The Life History of a Star

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Summary: powerful
Review: This is like my favorite book. Kristin talks and thinks like I do. This is LOL funny, and dark and serious at the same time. I loved it.

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Summary: I don't see what's so bright about this star
Review: When I read the back of "The Life History Of A Star", I expected a funny portrait of a generation gone by through the eyes of a girl close to my age. What I got was something entirely different. "History" starts out very vaguely, with Kristin, the main character, constantly referring to "The Ghost" without explanation. I had to read about a hundred pages before I finally figured out what had happened to her brother, although I guessed what it was beforehand. Kristin's dry, cynical humor was funny at first, but after a while it grew annoying. I don't see how anyone could view two hundred pages of whining and reminiscience as funny.
The characters bother the reader, as well. Almost all of Kristin's friends throughout the book are mean to her and two dimensional. Her parents aren't involved in Kristin's life at all, and her mom is a bit crazy. Overall, I found "The Life History Of A Star" depressing and a waste of time.