Take Me There in Q&A with Susane Colasanti

Aug 23, 2009 Runa rated it really liked it

While Take Me There is written in the same honest tone Colasanti's readers have gotten so used to, there's just something a bit off about the whole thing. Other than Nicole's issue, which isn't revealed until the very end, it's all about the relationships. I don't want to read only about boy trouble! The characters were well-characterized, but they still didn't seem like well-rounded individuals with big concerns, again, with the exception of Nicole at the end of the book. Maybe if Nicole's prob ...more

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Sep 22, 2010 V. rated it it was amazing

I liked the author's point of view in this book. She wrote it from the perspective of 3 different character's in journal form. I found the plot line engaging as well. I felt like I was back in hign school for a moment... Also I like that fact that the author had a focus on relationships and abuse that may occur within them. When I was in high school, more than 10 years ago, no one spoke or wote about abuse, and I am glad to see that a new generation of readers, will be made more aware of this wh ...more

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Jul 05, 2011 Matthew rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

My friend Susane wrote a book. Well, actually, she wrote several books, and has had much acclaim from them to date. So I read one. It was awesome. I didn't really expect to like it, since it's not in a genre I tend to read, but it was awesome in every way imaginable. The book tells the story of a group of high school friends, over the course of 1 week. The really awesome thing is, it tells the same events from 3 different points of view. And can I tell how cool it was to see how different she wa ...more

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