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Lifted
Shoplifting and blogging . . . now Robyn's a celebrity.Robyn is a compulsive shoplifter - with a difference. Everything she steals, she donates to charity shops, then blogs about it anonymously. She doesn't need to steal, but shoplifting gives her a buzz like no other. Soon everybody's talking about the mystery blogger. At last Robyn has the fame she craves - only one person knows who she really is, and he's sworn to secrecy . . . Will Robyn risk everything by revealing her true identity - is fame worth any price?
- GenresYoung Adult
228 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2010
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March 20, 2017
Meskipun teenlit, tema utamanya bukan tentang cinta, melainkan tentang tokoh yang suka melakukan kejahatan.
Mengutil.
Membaca novel ini membuat saya teringat dengan Perfume-nya Patrick Suskind. Tentu saja beda level, tapi saya suka bagaimana emosi dipermainkan karena tokohnya melakukan perbuatan jahat, tapi pembaca malah berharap ia tak tertangkap. Rasa deg-degan ketika hampir ketahuannya itu lho, yang bikin nagih.
Di satu sisi kita tahu bahwa sang tokoh melakukan perbuatan tercela, dan kita tahu kalau dia tertangkap artinya cerita akan selesai. Tapi di sisi lain kita penasaran bagaimana konsekuensi yang harus ditanggung sang tokoh.
Dan, ending teenlit ini tidak mengecewakan saya. Sedikit menggantung, tapi bolehlah.
Mengutil.
Membaca novel ini membuat saya teringat dengan Perfume-nya Patrick Suskind. Tentu saja beda level, tapi saya suka bagaimana emosi dipermainkan karena tokohnya melakukan perbuatan jahat, tapi pembaca malah berharap ia tak tertangkap. Rasa deg-degan ketika hampir ketahuannya itu lho, yang bikin nagih.
Di satu sisi kita tahu bahwa sang tokoh melakukan perbuatan tercela, dan kita tahu kalau dia tertangkap artinya cerita akan selesai. Tapi di sisi lain kita penasaran bagaimana konsekuensi yang harus ditanggung sang tokoh.
Dan, ending teenlit ini tidak mengecewakan saya. Sedikit menggantung, tapi bolehlah.
September 15, 2010
I found this in the corner of my library, on the 'New Books' display hidden behind some boy book. I'd just finish Monsters of Men and thought even though I have a whole library in my room of books, I didn't have a book that I owned that I wanted to read. Weird, I know. So I popped down there on my day off and got this...interesting book
Ruby is a compulsive shoplifter; she only steals when she feels sad or anger or just wants to. But she's a shoplifter with a difference. She steals expensive clothes and gives them to charity shops - and then blogs about it on her Robyn Hood blog (I didn't get it at first but it soon clicked when they mentioned it). Soon she's a celebrity and everyone is talking about who she is. Only one person knows her identity and he's sworn to secrecy. Will she get caught? And will people find out her true identity?
Well, to be honest, we never know. You'll see why if you read the ending but it's left on one of those supposed to be cliffhangers that is supposed to have you sitting there thinking 'Oh my god. What's going to happen next?' when really you can just guess and they hint it badly as well. It's an okay book. There are some good parts but if it had been longer than 214 pages, I would have got bored. So....it's an okay book. Could be better but it was just...written weirdly. I've never read any other of her books but I think one of them won an award. Let's hope it was better than this one :)
Ruby is a compulsive shoplifter; she only steals when she feels sad or anger or just wants to. But she's a shoplifter with a difference. She steals expensive clothes and gives them to charity shops - and then blogs about it on her Robyn Hood blog (I didn't get it at first but it soon clicked when they mentioned it). Soon she's a celebrity and everyone is talking about who she is. Only one person knows her identity and he's sworn to secrecy. Will she get caught? And will people find out her true identity?
Well, to be honest, we never know. You'll see why if you read the ending but it's left on one of those supposed to be cliffhangers that is supposed to have you sitting there thinking 'Oh my god. What's going to happen next?' when really you can just guess and they hint it badly as well. It's an okay book. There are some good parts but if it had been longer than 214 pages, I would have got bored. So....it's an okay book. Could be better but it was just...written weirdly. I've never read any other of her books but I think one of them won an award. Let's hope it was better than this one :)
December 3, 2012
Lifted starts with Robyn’s first blog entry, telling us about how she steals a pair of tights from a clothes shop, which she subsequently donates to a charity shop because she feels guilty. The narration shifts between Robyn’s blog entries and a third person narrative following Ruby (aka Robyn) and Noah, her across-the-road-geeky neighbour.
The blog entries in Lifted are great, Robyn is instantly likable in the first few pages and you understand why she did it (for the most part). Personally I would have preferred more blog entries as Ruby outside her Robyn persona wasn’t as endearing as the girl you get to know in the blog.
