Weetzie Bat Review
I remember reading this in Junior High School, and it was great. But it was strange. I still loved it. I would love to read it again!
Weetzie Bat Overview
Ten years ago Francesca Lia Block made a dazzling entrance into the literary scene with what would become one of the most talked-about books of the decade: Weetzie Bat. This poetic roller coaster swoop has been repackaged with a sleek new design and is available in both hardcover and paperback editions. Rediscover the magic of Weetzie Bat, Ms. Blocks sophisticated, slinkster-cool love song to L.A.the book that shattered the standard, captivated readers of all generations, and made Francesca Lia Block one of the most heralded authors of the last decade.
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Weetzie lives in LaLaLand - DelusionalAngel - USA
I wanted to love this book, I can't say that I did, though I did like it. It was an odd mix of fantasy and reality, which is why I should have loved it, however I think in this case this story would have been better served picking - real life or a fairy tale fantasy and sticking with one or the other. The blending of the two worlds didn't really work for me. I felt as though things like witches and genies were in the story just to justify the quirkiness of the characters or to make some the storylines just fall into place without having to work them out the way they'd really have to occur for real people.
That said, I did love the characters and the realness of them. Take away the fantasy aspect and I'd probably have loved it, and I do actually love fantasy, it just seemed out of place here. And oddly enough, that aspect only show up in the story here and there but what it adds to the story is so huge, I can't give it a higher rating. I do think at some point I will read the rest of the series though. I did like it at least that much. It deals with birth and death and everything in between in such an honest way that I can't help but wonder what else that author has to say about these characters.
On Amazon it's listed in children's book categories with a reading level of Young Adult. I'm an adult but I have no doubt that my own mom would not have objected to me reading this book when I was young, however this book includes a homosexual couple that are completely accepted by everyone in the book, a threesome (no details), cheating, drinking (it's not really clear if it's by minors or once they're of age), mentions drugs, etc. I can see why some parents would object to the content in this book even if I wouldn't, so if buying this for a child, keep that in mind.
Glittery - AmberLight - Tulsa, Ok
Very creative and charming. I love the alternative style and the imagination. Stimulating of the senses.
Underwhelming stream of conciousness. - -
Can't be bothered to force myself to continue reading this. Free was too much to pay.
This book is ridiculous - M. Holmes - Georgia
I don't really know what to say about this book except that it is utterly ridiculous. The writing style is very strange. It's like all the sentences and thoughts are truncated. It's as if a seven year old child is writing this book and describing their life in the least amount of words and descriptions possible. I don't know. It was just totally bizarre. I'm glad I got it for free or else I would have been WAY WAY ticked off.
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