Am I normal yet? By Holly Bourne
Originality:
♥♥♥♥♥
Quality of
Writing: ♥♥♥♥♥
Characters: ♥♥♥♥♥
Setting: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥♥♥
I haven’t read a book this fast in a long while. Oh my God,
I seriously couldn’t put this book down even if I tried. I am a big (but picky)
fan of contemporary YA books – and this book totally rocked my boat.
Am I normal yet stands
out from other teen illness books – it involves a main character who suffers
from OCD. I have got to say that Holly Bourne painted a very realistic and
engaging story linking to the way a person’s life is controlled by something
that many people take lightly and make fun of. Aside from the OCD story line,
there is the theme of ‘feminism’ and ‘equality’. After having no luck with the
male population (romance-wise), the three main characters learn to think long
and hard about their role as women in society. Obviously not all guys are
douches, but when it comes to society treating girls as trash a whole, well, it’s
clear it’s not totally guys’ fault that they can’t seem to treat women right.
I love how there was such a detailed theme – this is what
makes the story unique. It teaches girls out there to understand feminism in a
more logical way. It teaches girls to understand the meaning of self-respect
and the power of the feminine population. Also, it really tries hard to teach
girls to think on both sides of the argument. If you want guys to respect
women, then women should also learn to respect other women.
This is all very mature sounding and serious. But this book
is anything but. I had so much fun reading it and I can’t wait to read the
second book in the trilogy. A whopping 5 stars from me!
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