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Summary: "The funny, touching story of a boy with problems."
Review: After moving to Long Island, New York, from Jersey City, 13-year-old Tony Miglione tries to cope with a new life--new friends (like shoplifting Joel), new feelings (like for Joel's older sister, who un/dresses in front of her window, thus explaining the binocular cover), and virtually new parents (his mother especially, who's become a social climber ever since the family's sudden wealth)--though Tony doesn't cope very well, seeing as how he later develops an ulcer.Even though "Then Again, Maybe I Won't" isn't one of my favorites by Blume, it's still very good. In fact, I have yet to come across a book by her (either for adults or children) that I don't like. This one is more for preteen boys (age 10 - 14), but I'd still recommend it to Blume fans, regardless of age/gender.
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Summary: "The funny, touching story of a boy with problems."
Review: Blume's books are so realistic. She has not written anything that is not if anything, honest. She is brutal in bringing the truth of what these characters think, feel, and desire to the page. She is wonderful and so is this book.
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Summary: Then Again, Blume ROCKS once more
Review: Blume's books are so realistic. She has not written anything that is not if anything, honest. She is brutal in bringing the truth of what these characters think, feel, and desire to the page. She is wonderful and so is this book.
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Summary: So True To Life
Review: For everyone who's ever wanted binoculaurs for something other than bird-watching, for everyone who ever wished they had a raincoat as they headed to the chalkboard to do a math problem, for everyone who ever had an ugly girl pine after them while the golden girl was just out of reach, this book will ring so true to life. I read it at 10 or so and knew that the next couple of years would be trying as my life changed, but there was someone who understood what it was like: Judy Blume. An excellent companion piece to Are You There God? It's Me Margaret. Many parallels can be drawn and I'm sure a graduate thesis awaits someone.
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Summary: Dear Miss,Judy BLume
Review: Hi, I am a great fan of yours. I really enjoy reading your books. The one I enjoyed the most was Tales of the fourth grade Nothing. I think in the then again maybe I won't you could have done a lot better. but that's what i think. Keep up your good work and don't stop writing your books. Sincerly, NJW
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Summary: Still a fan of Judy Blume though
Review: I am a fan of all Judy's books, but this one stunk badly. Your father getting rich from an invention? Knows about your friend and what he does but still hangs around him? Watching his friend's sister Lisa undress? Come on. I thought that reading a book from a boy's point of view was interesting. I think you should stick to stories from a girl's point of view like Are you There god? its me margaret ( also by Judy Blume)
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Summary: Then again,maybe you should read this book
Review: I bought this book for a nickel from a used book sale at a local library. I wasn't sure if I'd like it,but I tried it. Usually I don't read a lot of books with male protagonists;this is an exception. Tony had to deal with new wealth,moving away,coping with problems,and making decisions about his future. Like real boys,he and his friends tried to do macho things. "Then Again,Maybe I Won't" is like a guy's version of "Are You There,God? It's me,Margaret",but without religious elements. I could look into a guy's mind. Girls and boys aren't that different in some ways. We both have our insecurities. I'd reccomend this to novel to preteens.
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Summary: Then again, Mabye I won't
Review: I enjoyed this book because the charaters seemed so real. I think it's creative how the title of her books are always the last sentance in the book. I recommend this book to teens, especially to guys because the main charater is a guy.
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Summary: Excellent coming of age story told in the male perspective
Review: I first read Then Again Maybe I Won't when I was about 13, and it has remained one of my favorite books. It is the only novel, in fact, that I have read more than 3 times. I enjoyed everything about this book, but most especially I was impressed with the maturity and insight of the main character, Tony. He was someone I could identify with, and at that tender age, he was also someone I would have loved to have met and spoken to as a friend. Ms. Blume has a way of fleshing out her characters and making them seem human. I have yet to read another children's book that captured so effectively the trauma of puberty, the confusion of adult relationships, and the painful reality of shirking your childhood to embrace the challenges of manhood. Read it! It's a great book.
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Summary: An Absolute, Must-Read for Girls and Guys Alike
Review: I first read this book when I was about ten-years-old. That first time, I really enjoyed it, but I didn't understand a lot of it (like the stuff about wet dreams). About a year later, I read it again, and learned so much more than the previous time. I am now 14-years-old and have read this novel about five times, and I plan on reading it many times more, regardless of whether I now am supposedly "too old" for it. I am a girl, but I have gotten as much out of this book as any of Blume's involving female characters. In fact, I have probably learned more; now I understand guys so much better than I would have if I had never read this book. It is amazingly realistic and hilariously funny and I can see Tony in so many of the guys I know! I learned more from this novel than from any health class, and enjoyed it more than any T.V. show. All I can say in conclusion is, you absolutely must read this book, whether you are aged 9-12 or not!
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