Carnage by Lesley Jones
Carnage by Lesley JonesShredded Book Reviews
Would I recommend this book?
One word: Periods. And I don't mean Aunt Flow's monthly visit ladies. It's my biggest pet peeve. NOTE: The Anna Steele wannabe's would come in a close second.
There was a part in the second or third chapter where the lead female, George (or G, Georgie, Georgia..) proceeds to show Sean her goodies....Problem? Not really, except for the fact that she's 13.
Sean is 15 and though it's not that big of an age difference, you gotta "Americanize" it.
Sean (15): 10th grade.
Georgia (13): 8th grade.
So from an American standpoint, all I'm seeing is Sean (Mr. High School) and Georgia (Ms. Middle School). It's pervy. He's at an age where all he wants to do is "tap dat.". The author tried to turn Georgia into this mature, middle school girl, but it was unrealistic, by far. I remember my behavior in 8th grade: Backstreet Boys/Nsync/Hanson obsessed. I could only dream of marrying Taylor Hanson, and no, it's not something I'm proud of. Yet this girl, Georgia, has already showed Sean her bloomers at 5, begun to date him at 11....(I think it's 11, the English school system confuses me...) And has shown her ta-ta's to Sean at 13.
I tried to get past chapter 4, but I couldn't. 13-year-old Georgia has begun planning for a family, or so it seems, stating "I think I shall have a boy first, or maybe two, then we'll have a girl..."
There is a word for this type of behavior in the South: Virgin Clinger. Sad thing is, she hasn't given her virginity to said fool yet. I was too afraid to read on. I just didn't want to know when she handed her virginity over.
A 16 and an 18 year-old, not so bad. And I don't even know why that is. It's been embedded in our minds, I suppose.
This book just wasn't for me. I know people are going to say "Oh it gets better, you should've stuck it out..." No. Maybe if they'd been adults at the beginning, I would've read more. Plus, I'm not really a fan of insta-love.
I couldn't relate to this book or form any connection with the characters.
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