Property of

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Summary: One of my Favorites!
Review: I really liked this book. It was an excellent book until the heroine came in, then it fell just a little. I still liked it though. I found it to be very interesting. Alice Hoffman is one of my favorite authors because she writes wonderful novels, this one was no different.

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Summary: Very decent novel about girls and gangs
Review: I still prefer Foxfire, by Joyce Carol Oates, a much better book dealing with girl gangs. However, Alice Hoffman didn't do a bad job portraying why some girls gravitate towards gangs. The sense of belonging and importance that they obtained when they officially became The Property was something that they probably had not experienced ever before. The nameless protagonist, who is also the narrator, is a very mature 17 year old who is simply looking to connect with someone. The object of her affection is McKay, the leader of the gang. McKay is the epitome of the bad boy, and we all know how attractive a bad boy can be to a teenager. McKay is mysterious, powerful, and a junkie. Sure, this book contains some graphic violence, drugs, sex, the works. This is what the novel is about. Don't expect to find a fairy tale, please!

The silver lining in this novel is that the protagonist eventually comes of age. The process is very painful, but I loved the hopeful ending.

This book is in my honest opinion much better than Here on Earth.

Rating:
Summary: Very decent novel about girls and gangs
Review: I still prefer Foxfire, by Joyce Carol Oates, a much better book dealing with girl gangs. However, Alice Hoffman didn't do a bad job portraying why some girls gravitate towards gangs. The sense of belonging and importance that they obtained when they officially became The Property was something that they probably had not experienced ever before. The nameless protagonist, who is also the narrator, is a very mature 17 year old who is simply looking to connect with someone. The object of her affection is McKay, the leader of the gang. McKay is the epitome of the bad boy, and we all know how attractive a bad boy can be to a teenager. McKay is mysterious, powerful, and a junkie. Sure, this book contains some graphic violence, drugs, sex, the works. This is what the novel is about. Don't expect to find a fairy tale, please!

The silver lining in this novel is that the protagonist eventually comes of age. The process is very painful, but I loved the hopeful ending.

This book is in my honest opinion much better than Here on Earth.

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Summary: Being Wanted
Review: Property of is a book about drugs, love, scandals, and fitting in. It is an excellent book written by Alice Hoffman. She is my favorite author. I am never let down when I pick a book to read by her. Property of is about a girl who wants McKay, the leader of the pack on the avenue. She will do anything to get him to love her. She will lie for him, do drugs for him, or anything just to be around him. She loves McKay so much. She doesn't belong to him though. She belongs to no one. When McKay starts doing heroine and can't stop, will she know what's best for her? Will she still want to love McKay? The book will make you see how someone can really be in love to dedicate themselves to a person. It is a great book that is worth reading. Once I started to read it, I couldn't put it down.

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Summary: One of my Favorites!
Review: The only books I've read by Alice Hoffman are 'Property Of' and 'Practical Magic'. I hope they never make a movie of 'Property Of', thereby ruining it. Potential Readers: Try and ignore the naysayers. Why pick apart things you don't like when all the things put together make the novel what Ms. Hoffman intended it to be? True, heroin and gangs suck in real life. Just because you might never have wanted to belong so badly doesn't make the book a bad one. I still have my original copy from 78? 79? and it's coming apart. I'm buying another copy because I want to pass this one on...This is a great book. Dark, yes, depressing at times, yes. But very realistic to falling in love with a guy who doesn't know what love is.

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Summary: I like this book
Review: THis is the first of her books that i read and i haven't read any other yet but i liked this book. it told the real story of gangs and stuff. i wouldn't expect this author to know much about this topic but she did a really fine job. i give it two thumbs up.

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Summary: Semi Good Book
Review: This was a semi-good book. It just seemed the main character in was a little obsessed and aggravating. She was so klingy and annoying and it annoyed me slightly to see such a pathetic girl such as herself. But all in all the story and the plot were ok.