This book is actually pretty good. Its fun and really interesting. I'm never really bored with it, the plot and idea and timing definitely works well and is well planned out. So far, it's pretty much about a pretty typical teenage girl who grows up in a small town and a big family. She's experiencing love, real friendship, family, secrets, etc. for the first time. But you experience it only from her point of view, you read the journey entries she keeps throughout the summer.
I think it's interesting to see the story from just one characters point of view. You know everyone else, and see everything else through her eyes only. You don't know what actually happens in her life, and what she interprets/changes/enhances through her eyes. You don't actually know how other characters feel or think. You don't know whats real and fake, you sort of just have to go along with her ideas. She pretty much controls all your thoughts and opinions on other things and people, because of the way she feels. And that sort of reminds me of the essay i am currently working on. Its about self acceptance and just being your own person really, and it just makes me think that like I'm just basing my thoughts off of hers.
I also really like the character you see the world from in this book. Her name is Mary Lou. I'm not really sure what it is, she's just so realistic, but also sort of imaginative. Just the person she seems to be i like. even though she's just a character in a book, i admire her a lot. For the way she handles situations and how she acts. But also for how she seems to see things. I just feel like she see's the world in her own way. She's like that typical teenager, but also almost completely different. She has a very strong opinion but is also very understanding. She thought it was gross and weird how her best friend was all over a guy, but she still listened to it, and she stuck with her friend through all the fazes she went through. She's always there for the people who deserve it. And she seems to have a pretty good judgement of who that is for her. She's not all hung up on who she could be or what she could be doing, she's focused on herself, friends, and family. She just minds her own business when she should. Which works out better for everyone. Mary Lou is just a very good role model in my opinion.
