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Fun short read, Jan 7 2004

I bought this book because of the title and my friendï¿s fourteen-year-old daughter is already in a serious relationship with her boyfriend. As a mother of a seven-year-old I wanted to find out just what I might not know in the future.

I opened the book and fell into the complex life of a young teenager today. Sophie is adorable, she is great and she thinks for herself.

What I enjoyed most about this book is that the poems portray Sophie's diversity of relationships with those around her - the relationship with her father, mother, two best friends, boyfriends and even her on-line obsession.

My favorite part is the end which I re-read a few times before I sent the book to my… Read more

A very important book, Jan 4 2004

Rosetta Loy opens this book with her first memories of childhood as a young girl in Rome in the early 30s. She then paints the picture from that time to 1943.

This book actually tells two stories - first the account of Rosetta's life during that period of time and second the historical facts of the time.
The entire book impressed me, but two things about this book absolutely AMAZED me.

1. Roessetta Loy's voice. On the first page she is a young girl tended by a nanny, the reader is treated with the perspective of life at this point in time from the unusual view of a curious and intelligent child. As the book progresses and Rossetta ages the story changes in vocabulary and… Read more

Fun!, Dec 29 2003

The authors state in their introduction that when they first started posting a 'position a day' on nerve.com they didn't think their readers would try the positions at home.

Some of the positions seem to defy the laws of physics, but something about seeing the drawing and reading the funny captions makes you want to believe - it just makes you want to try it anyway ... just to see.... what may happen... because... well you never know.

Many of the positions are basic (I mean come on - everyone has done that a few dozen time) others are creative and many are outrageous.

You can tell I really like this book because I've read absorbed it enough to recognize there are at least two… Read more