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Summary: great book!!
Review: this book is about a 16 year old,cyd charisse, who loves to just enjoy her self and break all the rules.she doesn't care what anyone thinks and isn't afraid to tell people what's on her mind.she carries around her doll gingerbread and talks to her like she's a real person.i can understand why though because it is the onlything she has from her "real-dad"...so yes you can call her "bad" or "twisted" but really she just wants to get to know her other side of her family.when i first read this book i really wasn't into it but i kept reading and found that i really liked it. For an adult auother i think Rachel did a great job of writing in a teen girl's point of view.i liked this book but i would have hoped for the ending to be a little longer in explaing her trip to NY to meet her father,but over all it was great: )
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Summary: It's whats underneath the awesome cover that counts...
Review: I took one look at Gingerbread's vibrant colors and bought it. I thought the book was funny at
parts, and overall I enjoyed it, but now that I come to think about it, I am the same age(16)
as Cyd Charrisse and it seems to be a little hard to believe most of whats shes been through.
As messed up as she may make her life sound, it can't be that bad being rich, skinny, and
have a great boyfriend. Regardless of that the characters become very appealing and
it is very well written. The book also makes a good statement about how it's what underneath that really
counts.
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Summary: RE: 11 Year Olds and Teenage Books Don't Mix
Review: I enjoyed gingerbread. At certain parts I felt Cyd's antics were a bit melodramatic but at the same time she reached a certain ephany towards the end of the story which I came to respect. Sadly those reviewers who only read up to page 23 will never learn of the value of "Cyd's Journey."I understand that at the age of 11 one might find the contents of a book in the childrens section of a library deviod of content At the same time reading a book that is geared toward a more mature audience is not going to give you enjoyment. Putting aside that maybe it makes you feel grown up. How do you honestly expect to relate to the characters when you have not lived one day as a teenager or in high school for that matter.
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Summary: UGH
Review: Your typical teen angst, woe is me, complaining novel. After awhile, you can tell this book is influenced Sandra Cisneros' book, The House on Mango street, but not nearly as original. Cyd Charrise is a "crazy" young girl who just got kicked out of boarding school, has a "shoplifting" problem, cuts herself, and has a wonderful boyfriend. After awhile, her doll, aptly named "Ginger Bread" given to her by her real father starts to get annoying. She purposely makes herself trendily quirky by nicknaming people, and making sure the reader knows she considers her doll to be a REAL LIVE PERSON. Look at her character, and she's just a flat based person. Her boyfriend is equally odd. How convinient. Her choice of friends is so CLIQUE. And somewhere in the middle of the book, Cyd begins to have some sort of baby talk lingo thing going on. Giving nicknames to god know every single thing everywhere. This book is one big stereotype, the worst kind since it's not suppose to be one. I wouldn't reccomend this pointless book to anyone with somewhat of a pulse... Don't waste your money for the "totally awesome" cover of Ginger Bread
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Summary: Could have been good
Review: I picked up my copy of 'Gingerbread' with the hoping that this book would be different. I was pulled in by the bondage bracelets, combat boots, and striped socks. I thought to myself, "Hey! This person is like me!" Instead, I got a story about an 'alternative' girl who was OF COURSE a druggy, with a 'bad' boyfriend, and all around a 'bad' girl. Why oh WHY isn't there a book out there about an alternative girl who isn't totally bad?
Other than my opinion on that, I didn't find the book too interesting. Heck, about a month later (now) I've forgotten what its about! That is not good in a book!
Well anyways, thank you for reading my opinionated writing. I hope that this helps you in any way.
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Summary: Only a page
Review: While I was at teenreads.com I scrolled over a review for Stuck in Neutral (also a very good book) and in the corner I saw the cover of Gingerbread, and needless to say it caught my eye. I read the review AND an excerpt and I was hooked. I keep thinking to myself that I need to buy this book. For Reader Age 11 I don't really think it's the fact that she's 11 (i'm 12 and It caught my attention) but more the fact that either her maturity level is lower than mine or she just couldn't get into the story or the plot line. Don't judge people because they're younger than most, it's just unfair.
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Summary: 13-year old reader
Review: I really enjoyed Gingerbread. I read it in a 4 hour period. I really think the younger audience should avoid it. The characters really come alive. I seriously wanna meet Shrimp, and his older brother. Cyd Charisse is a typical teenager, complaining about everything. I found myself going to Starbucks when I finished!
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Summary: In Reply To 'An 11 year-old reader'
Review: You obviouslyARE an 11 year old reader. This book was not written for 11 year olds, and not meant to be read by people under the age of actually understanding what it is about. Just because you have read enough books for YOUNG ADULTS (i.e teenagers) does not mean you actually understand them or everything about them. You definatly don't understand Gingerbread. Maybe you should actually read more than 23 pages of the book before you comment on it.
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Summary: Did not hook me in at all
Review: It's possible that because I am only 11 years old my conservative nature will turn me off of a book like this even if it has a good story. Still, I have had enough experience with young adult books to fairly judge whether or not a story makes you interested from the start. And I can wholeheartedly say that Gingerbread did not. On account of the fact that Cyd Charisse's life, in short, [stinks], she is constantly complaining. She whines about everything except her boyfriend, Shrimp, his older brother, and a few odd friends like Sugar Pie and Cyd Charrise's rag doll. Though I am only on page 23 of the story, I am saying to myself, "I don't care about any of these characters; Cyd Charisse seems like a teenager with no common sense." I believe that there is more to life than guys and criticizing the world.
On top of this, the plot of the book itself is a little uneven and dull. Girl [messed] up at New England Boarding school, girl comes home to annoying parents, doesn't know her real father that well, has a weird boyfriend that she gushes about. Journal books about females always contain characters with dysfunctional parents, problems with their social life, and the hots for some guy. This is no different. Unless I open Gingerbread and read an unexpected profound passage somewhere, I doubt that I will finish it. Anyone who reads my descriptions and thinks "YAWN" about this book should stay away. Most people my age haven't been quite as exposed to more mature topics like I have anyway, and I suggest you all skip over this one for now. We might just like it in a few years.
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Summary: Gingerbread recieves 5 stars for best book
Review: I thought Gingerbread was very good. It talked about things that a teenager would go through. Conflict with school, friends and parents are some things that I think all teenagers have to deal with sometime or another.
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