The Disreputable History of Franki Landau-Banks
Hyperion 2008
Frankie is a sophmore in a prestigious boarding school where no one remembers her because she finally changed over the summer from awkward to gorgeous. But her mind has also changed. She is no longer the innocent little girl that she used to be. When her hot new boyfriend startes keeping secrets from her, her mind turns to mischief. Not accepting her lot as the innocent and compliant girlfriend, Frankie devises a plan to show the world that she has a mind as good as anyone elses and that she knows how to use it.
WARNING: Minimal swearing and talk of sex. One Halloween scene concerning the female anatomy was a little obscene (this is the scene E. Lockhart reads in the following clip).
Personal opinion:
I can't lie, I was disapointed with this book. When I read what it was supposed to be about, I was really excited for it. But it turned out not be as cool as I originally thought. It was still good, just not as good as I hoped it would be. I think that the feminist ideas in the book were forced. They didn't go along with the storyline. For example, Frankie gets offended at a seemingly sexist statement that I am still trying to figure out how is offensive. I think that Lockhart could have gotten the same point across without odd little moments like that. But it was fun and easy. I was just expecting something other then what it was.
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