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Summary: My Darling My Hamburger
Review: Book: My Darling My Hamburger
Author: Paul Zindel
Number of Pages: 122
Publisher and Publication Date: 1969 Harper and Row publishers
ISBN: 0-553-27324-8
Price (if available) and whether it is paperback or hardback: Hardback Imagine if you had parents that never trusted, or that never would believe you. Or even worse what if you had a stepparent that would call u some pretty bad names and your mom would take his side. Well that is kind of what this book is about.
The main characters in My Darling My Hamburger are two girls named Liz and Maggie. They are of course best friends. They are also both seniors in high school. It is about time for prom and they both have dates. But you'll never guess what happens next!!!
I think that this book is a really good book. Personal I loved My Darling My Hamburger. It has a really good moral. It was just like a real story. Everything in this book is based on what is happening in real life. That is just my opinion.
When I read this book it reminded me of one of my friends sister. She has just graduated and basically the same thing that has happened to one of the girls in this story. I am not going to tell you the rest but I guess that you will just have to read and find out for your self.
I would definitely recommend this book to People in 6th-9th grade. The main gender that would want to read this book would be girls because of what the story is based on and because they can relate to it the best. The people that wouldn't like this would be boys. Why? Because of what it is about.
If you really want to know what happens then I guess that you will just have to read and find out what happen next.
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Summary: Not my fave Paul Zindel book
Review: I expected better from him. I enjoyed the warm silliness of his other books,like The Pigman. This one was dramatic and true-to-life. However,it bungled in many places. Some characters were hypocritical and detestable. Maggie and Dennis weren't all that romantic and close,but they were the strongest characters. They provided relief from Liz's ridiculousness. I will give kudos for a poignant,thought-provoking ending. I use such strong language because I knew Mr. Zindel could've done better. It was overall an OK book,but don't read it if you're anticipating more great literature from him. Try The Pigman and its sequel or The Undertaker's Gone Bananas instead.
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Summary: A true-to-life drama
Review: I like books with drama and stories that seem true, so I really liked this book.This book is an example of kids with problems and their friends problems all in one book. This was the first book that I read by Paul Zindel and now he is one of my favorite authors. This was one of the best books that I have read and I encourage other people to read it.
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Summary: excellent
Review: i love this book and would reccomend it to any teenage person...male or female. i usually hate stories of teenage life, but this was very good..highly recommended!
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Summary: excellent
Review: i love this book and would reccomend it to any teenage person...male or female. i usually hate stories of teenage life, but this was very good..highly recommended!
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Summary: Amanda's Thoughts
Review: I read this book because it was on my reading list and because my mom had read it when she was in school. I really liked this book and I read it all in one night. This book had some mature subject matter that young kids should not read. For the most part, I thought this book was good and I especially enjoyed Maggie and Dennis.
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Summary: Funny Book
Review: I read this book in high school and loved it. It was written in a way that felt just like my life at the time. I just bought it again recently and I still love it. One of my favorite books of all time. Paul Zindel is an amazing author!
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Summary: A must read for all teenagers
Review: I read this when I was in junior high school over 20 years ago. Now I felt that it was a great depiction of teenage life that I wanted to share with my teenage daughter as she searches to find herself as she enters the pre-dating scene. I highly recommend this book to any parent that does not know how to express the many things that they went through as a teenager to their children. For our children are exposed to a much different lifestyle than we were many years ago.
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Summary: Slow beginning, picked up a little later on...
Review: I received this book as a trade from bookcrossing.com. I had once read the Pigman in high school, unfortunately, this book doesn't measure up.
Maggie and Liz are friends. Liz is a little more outgoing and popular, who sets Maggie up on a double date with her and Sean. Maggie goes out with Dennis who looks like an "undernourished zucchini...and always wearing the same baggy sweater."
Liz and Sean are very into each other, but Sean keeps pushing the issue with whether or not they are going to "do it." When they get into a fight once again, Liz goes out with an older guy who practically rapes her. When Sean and Liz meet up again, she gives him what he wants, but... with a price.
Even though the book was written in the late 60's, some underlying themes stay the same: pregnancy, abortion, not getting along or being able to communicate with parents, suicide, and premarital sex. It seems as though the author had covered everything...but...for a long while, the book just wasn't very interesting. It's a very quick read, but I didn't get into it until it was almost over. Also, I didn't get the closure I needed at the end between Liz and Maggie.
It's a nice cautionary tale for students that are of high school age, but maybe I've read too much good Young Adult literature in the past to be impressed by this one.
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Summary: A must-read for every high schooler asking questions.
Review: I think this is a very good book that answers the many questions of young adults as they are faced with them. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone. It's just plain good!
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