One proof that I don't pay enough attention to blurbs is that I hadn't expected this was actually of the supernatural/paranormal genre. I was all "oh! he's a real angel!" when I got to that part.
I think this is a good book for teenagers who have the half-empty outlook in life. I'm not very convinced the I'm not in love with my best friend-wait maybe im in love with my best friend-wait no im really not in love with my best friend part is necessary. It was annoying but I guess it's part of the plot. I had to knock down two stars because of that but over all, I liked this book.
This is a very easy, uncomplicated read. It's sort of an in between book. It's one of those books I like to read when deciding what book to read next. For some this might be like an airplane/airport book.
How do you write a review of a book that is not your genre? Lol. I was never a big fan of self-help. Especially if it's a personality/social/motivational ... thing. I'm a firm believer that, deep inside, people know what they should do in certain situations. We know what's right and wrong. We're just too stubborn to follow it. At least that's how I am.
Reading The Club Rules makes me prove my point. Most of the rules and tips in here are what you'd call a no-brainer. You don't need anyone to tell you these because anyone with an average IQ should already know that, when meeting people, you should Rule #1: Be Yourself. The thing is, when you go over the stories (examples?) the authors enumerated, you would actually agree that someone HAS to lay down the rules because, surprisingly, there is actually a Greg or a Susan or an Anna or a Michael in your circle of friends ... or one of those people could be you. Unknowingly, you're doing the things you know you shouldn't be doing. So I guess this book would be a good ... reminder? Not to mention each story is sort of a juicy confession that some people (the right audience) might find amusing/entertaining.
Technically ... "Don't be (too much) of a tease" is not a sentence. If you remove the parentheses or if you put "of" inside the parentheses then it is a sentence ... because if we remove parentheses with the phrase in it, it would read: "Don't be of a tease" which doesn't make any sense ... Sorry I just got off work editing documents.
Again, this is not my kind of book but ... yeah, some of the stories made me snigger. Three stars?
Probably the only good thing about this book is the ending. You know? Because I can finally stop reading it!!!
Okay, the "lesson" Clay Jensen learned (if you even got to finish the book because I know people who gave up without even getting to half of it) was good too and that's one of two reasons why I even gave it a star. The other is that it wasn't badly written, but OMG this story! I wouldn't want my nephews to go anywhere near this book. If this is what teenagers read these days they might as well just watch crappy noon time shows. As if teenagers don't already think the world revolves around themselves and only themselves, we come up with literature like this. It's like giving them a reason to feel sorry for themselves instead of just SUCKING IT UP!!!
It's
not like she did what she did because she had a mental illness. I had
bipolar and manic depressive friends and even they don't have the need
to lay blame. And they are some of the most misunderstood people in the world.
This is a very sensitive issue, I get it, but if each *coughselfishcough* reason this girl has for doing what she did is even an excuse I probably shouldn't be turning 31 soon. I would've killed myself a long time ago. A lot of us would've done so. I was a teenager too. KIDS! High school is not going to kill you. Well, it's not supposed to. Were the people in school mean to you, Hannah? Yes. Is that reason enough to kill yourself? Pft. You mentioned your parents were going through a tough time at the moment and that was hard for you ... What? Their only daughter committing suicide will make them feel better? I mean, you don't have to be the one to solve your parents' financial issues but you could at least NOT ADD UP! Plus! Guilt tripping? Seriously? You did admit you let them do what they did to you but you said if the listener is the last person on the tape then that person can go to hell. The last person (actually a few people, by the looks of it) tried to help you and you just misinterpreted his words ... why? Because you already made up your mind because you're selfish.
Here's a thought. When you die, are you sure people are going to feel guilty for not trying harder to reach out to you and help you and be there for you all the time? Are you sure they will miss you? How do you know they won't think: oh thank God, at least we don't have to deal with all the drama anymore!!!
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