotional 41%
funny 41%
sad 41%
tense 23%
adventurous 17%
informative 11%
hopeful 5%
lighthearted 5%

Pace

fast 81%
medium 12%
slow 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 64% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 29% | No: 23% | N/A: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 52% | No: 23% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 76% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 6%

Average rating

3.16

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