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Summary: Forever
Review: Foever is a book that things are exciting for the people that are more mature or those who like to read books about love. This book is about a long distance relationship. It ends up not working out but they learn from the experience. The protaginist is away from her boyfriend, she ends up liking another boy. There are a lot of exciting details. This book also helps you learn how to deal with pregnancy and shows you how other people deal with it. I think that most girls should read this book
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Summary: Forever-A great book
Review: I fell so compelled to share my view on why I enjoyed this book. It presents a variety of realistic topics common to the everyday adolescent life, bringing up mixtures of emotions and thoughts. This book provides much room for discussion. Although the subjects are very raw, controversial and in shocking detail the lively characters do not fail to skip a beat in presenting and honest and touching book about the loss of one girls innocence and journey through young adulthood. I have to admit I read this book straight in 5 hours I could not put it down. I cried my eyes out over the story and felt myself so angry at Katherine for calling the relationship off with Michael after seeing how much he cares for her. I found myself hating Theo at the end. Still because I would have rather had it end differently does not mean that this book wrong for its ending. I have to agree that the situation it ended in was very real and true to itself. The characters are so well defined and realistic you find yourself pulled in and actually seeing the world through their eyes. You grow to have so much compassion for them at the end of the story and every incident impacts on you much as if it would have if you knew the people in real life. The young narrator's voice is so true to real life and so loud in her opinions and thoughts that she questions everything and you start to feel her pain and confusion. You grow attached to everyone in her life, Erica, Jamie, Her grandparents, and Artie. I about cried when I heard that Artie had tried to hang himself and when she is forced to leave Michael I was right along with her understanding. I know exactly how she felt, I would feel the same if I was forced to leave my boyfriend. I cried when Katherine received the bad news that her grandfather had died. All I thought about was how he had hugged her and toasted to Love with her at Lunch weeks before with her Grandmother. Even though the Grandmother was not in the story much I wondered about her well being after her husband died. The book brings upon important issues that should be discussed and noted. It brings up death of a relative, love, premarital sex, suicide, and taking responsibility for your actions. As soon as Katherine and Michael become sexually active, she attends a clinic for birth control and this is such a great model for young girls to know they can have this opportunity. Another character in the book Sybil has a baby and gives it up for adoption. This offers a look at a choice girls can do if they do become pregnant. Artie's suicide attempt and the loss of Katherine's grandfather are just two more real life subjects a young woman may experience in growing up. It is a journey of growing up through the mist and confusion of graduation, first love, family and friendship which leads to life choices that will stay with us forever The book's shocking realism hit me. It was described in a very descriptive manner that was perfectly clear. There was no confusion about what was going on. At first I was shocked and a bit disturbed by the sexual details but then my mind changed. This issue of premarital sex is such an important issue today in young ladies lived that they need to know in detail so that they do not feel at all alone. It finally raises the point that "Love" may not always last forever. It opens the eyes to blind young ladies that think one love will last forever. It shows this through a course of change and ends in such a drastic way of cutting Michael off for a new life with Theo. I feel that this book is an A+ if even a Double A+ because it hits all the right nerves in the reader to feel, think, understand and deal. It saddens me that it is such a truthful book because I have had the same exact experience as young Katherine and the fact that I had thought so many of the same things she had thought and felt what she had felt made me have so much passion for the book. It really was a form of therapy for me and I am glad I chose to read it. Never did I cry and understand a book so much. I would definitely recommend this to any young teenage girl and I hope that one day If I have a teenage daughter that I might be able to share this book with her and discus it. The only thing about this book I would like to change is that I wish I had read it sooner.=)
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Summary: incredible book
Review: this book was wonderful. it was beautifully written and true to life. it would not influence a person to go out and have sex, it would rather warn them of the dangers of love at such a young age, and that nothing is forever. i am sixteen years old, and this book made me more afraid of sex than eager to do it. it made me think about it, and about my decisions. it is very true to life either way, because the majority of teenagers are not virgins when they graduate high school. in fact, most of them don't even lose thier's in such an honorable way,(with someone they love) the reviewers who called this book perverse and unsuitable for teens have blinders on to the world. just because its" morally wrong" to have sex before marraige, doesn't mean that people don't do it. you can't keep your children secluded from the outside world for their whole lives. if you do this, they will revolt the moment they get the oppurtunity to do so. this book was realistic, it told the true story of love as a teenager. Judy Blume should not be ashamed, all of you close-minded hypocrites should be. Because she was just writing about something that happens everyday in America, but no one else has had the courage to write about thus far.
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Summary: FOREVER
Review: First, I want to say that I read most of the reviews. All the reviewers who said "Forever" was a great book are wrong. Sex is special. It is something that should be saved for marrige. Sure, go ahead, have it before marrige but in the end all you gain is bad memories and regret. Kathy can like Theo and maybe even marry him, but she'll still have that memory of her time with Micheal. I know Kathy is a fictional character, but there are a lot of Kathys in the world. Judy? Are you trying to make millions of girls end up like Kathy? Many of girls are making Kathy their role model. It says in the Bible to not have sex before marrige. Maybe some people would say I'm making too big of a deal of this, but there are thousands of girls affected by this book. I'm not immature or old fashioned. Not every girl in the world can afford to be like Kathy. I am sure many parents do not want a book teaching their girl how to have sex. Judy Blume should be ashamed of herself.
