So far I have some serious
issues with this book. It pits woman against woman in a competition for
men that is cut throat and vicious. When will women learn to stand
together if the books they read perpetuate the ideology that women are
competitors? In addition, I think this book is giving girls a wrong
image of weight and thinness. Pillar is the token "fat girl" but really
she is described as being a size 10 which is the average size of women
in the United States. Also, check out this passage... "Was it
Giancarlo's fault that Monique had gained fifteen pounds, while Rochelle
had stayed thin and beautiful?" There are so many things wrong with
that statement. First, in what world does 15 pounds automatically make
you ugly? The implication is that since Monique is no longer suitable
material for men because she gained a little weight, nor is she
beautiful any longer. Second, what kind of man dumps his girlfriend
because she gained a little weight? Not the kind I would want.
I
will continue with the book, but I don't foresee a change in my
attitude toward this book. I am not even sure that I want to know what
happens. Maybe Marie Antoinette is coming back from the grave to destroy
her competition. That wouldn't surprise me at all.
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I
finished, and I have to give it three stars because the protagonist
grows in the end. I still think this book could give girls the wrong
impression. All of the pretty girls (who were murdered) are mean and
conceited. The "nice" girls had no fashion sense, wore frumpy clothes
and basically were unattractive. The idea of Marie Antoinette coming
back from the grave to kill people is a really cool idea, but I felt the
book was trying to make a statement about choosing your friends
carefully more than trying to be a thriller. I didn't completely hate
this book, but I wasn't mesmerized by it either.
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