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18 out of 18 people found this review helpful.
Lost It
This book was such an interesting read. I found the characters to be thoroughly likeable, the problems absolutely realistic and the telling of the story hilarious. When I was finished the book I instantly thought it would make an excellent independent film. I would reco...Read More
This book was such an interesting read. I found the characters to be thoroughly likeable, the problems absolutely realistic and the telling of the story hilarious. When I was finished the book I instantly thought it would make an excellent independent film. I would recommend this book to adults, as well as mature teens, who I believe would get a lot of enjoyment from the humor and complex situations. I think we can all relate to the crazy feelings that would be stirred up from a grandmother buying sexy lingerie for her granddaughter. I guess that's what makes this book so much fun. The characters each have such endearing socially awkward traits. The humor in the novel is an excellent balance to some of the seriously heavy issues the characters confront such as divorce, depression, and cancer. I would have given this book 5 stars, but I felt that it ended a little too early. I was looking for at least a few more chapters at the end of the book to help tie up loose ends. I understand that most books do not have perfect endings tied up in a bow, but I felt like very little was actually resolved.Show Less
posted by readtolive_livetoread on September 22, 2009
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7 out of 15 people found this review helpful.
A very dull book
I was very surprised with how dull this book was. I didn't really catch what the story was even about. It mainly went through one girls boring story of losing her virginity and her sucky life that didn't even have any emotion or didn't make me feel anything for her. I f...Read More
I was very surprised with how dull this book was. I didn't really catch what the story was even about. It mainly went through one girls boring story of losing her virginity and her sucky life that didn't even have any emotion or didn't make me feel anything for her. I found myself forcing myself to read the book all the way to the very end of the book. I don't even think there was a climax to this book. It's a very dull story that I wouldn't reccomend to anyone.Show Less
posted by Mallory_324 on June 10, 2009
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readtolive_livetoread
Posted September 22, 2009
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Lost It
This book was such an interesting read. I found the characters to be thoroughly likeable, the problems absolutely realistic and the telling of the story hilarious. When I was finished the book I instantly thought it would make an excellent independent film. I would recommend this book to adults, as well as mature teens, who I believe would get a lot of enjoyment from the humor and complex situations. I think we can all relate to the crazy feelings that would be stirred up from a grandmother buying sexy lingerie for her granddaughter. I guess that's what makes this book so much fun. The characters each have such endearing socially awkward traits. The humor in the novel is an excellent balance to some of the seriously heavy issues the characters confront such as divorce, depression, and cancer. I would have given this book 5 stars, but I felt that it ended a little too early. I was looking for at least a few more chapters at the end of the book to help tie up loose ends. I understand that most books do not have perfect endings tied up in a bow, but I felt like very little was actually resolved.
18 out of 18 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted November 28, 2008
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For mature audience
LOST IT is the perfect title for this book about losing your virginity, your sanity, your fears, your heart, and your grip on reality. This book is nothing, if not memorable, strange, and unpredictable. LOST IT tells the story of Tess Whistle's junior year of high school and how she falls in love, lies about having a serious illness, overcomes her wildlife phobia, loses her virginity under a canoe, and tries to prevent her best friend from blowing up a poodle with a bomb she's built. The fact that all this can come across as feasible and real is a pretty impressive feat. The characters are all colorful and unconventional, and I can say with certainty that I've never read another narrator quite like Tess. She's got her share of flaws, and I didn't really love her all the time, but it was somewhat satisfying to watch her make her share of mistakes and have to deal with the consequences of her screw-ups not always working out the way she expects, just like a real person. Zena, the poodle-and-bomb-obsessed best friend, and Tess's sassy grandmother are gems of characterization. The only characters who fell a little flat to me are Tess's parents, who are born again conservative Christians (after a kitchen grease fire) and disappear to Utah for most of the book to follow the philosophy of some guy who seems as though he might be a cult leader. It could be because they get so little screentime in the book, but I never really wrapped my mind around who either of them were. I like writers who don't force me to delve into into the character. Lastly, I belive this book is very explicit as far as the sexuality is concerned. I would recommend a parental label or scrutiny before reading this one.
14 out of 16 people found this review helpful.
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Lost It
This book is just real. With all of the Disney movies, vampire novels, and other romance books where everything turns out fantastic at the ending, Lost it is real life. I could see all of this actually happening. No I don't have a best friend who wants to blow up a poodle, or a grandma who buys me thongs, but this book is about your first love and all the emotions and neediness that comes with it. Lost it describes this book in more than just one way. Her whole life gets turned upside down. Her parents and best friend have lost it (their minds I mean) and then of course she lost her virginity. As people said this book should probably be 13 and up but it's definitely something that teenage girls should read. The moral of the story is good at the end too. Sometimes life doesn't work out the way you wanted it to, but sometimes what ends up is even better.
10 out of 11 people found this review helpful.
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A very dull book
I was very surprised with how dull this book was. I didn't really catch what the story was even about. It mainly went through one girls boring story of losing her virginity and her sucky life that didn't even have any emotion or didn't make me feel anything for her. I found myself forcing myself to read the book all the way to the very end of the book. I don't even think there was a climax to this book. It's a very dull story that I wouldn't reccomend to anyone.
7 out of 15 people found this review helpful.
