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A review by goblinz
Marlena by Julie Buntin
4.0
Marlena was engaging from the very first page. You know from the very beginning that Marlena is dead. It switches chapter to chapter from Cats young life in Michigan to her older- slightly regretful- life in New York. Ok.... super regretful. She is also dealing with moderate alcoholism... Ok... moderate isn't the right word either. But all of this stems back to when she first moved to a small town in Michigan, where she met her best friend Marlena.
Marlena is a lower-class girl with spunk. Marlena is the best friend you're jealous of because she seemingly is experienced in everything you're curious about, and she hides it inherently. Marlena has a dark past, and present.
Marlena and Cat experience a lot of up and downs. They have more of a sister relationship than anything else, which makes it so that they are capable of being huge brats to each other to the point where you are seriously angry at the characters because you can't believe they said something so degrading to one another.
As they deal with issues that are caused by one another throughout the book, you also realize that a lot of their issues were out of each others control.
Reading about marlena and cat's last meeting with each other is heartbreaking. Cat's interpretation of their real goodbye is heartwarming. The last two sentences in the book are so wholesome they make you cry- which if the whole book isn't worth a read, it is worth reading just for those two sentences.
This was a wonderful book about friendship, questions and answers about sexual experiences in a young teens life, and hardships. It is relatable and even though Cat isn't the most enthralling character, you see a good example of cause and effect, and a good example of friendship whether it be good or bad.
Marlena is a lower-class girl with spunk. Marlena is the best friend you're jealous of because she seemingly is experienced in everything you're curious about, and she hides it inherently. Marlena has a dark past, and present.
Marlena and Cat experience a lot of up and downs. They have more of a sister relationship than anything else, which makes it so that they are capable of being huge brats to each other to the point where you are seriously angry at the characters because you can't believe they said something so degrading to one another.
As they deal with issues that are caused by one another throughout the book, you also realize that a lot of their issues were out of each others control.
Reading about marlena and cat's last meeting with each other is heartbreaking. Cat's interpretation of their real goodbye is heartwarming. The last two sentences in the book are so wholesome they make you cry- which if the whole book isn't worth a read, it is worth reading just for those two sentences.
This was a wonderful book about friendship, questions and answers about sexual experiences in a young teens life, and hardships. It is relatable and even though Cat isn't the most enthralling character, you see a good example of cause and effect, and a good example of friendship whether it be good or bad.