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Laurie
Jun 17, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction-y-a, fiction---y-a
Yes, it's disappointing, especially for a Libba Bray fan.

This parody/social satire seems to have gone to press way too soon: way too many characters that seem pre-cast with Hollywood A-listers just waiting for the screenplay; unsuccessful shifts and lapses in rhetorical stance; attempts at (David Foster Wallace-esque?) footnoting that jar us out of Bray's trademark breezy, forceful plotting; surfacey attempts to address dozens of social issues faced by teens and our society at large; and fantasy ...more
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Jay
Jun 13, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: ya, favorites, nook
Libba Bray rocks my socks. I'd love to see this book replace one of the many super depressing books you have to read in women's lit in college. A book that puts it all out there AND makes you laugh. Golden. ...more
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Heather
Jun 19, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Libba Bray is a masterful author. Most authors have the same, or nearly the same, writing style book to book. Not Libba Bray! The first books of hers I read were A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and The Sweet Far Thing. I loved these for the mix of supernatural and historical fiction. I then read Going Bovine which was a trippy heroes journey. The writing style was completely different from the first books I had read. Now, Beauty Queens. I love the style of this book- a humorous, yet r ...more
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Julia
May 31, 2011 rated it really liked it
What a hilarious book! I love it :D I strongly recomend it for a nice summer read! :D
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Allie
Mar 19, 2017 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
An extra star b/c the audio book was so amusing.
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Mary Vanpatten
Jun 02, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: yas
Suzie
Jun 07, 2011 marked it as to-read
Crystal Ellyson
Jun 07, 2011 marked it as to-read
Julia
Jun 11, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Cynthia
Jun 13, 2011 marked it as to-read
Magdalena
Jun 16, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Reina
Jun 28, 2011 rated it really liked it
♫Dorkling♪
Jul 04, 2011 marked it as to-read
Meg C.
Aug 11, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Sydney
Sep 01, 2011 rated it it was amazing
buffy
Sep 20, 2011 marked it as to-read
Sammy Keyes
Sep 29, 2011 marked it as to-read
Paula
Nov 10, 2011 rated it liked it
Michelle
Feb 26, 2012 rated it it was ok
Emily
Feb 27, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: own
NJ
Apr 08, 2012 marked it as currently-on-hold
Effy
Sep 06, 2012 rated it liked it
Amanda Friese
Sep 26, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Chelsea
Nov 03, 2015 marked it as to-read
Rhiannon
Oct 01, 2017 rated it it was ok
Shelves: fiction, dnf, humor
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