The Rotters' Club

Rating:
Summary: Ho Hum
Review: Was writing for the high school paper a really important factor in shaping your personality? Was it important to you to be in the "right" group in high school? If yes, then you might find The Rotter's Club interesting. If, however, you never even knew your school had a paper, or didn't care about what was happening in the faculty lounge then you will find The Rotter's Club, and the group of kids in the book whose life seems to revolve around their school activities painful to read.

The premise of this book is great: growing up in an England that is in economic and social disarray. There are strikes, IRA bombs and new artistic movements that are changing the landsacpe in England. But, what do we read about in this book? Mostly how much a character, Ben Trotter, who is insufferable, wants to get into the pants of the school hottie. Guess what, because of his sincerity and writing ability, he does. Like, who cares?