Title: struck me as pretty phony
Product review: Much, I'm sure, to the author's pleasure, this book has gotten a lot of attention as it has made the "Top 5" most frequently censored books in school libraries, or whatever. This is because, unlike most teen novels, the book deals with themes of masturbation, homosexuality, and drug abuse.Sadly, I don't see what all the fuss is about. This never actually struck me as the honest voice of a teenager (it's written in first-person epistolary style). The whole thing sounded more like an adult trying to sound like a teenager, if you get what I mean. In other words, it seemed like the book was filled with concerns and confusions that adults believe teenagers to be having, rather than being informed by an actual teenage worldview.
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