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A review by mjenae
TBH, This Is So Awkward by Lisa Greenwald
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The Good Things:
1. The formatting. I love original formatting.
2. It was realistic—the texting styles, the spats, the obsessions over things above their age level. Ridiculous, yes, and frustrating, but realistic.
3. Cecily (Cece). She was smart and kind and not nearly as exclusive as the other girls. Forgiving and generally happy-go-lucky. And I'm pretty sure she's an Enneagram 9, what with all the peacemaking and acting as a go-between she does.
The Meh Things:
1. It was realistic. These characters are annoyingly oblivious. Blatantly rude and unfriendly for no reason. Sometimes I did not understand them—but that's another real-to-life aspect. The logic of sixth graders is understandably different than my own.
2. The plot was weak and small. It makes sense because the whole story had to be told in texts and emails and notes (which is a limiting format—plus, one scene takes up a bit of space), but it's still facts. I read the story because it was easy to eat up, but I don't know that I liked it. It offered me nearly nothing substantial to walk away with.
1. The formatting. I love original formatting.
2. It was realistic—the texting styles, the spats, the obsessions over things above their age level. Ridiculous, yes, and frustrating, but realistic.
3. Cecily (Cece). She was smart and kind and not nearly as exclusive as the other girls. Forgiving and generally happy-go-lucky. And I'm pretty sure she's an Enneagram 9, what with all the peacemaking and acting as a go-between she does.
The Meh Things:
1. It was realistic. These characters are annoyingly oblivious. Blatantly rude and unfriendly for no reason. Sometimes I did not understand them—but that's another real-to-life aspect. The logic of sixth graders is understandably different than my own.
2. The plot was weak and small. It makes sense because the whole story had to be told in texts and emails and notes (which is a limiting format—plus, one scene takes up a bit of space), but it's still facts. I read the story because it was easy to eat up, but I don't know that I liked it. It offered me nearly nothing substantial to walk away with.