A review by bdietrich
Miss Harper Can Do It by Jane Berentson
3.0
I appreciated the wittiness and verisimilitude of narrator Annie's writing. As a teacher and someone who hangs out almost exclusively with 10th graders and people aged 60+, I enjoyed the young adult verisimilitude as well. I desperately miss friends who are my age, so this book was a good escape from people who cringe at the words "crap" and "sucks".
As far as the story, when I read it, I enjoyed it, but I had a hard time just convincing myself to pick it up and read it. I may just be in a reading-slump. However, how Gus and Annie finally get together is just regularly beautiful -no fancy restaurant, no long harangues, no sparkling diamonds- just mushroom shish-kabobs and a Mr. Rogers re-run. When someone confesses their love to me, I want it to be done in the same manner.
As far as the story, when I read it, I enjoyed it, but I had a hard time just convincing myself to pick it up and read it. I may just be in a reading-slump. However, how Gus and Annie finally get together is just regularly beautiful -no fancy restaurant, no long harangues, no sparkling diamonds- just mushroom shish-kabobs and a Mr. Rogers re-run. When someone confesses their love to me, I want it to be done in the same manner.