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Faking 19 |
Author: Alyson Noel
Published: 2005-03-01 |
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 Amazing, she did it again
Alyson Noel is one of my fave authors and faking 19 is no exception to awesome novelist skills. And I actually stole the nickname M and call my little sis that. I don't want to give too much away but this book is full of teen relbellion, rule breaking, teen romance, and fun. A good summer read.
 Another Great Story from Alyson Noel
Everyone knows what senior year means: it's party time!
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br /At least, that's what it's like for best friends Alex and M. During the week, they do their schoolwork, but on the weekends, they let loose and get wild. After their traditional weekend snack, they go shopping or to whatever party sounds interesting. And everything seems to be going great, until the seams in Alex's life start fraying.
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br /Despite giving off the appearance that her life is perfect, Alex's life is far from it. Her parents split when she was young. Now her dad is busy working and hitting on other women while her mom just ignores her. Alex's grades are steadily declining until she's failing, loses her scholarship, and even faces the possibility of not graduating with her class. On top of that, there are problems with her best friend M and also with an older guy Connor. It might not seem that Alex and M could have difficulties with their friendship because they've known each other since Alex moved to Orange County. And as for Connor, he just seems like the perfect British hottie.
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br /Throughout the book, Alex is forced to reevaluate her life and what she wants. There are some harsh realizations she is forced to face about her M and others about her dad. She has to figure out what she wants to do with her life, but for Alex, that's a lot easier said than done. She can't figure out where she wants to go, and since her grades have hit a new low, she might not even be able to attend college.
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br /Of course, this is the kind of book that won't be good unless it has a happy ending, which it does. I was glad that the ending wasn't too perfect, because then it wouldn't be realistic. In my opinion, Faking 19 was a very well-told story that could happen in real life. I appreciated how the story sounded like it could take place where I live. Contrary to what a reader might infer from the title of this book, Faking 19 is not all about fake IDs to get into the next hottest club. It's more of a story of a girl finding herself and discovering what she wants. I would recommend this book for a light read.
The Inside Look on Faking Nineteen
Have you ever tried to look a little older than you really are? Well, your not alone. In the story Faking Nineteen by Alyson Noel, a young girl named Alex certainly does the same. But she does it for all the wrong reasons. Alex and her best friend M get themselves tangled up in a web of lies that leads to some serious trouble. This book takes place mostly in the central part of California. The theme of this book is lies because the story is all about what kind of mess you can get yourself in when you don't tell the truth.
br / In my oppinion, this story was amazing and keeps you wanting to read until the very end. The genre of this book is chick lit and I would recommend it for any teenage girls in middle shool through high school. This book moves at a very fast pace. For instance, an event will happen and then right after the author jumps into another event. This book is not only interesting, but has a very meaningful moral as well.
br / On page 208 Alex quotes this from an unknown source, "Non je ne regrette rien." It means that you should not regret anything you learned from. I think this is very true. It also helps Alex to realize that she has done some bad things in the past, but she learned from them. Therefore, there is no reason to regret them. Overall, this story is an awesome read. How far will Alex and M go to save themselves from their terrible lies? Find out by the reading the wonderful novel, Faking Nineteen.
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Something Special
Faking 19 is a relatively predictable teenaged novel. It fallows the lives of two girls living in the current hot spot-- California. They seem to be polor opposites- rich/poor, blonde/brunette, etc, but they are best friends. As the plot unravels, we learn that the rich girl (M) is not as lucky as her poor friend Alex assumes. The ending is predictable and unexciting, and the characters relatively shallow, but something about this book makes you want to finish reading it.
Review by Julia
Faking 19 isn't just a shallow book about some messed up teenagers life. This book really goes to and captures real life experiences that happen to teens. Alyson Noel really knew what being a teen is about and how it works and what goes on with us between friends and ones own head. Alex and M have great lives and our great friends. But for real?
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br /Alex has the life any teen would want. A popular best friend, she has skills that lead her to straight A's and she's great looking too. But as High School progresses Alex finds herself in a deep hole she dug herself into. Now she's failing almost all of her classes and skips them just as often as anyone's would normally go to them. She could care less about her future until she gets a severe reality check. She won't be able to get into college. If you rule out her not being able to pay for it. Since her parents split up her father doesn't want to pay for college, and a scholarship is out of the question, regarding her grades. After she has an intense meeting with her Mom and the Guidance Counselor, she knows she needs to pull up her grades, and fast. But she skips and takes a trip to LA, where her and her popular, rich and beautiful best friend M, takes her. There they meet their future, Connor for Alex, and Trevor for M. They're hot older guys, around 23, while these "innocent" girls are only 17. But of course,17 is way too young. So why not be, say, 19. Connor and Alex get into an intense relationship, and quickly, in the heat of the moment, start to have sex. At the last second she screams to tell him she's not ready. Alex just hasn't known this guy long enough. This wasn't special enough. Her FIRST time had to be great right I mean yeah, this guy was hot, gorgeous, rich and powerful. But did he love her? Did he even know her? But maybe he really wants to get to know her, maybe it can work. As time progresses the girls create meaningful relationships with these men. But Trevor gets M into something neither Alex nor M expected. She starts smoking pot, doing ecstasy and coke. M's mom finds her pot in a shoe and gets mad. But M goes and blames it on Alex, in fear or getting in trouble. Yet in reality, M's mom could care less if it was hers. She has her own problems. Her husband is having an affair and she can't let herself leave him. She loves her materialistic life, and doesn't want to sacrifice it. And to make things worse for M, she finds her Dad out? with his new girlfriend, and uses it against him to be able to spend even more money. But Alex doesn't have problems like her. She finally haves sex with Connor, and it's amazing. So they do it again another day, even though Alex still needs to bring her grades up. And in the morning she tells Connor she's 17. He flips out. Their relationship is ILLEGAL! So there goes their relationship. Down the drain, they're over. Now Alex really decides to focus. She gets down to work and brings her grades up a lot. She even wins a scholarship. She starts doing great, but for real? Her and M start having problems. Alex realizes M bribes her to do things. And she hates that. Maybe she even hates M. She needs time to think.
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br /I think this book is exceptionally written. Noel really dug deep into what happens with our lives. I think the book should have a sequel or maybe be longer though. I absolutely love the last chapter and how things pull together, but the ending with the last few chapters keeps you wondering. I like how you can make up your own ideas about how it all turns out, but I always want to know more. I think this book had depth and real meaning and it goes to show what materialism does to your life. It lets you know that drugs get you somewhere that you don't want to be and it can ruin your relationship with your friends really easily. And how lies just never end and lies make more lies that ends you up in a mess. One that's just too hard to untangle.
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