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Innermost Thoughts of Leah Varner
A peek into the innermost thoughts of a teenage girl. For Leah Brianne Varner picking up and moving yet again couldn't seem less appealing. Barely seventeen and having lived in eight almost nine states meant having no friends (save for online ones), no boyfriends, and far too many addresses to remember. Alabama was far too hot, too Southern, and had too many bugs to be the place Leah wanted to live. However there were two upsides to living there - 1. Her best friends: Jane and Beth Williams lived there. 2. Getting away from her old crush, John Pollacki and his wife Shelly. These are Leah's innermost thoughts from her own diary.
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First published March 22, 2012
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January 26, 2013
I won this from a first reads win and I really tried, I mean really tried to finish this. And I don't take not finishing a book lightly. I could probably count on one hand the number of books I haven't finished since starting them in like five years. But I just could not bear getting through this book. I think I ended on like page 26.
Besides having awkward text that needed a serious editing job, the book read exactly like it sounds, an adolescents diary. The girl writing the diary is supposed to be 17 but the way she talks and seems like she is 13. I couldn't tell what the plot was going to be and I had to listen to the author of the diary dribble on about things that were boring everyday occurrences. I didn't need a whole page outlining what the main character did on day 1 of her road trip, which consisted of her sleeping, arguing with her parents and choosing a chocolate doughnut for breakfast. I don't know about you guys but I am glad that I don't have teenage hormones running through me anymore and I'm not in a hurry to go back to that. Thanks, but no Megan Wilson
Besides having awkward text that needed a serious editing job, the book read exactly like it sounds, an adolescents diary. The girl writing the diary is supposed to be 17 but the way she talks and seems like she is 13. I couldn't tell what the plot was going to be and I had to listen to the author of the diary dribble on about things that were boring everyday occurrences. I didn't need a whole page outlining what the main character did on day 1 of her road trip, which consisted of her sleeping, arguing with her parents and choosing a chocolate doughnut for breakfast. I don't know about you guys but I am glad that I don't have teenage hormones running through me anymore and I'm not in a hurry to go back to that. Thanks, but no Megan Wilson
June 21, 2012
Personally, I think the way Megan wrote this was wonderful. If I am correct this is supposed to sound and look like a diary, right? Therefore, the text and the thoughts of Leah are supposed to be a bit all over the place just like most teenagers diaries. I don't know of very many teenagers who sit around and plan what they are going to talk about in this specific entry... from my experience most just write what is on their mind and where their mind goes.. which is what Leah does with hers.
I mean, isn't that what being a teenager is all about? Discovering who you are, what you want from life, what you don't want from life, who are real friends and who are just temporary place holders? Is this true love or isn't it? Should I go out with him or shouldn't I?
In my life, I have come to find that those emotions and those trial and errors don't go away. Yes, they may change and sure they may take on a different form or be said by a different person, but it still is what makes life, well life.
Listen, it is quite literally a diary of a character and it does focus a lot on teenage emotions/drama so if you are not looking for such a read, don't waste your time as you will not find what you are looking for here.
I mean, isn't that what being a teenager is all about? Discovering who you are, what you want from life, what you don't want from life, who are real friends and who are just temporary place holders? Is this true love or isn't it? Should I go out with him or shouldn't I?
In my life, I have come to find that those emotions and those trial and errors don't go away. Yes, they may change and sure they may take on a different form or be said by a different person, but it still is what makes life, well life.
Listen, it is quite literally a diary of a character and it does focus a lot on teenage emotions/drama so if you are not looking for such a read, don't waste your time as you will not find what you are looking for here.
April 5, 2013
I won this book as a FirstRead.
The Innermost Thoughts of a Leah Varner definitely reads like an adolescent's diary, which is what it is meant to be. Wilson did a good job of telling the story through diary format, though it also made me glad that I have moved on past all the drama of of adolescence!
The only thing that bothered me about the book is that the Leah always used the word "for" and never "because" or even "since". I don't know anyone who talks that way, although who knows, maybe the auther does? It just sounded awkward every time I read a sentence with "for" meaning because.
The Innermost Thoughts of a Leah Varner definitely reads like an adolescent's diary, which is what it is meant to be. Wilson did a good job of telling the story through diary format, though it also made me glad that I have moved on past all the drama of of adolescence!
The only thing that bothered me about the book is that the Leah always used the word "for" and never "because" or even "since". I don't know anyone who talks that way, although who knows, maybe the auther does? It just sounded awkward every time I read a sentence with "for" meaning because.
did-not-finish
November 19, 2017*I won this book as part of a Goodreads Giveaway.*
I gave up on this book around page 20. I should have known that I might end up giving up on it when I went to add it to my currently reading shelf and all the synopsis says is "this book no longer exists."
The main character is supposed to be 17, though the writing makes her sound about 12. And there is way too much use of the word for.
"For I realized that...", ..."for we had to move", "for he absolutely hated rain..." and it goes on. There are several other words the author could have used. Because, since, etc. I knew I couldn't suffer through 300+ pages based on that word usage alone.
Also, for some odd reason the author decided to use roman numerals for the page numbers. From what little I read, and these quirky details, it just screams "trying too hard."
I gave up on this book around page 20. I should have known that I might end up giving up on it when I went to add it to my currently reading shelf and all the synopsis says is "this book no longer exists."
The main character is supposed to be 17, though the writing makes her sound about 12. And there is way too much use of the word for.
"For I realized that...", ..."for we had to move", "for he absolutely hated rain..." and it goes on. There are several other words the author could have used. Because, since, etc. I knew I couldn't suffer through 300+ pages based on that word usage alone.
Also, for some odd reason the author decided to use roman numerals for the page numbers. From what little I read, and these quirky details, it just screams "trying too hard."
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