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lissette
Posted February 24, 2009
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lost it
when i picked up this book in the library i thought it was just a regular romantic book and about a girl wanting to kill a poodle. i realy wasnt into romance books more into "war" books or adventure. i basically got this book for the poodle part. but when i read this book i became addicted to romance novels. and canoes!!! i bought the book and have on my bookcase. a book worth getting.
7 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted July 3, 2010
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Lost it review
When I first read this book, I liked it how it all goes to flashbacks of how she actually lost it (meaning her vriginity) and I loved it and finished it in almost one day. I would recommend this book to teens 13-16 if they are mature enough to handle sexual parts in the book. I'm 13 and I loved this book.
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted August 8, 2008
i love this book
i love this book i need a book for summer and this is one that i picked out for me and my friends i couldnt put it down it is so funny and u got to love that her friend is insane!!!! this book reminds me of my life sometimes and i say dont read if ur under 13
4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted July 13, 2008
If i were a book...
this would be me. The apple juice, the ring, everything was so me. Me and my friend were always hesitant about buying this book because the summary made it sound kinda stupid. It's actually got a really good message. It goes into the reality of divorce, sex, school, guys, grandmas, i love this book. It inspires me to write a book like this when i'm older. I love coming across books that remind me so much of myself. This book is definantly in my top three favorites.
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So much more than the obvious
I was surprised how hilarious this small book was but I definitely remember almost losing it ( from laughing so hard) while I read it very late one night, page fifty had me in fits of giggles so hard that my cat kept giving me looks, I was disrupting his beauty sleep, that's for sure. Growing up is hard to do, especially if you're a girl pulled from all sides, never mind normal family because that never exists, even in books, and what about boy problems and maturing/doing the right thing and all that stuff. Mix in some truly crazy best friends, super cool grandma, a bad hamster, an amazing boyfriend who is a total catch, inexperience mixed with innocence and add a dash of the unexpected and you have a fun, charming book filled to the brim with wit. Getting the boy is easy, keeping him is the hard part!
Tess is a fun girl with a big heart, unfortunately she is also full of phobias and watching her handle her first serious boyfriend who has introduced her to some of the grown up things that life deals with is a hoot. Eccentric isn't even the word when it comes to describing Tess, sometimes you want to hug her and other times you want her to man up and do the right things, of course it's always easier to watch from the sidelines as the athlete is the one taking the beating, making corrective comments about perfect performance, but the book forces the reader to get involved; emotionally since you care and because it's engrossing and hard to put down.
"Lost it" deals with the loss of virginity but also the loss of many other things, the theme hums through the book and picks up different themes and makes the reader realize that something else was lost or gained, part of growing and learning. I loved this book so much that I want to read everything else this author wrote, her ease of weaving the story was magnificent, I had a blast reading this and can't recommend it enough. This has some twists and turns and an ending that I couldn't wait to read, especially since the beginning tells you what lies ahead, and it's not necessarily pretty. The tension is good enough to keep the reader on their toes, and it's also a great summer book that will put a smile on anyone's face.
- Kasia S.3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Not My Favorite.
I didn't like it at all.It's a story about how her girl loses her virginity,how crazy her best friend,parents,and grandma is,and on top of that it is poorly written.There are so many different topics-most of which are totally unlikely.I would not suggest this book,don't waste your time unless you personaly have had a best friend who wanted to blow up a dog,you had parents who ran away to feel better about themselves and left you with grandma,lied about having diabetes,and bought your boyfriend a diabetic hamster for Christmas.Lame.
3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted December 19, 2009
I just didnt like it
I didnt like it... the characters where a little odd to me.... i didnt get the point of the story... like her best friend wants to kill a dog..... i would not suggest it unless you like books that are all over the place with different topics
2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted August 28, 2009
fun
teenagers,,need i say more
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Anonymous
Posted July 26, 2008
lost it
this was a........ a very interesting book. i recommended it to all my friends. now we have a serect joke that has to do with a canoe. if you want to know the serect joke or just have a hint read lost it.
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted June 23, 2008
Amazing
best book ever..i read it in 4 hours and couldnt put it down...such a great page turner
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted December 1, 2011
@hmmmmmmmm
her shoes explode wen she shoves them in tiny shoes that are too small
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted November 25, 2011
Slut.
The title explains it all. What she "lost" was her virginity. Dont read this book. Its a sick waste of your time and money.
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Anonymous
Posted August 31, 2011
Dull, and kind of random...
Most of this book seems pretty unrealistic, like the poodle bomb, and being able to lie to her boyfriend for about a month about her diabetes. Also, even though Zena is the character's best friend, she never acted like she was, until the end of the book, where she suddenly get deep and emotional about Zena. So overall, this was just an uneventful book.
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funnylogo
Posted January 12, 2011
not good
its soooooo unrealistic. don't read it if you don't have to. it wasted a lot of my time.
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Anonymous
Posted August 1, 2010
Hilarious book!
I read this book in less than 24 hours. I loved it! It was one of the funniest books I've read in the longest time. Mainly a book for teenagers. The characters were very funny and although a lot of the book dealt with sex and such, it was still mainly dealt with in a funny manor. I highly suggest it.
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Anonymous
Posted July 28, 2010
Loved it!
This book was really good! I started it late last night and couldn't put it down! I would recomend this book to teenagers that can handle the sexual content.
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