Fiction: Pretty Little Dirty (Amanda Boyden): Girls are so scary...I know best because I am one.But self-destructive girls are the scariest. Especially when they have one of those inseparable also-self-destructive best friends--the case with Celeste and Lisa.
Uh...but enough with being coy. This thing doesn't end well. Couldn't help whispering aloud "no-no don't ....[go there] [lie to your dad like that] [be needy][give it up so easy]." Shudder.
What else do I say? The writing is sexy and so subtly and normally...disturbing. And some terrifying aspects to maybe think about a little later when I'm ready (and/or older): Lisa has a mother with severe depression; Lisa is a nymphomaniac who doesn't value herself; Celeste and her sisters are so valued by their family that it almost backfires. Really--if you want to read about two girls and their sexual and narcotic adventures, this is the book for you.
Another interesting thing is food. I couldn't figure out exactly what it meant that Celeste and Lisa taught themselves how to make amazing meals for Celeste's family (who might as well adopt her, she's there so often) and that before and also in each pivotal moment, you know exactly what the meal was or will be. It is so effective for imprinting the scene that I was reminded of Hemingway's quote about writing, which is something to the effect of: make sure you get the goddamn weather in your book. Weather and food, I think it should be now.
That's all for now. Rating: a high 7 overall, with several moments of 9+