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Summary: FOREVER is a daring book
Review: I was disgusted to read that some reviewers thought Forever should not be kept in school libraries. Just because the book is in a school library does not mean that the school is forcing anyone to read it. It only means that the book is availible. This book, although revolutionary in a way, should only be read by those who are mature enough to read and UNDERSTAND what is going on. Always being an avivid reader I read this book when I was eleven, after reading a couple of Blume's other books, like Are You There God and Tiger Eyes. I was too imature to comprehend the message the book had. I re-read this book when I was 19, after my younger sister finished reading it. We talked a long time over hot chocolate about the themes, and characters and I leared so much more about her goals and morals, than I ever could. Both of us have grown from the book. I applaud Judy Blume for Forever, and all of her other novels, daring to shake the richter scale to bring women and girls these type of books. Overall, this book is profound. I recommend this book to teenage girls. The mesage of false "everlasting love" is an issue that every girl should know about.
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Summary: A good book that you can get through very quickly.
Review: "Forever..." takes place during the mid-1970s, in New Jersey. The story centers around two 17 year-olds, Michael and Katherine, who meet at a New Year's Eve party. Shortly afterwards, they start dating, and fall in love. During the course of the story, Katherine has trouble deciding when the right time to lose her virginity will be. The dialogue regarding the sexual pressure and activity between the two characters is very explicit. Katherine loves Michael very much, but she is not sure whether she is ready for sex. They both think that their love will last forever. The summer entering their freshman year in college, the couple is separated. During this short time, Katherine questions her true feelings toward Michael. She must decide whether she will really love Michael "forever". Even though I really enjoyed this book, I did not give it 5 stars, because I was dissatisfied with the ending. Otherwise, it was a very quick book to get through, and I would definitely recommend reading it.
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Summary: About Forever
Review: I've read over several of the reviews for Blume's "Forever" and I feel like I want to take both sides, but honestly, I think this is a great book. Judy Blume, if some of you don't know, wrote many childrens books such as "Fudge," "Are you there god, it's me margaret," and the like. And for those of you that don't know, Judy Blume is also an author of many ADULT books. She's an author - I don't think there is any law saying she has to write only childrens books just b/c she's known for them. And granted, the book is graphic, but I believe if the reader is mature enough for its content, then it's okay. It's not pornographic, it's not a "how to" book. .... This book is a form of sex/emotional education. Hey, this stuff happens and this is what teens usually go through. Some, or rather, many of you may not want to read it, may not want to believe it, but this is what happens. And the book is not just about sex, it's about the emotions faced during teen-years - I was also surprised to have found Blume writing about suicide. Good Book for Mature teens. Not for the immature or close-minded.
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Summary: very touching...
Review: I am 21 years old. I just read this book for the first time, cover to cover. It was a very touching story. Tells of many emotions I've felt as a teen and still do today in some ways. I personally feel that this book may not be well-understood by a girl who has not yet experienced a sexual relationship. I felt bad at the end that Kath's and Michael's relationship had to end. I could've made the same decision myself quite a few times, and almost did but it never worked out that way. I've been with my boyfriend since I was 15, and I wonder if the same thing could've happened to us permanently, like Michael and Kath, if we were separated for a summer. However, you never know what happens after the book ends, maybe they get back together, maybe Kath and Theo get together... leaves you wondering... Anyway the only things I did not like about the book was that I had a little trouble following the dialogue at times and had to read it over to make sure I knew who was saying what, and the book takes place in Union County, New Jersey, which is where I live so I couldn't get over how they kept mentioning all these familiar places! :-) However I tried not to let that distract me and all in all this book left me with a lump in my throat. I'd recommend it to a teen with some experience in love if she wants to get more out of the book. Anyone who read it before having a sexual/love relationship should definitely read it again during or after a relationship.
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Summary: Grow up!
Review: I believe Forever was a great book, and should be read by many teens. I also feel that people who think its "wrong" to read it because its "gross" or "nasty" need to grow up! You can't hide from life. These people need to wake up and realize, that their children are going to have to face these problems in their life sooner or later. So why not allow them to read it? I think its better to read it, so then if you have any questions you can ask someone. Sure, there are some sexual scenes in this book, and if you are not mature enough to deal with it, then close the book and go back to it when you are ready. I know you'll end up coming back to the same page you closed and start reading it looking to solve your problems and/or questions. Every teen should read this book!
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Summary: Every teen should read this book
Review: This book was an excellent exploration into the everyday experinces of many modern teens. It lets its readers know that the feelings the readers might feel at some point are normal. I throughly enjoyed this book and read it cover to cover in one day. It was in my mind for several days afterward and continues to have an affect on my life.
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