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Title: Teenage Angst
Review: I think I'm too old to read anything Francesca Lia Block writes. Having said that, I'm sure I'm too old.Block's writing appeals to the most base sense of suffering, and therefore I can see why it appeals to teenagers. Since my taste in literature has expanded beyond a diet of angst, feeling misunderstood, and that there is nobility in suffering, it was a chore to make it through this book. Teenagers will love it for the mere fact that it's somehow validates their own overblown sense of angst.I'm sure there is a message within the pages of this book, a triump of the human spirit, but I was left with the impression that the main character would rather continue to suffer valiantly than take the high road.I also worry when reviews contain the words "magical" and "poetic."
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