It was good don’t get me wrong, but not as great as I hoped. I feel like that set my expectations really high and this book was a bit of a letdown. Like I said in my review of ‘The Last Boy and Girl in the World’ I think I would’ve enjoyed it more if I hadn’t read ‘The List’ first. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy it because I definitely did but I wasn’t over the moon about it or anything.
I don’t really know what to think of this book. Not when Natalie nearly gets expelled anyway, when her advice hurts more than it helps, not when she can’t stop thinking about a boy she knows she should ignore… What will Natalie do? If only the other girls could be like her. She avoids the jock types, always top honour roll and plans to become the first female student council president in years. ‘Not That Kind of Girl’ is about Natalie Stirling who prides herself on always making the right choices.
I asked for ‘Not That Kind of Girl’ for Christmas but for some reason when my Mom went to buy it they told her it wasn’t available until May for some reason? So she didn’t get it so I went to Waterstones myself to buy it. (Apr.So I kind of fell in love with Siobhan Vivian’s books when I finished reading ‘The List’ and decided to buy more of her work. Ages 13–18.Īgent: Emily van Beek, Folio Literary Management. Offering a well-differentiated cast of complex characters and a thoughtful focus on femininity, sisterhood, relationships, eating disorders, and what it means to be singled out, Vivian proves that beauty and ugliness aren’t always a matter of appearance. Senior Jennifer, deemed ugliest four years running, works her way into a circle of popular girls, a group led by “prettiest girl” Margo, who used to be her best friend. Rebellious sophomore Sarah takes her “ugliness” to a new level by refusing to bathe or change clothes. While some results-self-doubt, shame, pressure-are to be expected, some of the girls respond in surprising and unconventional ways. In this insightful and provocative novel, Vivian (Not That Kind of Girl) explores the effects the list has on the most recently chosen girls. The eponymous list, which mysteriously appears on the walls of Mount Washington High each year before homecoming, has the power to lift or break the spirits of eight female students: on it are the names of the “prettiest” and the “ugliest” girl in each grade.
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