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| Title | : | Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling #1) |
| Author | : | Megan McCafferty |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 298 pages |
| Published | : | August 28th 2001 by Broadway Books |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Fiction. Contemporary. Romance |
Megan McCafferty
Paperback | Pages: 298 pages Rating: 3.95 | 34784 Users | 1925 Reviews
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“My parents suck ass. Banning me from the phone and restricting my computer privileges are the most tyrannical parental gestures I can think of. Don’t they realize that Hope’s the only one who keeps me sane? I don’t see how things could get any worse.” When her best friend, Hope Weaver, moves away from Pineville, New Jersey, hyperobservant sixteen-year-old Jessica Darling is devastated. A fish out of water at school and a stranger at home, Jessica feels more lost than ever now that the only person with whom she could really communicate has gone. How is she supposed to deal with the boy- and shopping-crazy girls at school, her dad’s obsession with her track meets, her mother salivating over big sister Bethany’s lavish wedding, and her nonexistent love life? A fresh, funny, utterly compelling fiction debut by first-time novelist Megan McCafferty, Sloppy Firsts is an insightful, true-to-life look at Jessica’s predicament as she embarks on another year of teenage torment--from the dark days of Hope’s departure through her months as a type-A personality turned insomniac to her completely mixed-up feelings about Marcus Flutie, the intelligent and mysterious “Dreg” who works his way into her heart. Like a John Hughes for the twenty-first century, Megan McCafferty taps into the inherent humor and drama of the teen experience. This poignant, hilarious novel is sure to appeal to readers who are still going through it, as well as those who are grateful that they don’t have to go back and grow up all over again.
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| Original Title: | Sloppy Firsts |
| ISBN: | 0609807900 (ISBN13: 9780609807903) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Jessica Darling #1 |
| Characters: | Jessica Darling, Hope Weaver, Marcus Flutie |
| Setting: | Pineville, New Jersey(United States) |
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Ratings: 3.95 From 34784 Users | 1925 ReviewsEvaluate Of Books Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling #1)
Some men go through their mid-life crisis by buying a nice red sports car, and marrying their 25 year old secretaries. I go through my mid-life crisis by doing Yoga, eating coffee Häagen-Dazs ice cream, watching John Hughes films, and lately...reading YA novels.SLOPPY FIRSTS is wonderful! It took me back to my youth, and if I could I would jump into this book, yank Marcus Flutie out and call him my own (when he is much older of course so he is age appropriate). Shhhh don't tell my boyfriend.II hope I don't kill the love for this series by admitting that I am a middle aged woman who loves it. Although Jessica Darling is less than half my age, I would have loved to be friends with her in high school...or even now. How pathetic is that?Not very, actually. Jessica is an acerbic, rapier witted narratrix. The picture she paints of a New Jersey high school soon after the millennium change is at turnes hilarious, depressing and ridiculous...just like my memories of high school. I started
REREAD: October 8, 2017:did I really just reread this only seven months after reading this for the first time? yes, yes I did. and it's still a spanking five star fave. Jessica Darling is such a great protagonist and oh Marcus Flutie. ORIGINAL review feb 23, 2017:Wow. I honestly didn't think I'd enjoy this as much as I did. This was great.
If you havent heard of the Jessica Darling Series before thenwell, youve been living under a rock, thats what. If, however, youre like me and have seen the gushing reviews for this all over the place and somehow never picked it upwell, dont make the same mistake I did of waiting for months before reading this: pick it up now. Seriously, this series is just that good. Its funny, its quirky, and its hilarious, but it is also deep, provocative, compelling, and is most certain to strike a cord
Oh boy. So its, uh, been a while since I've written a review. Sorry about that everyone. College and whatnot has kept me busy. So what is it about Sloppy Firsts that inspired me to write? Well, I loved it, for one. Look at that rating! Five stars, baby! And that's not because its a groundbreaking work of literature, but because its funny, true, and smart. This is one of these books I've always heard about, but not one I actually ever saw myself reading. First of all its old. Lizzie McGuire was
Megan McCafferty, you can't fool me. Sloppy Firsts isn't a work of fiction. It's McCafferty traveling back in time and stealing pages from my high school diary -- not the proper one I left behind for my mother and, okay, posterity because I had a heightened sense of self, but the real one I kept locked in my head, full of doubts, fears, hopes, wants, desires, and prejudices. And yes, those desires were sexual even if I was not at the time.This is a book that I absolutely loved reading now and
Update 4/21/2010 After reading the sequel and thinking about Jessica for a while, I don't think I like her that much any more. A little too much negativity and snobbishness. So take this review with a grain of salt.I have no idea why I haven't read this book before, because I certainly heard about it a lot*. The synopsis just didn't sound that special I suppose, because on the surface, "Sloppy Firsts" is just your regular run-of-the-mill YA story about a smart 16-year old girl (Jessica Darling),
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