Both Ruby and Noah develop well throughout the story, Noah in particular grows a lot from the first introduction. I felt that Ruby’s parents weren’t as rounded as they could have been, particularly as they have such a huge impact on her actions.
Lifted is well written with a good premise and believable characters.
The blog entries in Lifted are great, Robyn is instantly likable in the first few pages and you understand why she did it (for the most part). Personally I would have preferred more blog entries as Ruby outside her Robyn persona wasn’t as endearing as the girl you get to know in the blog.
Both Ruby and Noah develop well throughout the story, Noah in particular grows a lot from the first introduction. I felt that Ruby’s parents weren’t as rounded as they could have been, particularly as they have such a huge impact on her actions.
Lifted is well written with a good premise and believable characters.
January 27, 2016
Yang aku suka dari teenlit impor adalah temanya yg beragam dan tidak mainstream. Buku ini berkisah tentang cewek yg punya hobi (kelainan) mengutil. Meski tone-nya rada gloomy, tapi tetap enak diikuti. Well-written!
June 5, 2016
424 - 2016
Menarik, bisa melihat seperti apa jalan pikiran tukang kutil, eh, pengutil yang sebenarnya mencuri barang-barang yang tidak dibutuhkan, tapi hanya ketagihan sensasi adrenalin saat beraksi saja.
Beli diskonan di Gramedia Plangi, hanya 20k saja.
Menarik, bisa melihat seperti apa jalan pikiran tukang kutil, eh, pengutil yang sebenarnya mencuri barang-barang yang tidak dibutuhkan, tapi hanya ketagihan sensasi adrenalin saat beraksi saja.
Beli diskonan di Gramedia Plangi, hanya 20k saja.
January 5, 2015
It was so exciting !!!! i couldn't put it down !!!!
January 19, 2022
dziecięca i trochę nudnawa ale przeczytałam w niecałe trzy dni na odmóżdżenie. Chwilami nawet mnie zaskoczyła. Bardzo lekka
July 29, 2023
One star for being a relatively quick read and the other star for Noah whose too good for Ruby The Bratty Twatty
August 16, 2015
satu kata : MENARIK!
novel ini benar-benar membuatku ingin terus membuka halaman selanjutnya bahkan ketika aku sedang merasa lelah untuk terus membaca. aku penasaran akan kelanjutan nasib Ruby dan blog Robyn Hoodnya yang penuh pro dan kontra.
tidak hanya dibuat penasaran dengan kelanjutan nasib Ruby, aku juga dibuat tersentuh dengan pengorbanan Noah untuk Ruby. Noah rela jadi pacar simpanan dan itu rasanya pasti sakit bukan main lantaran Noah hanyalah cowok kutu buku yang gila komputer sebaliknya Ruby cukup populer dan dekat dengan kakak kelas yang keren.
ketika merasa jenuh dengan kehidupannya yang datar, Ruby melakukan hal menantang dengan mengutil. prilaku itu membawa sensasi yang berbeda dan membuat adrenalinnya terpacu. tapi Hobi baru Ruby itu yang justru membawanya pada Noah dan cerita cinta diam-diam itu pun dimulai.
aku sangat merekomendasikan buku ini untuk dibaca! kalian akan dibuat bingung namun masih dapat menggunakan logika untuk mencerna kisah akhir dari cerita hidup Ruby dan Noah! <3
novel ini benar-benar membuatku ingin terus membuka halaman selanjutnya bahkan ketika aku sedang merasa lelah untuk terus membaca. aku penasaran akan kelanjutan nasib Ruby dan blog Robyn Hoodnya yang penuh pro dan kontra.
tidak hanya dibuat penasaran dengan kelanjutan nasib Ruby, aku juga dibuat tersentuh dengan pengorbanan Noah untuk Ruby. Noah rela jadi pacar simpanan dan itu rasanya pasti sakit bukan main lantaran Noah hanyalah cowok kutu buku yang gila komputer sebaliknya Ruby cukup populer dan dekat dengan kakak kelas yang keren.
ketika merasa jenuh dengan kehidupannya yang datar, Ruby melakukan hal menantang dengan mengutil. prilaku itu membawa sensasi yang berbeda dan membuat adrenalinnya terpacu. tapi Hobi baru Ruby itu yang justru membawanya pada Noah dan cerita cinta diam-diam itu pun dimulai.
aku sangat merekomendasikan buku ini untuk dibaca! kalian akan dibuat bingung namun masih dapat menggunakan logika untuk mencerna kisah akhir dari cerita hidup Ruby dan Noah! <3
March 25, 2011
was quite good- its all about a girlwho shoplifts& blogs about it anonymously xx
February 28, 2016
Read this awhile ago... I just forgot to put it on goodreads. #ooooopss
July 26, 2017
pretty okey book little strange
April 17, 2017
Syukur Noah nya gwanteng.
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