What My Mother Doesn't Know Reviews

• ~* the perfect book on the mind of a teenage girl!

  
  By AC187BY3JUTIP on 2002-03-05
  Wow, "what my mom doesn't know" is among one of the TOP books I read recently. It tells the story of Sophie, a 15 years old girl. Through Sonya Sones, I was able to see the life and struggles of a teenage girl such as, fights with her mother, her appearances, and her love life, which I also found parts of me inside of Sophie as a 16 years old. As the story progresses, I felt as if I was living through the experiences also. It's mainly because of the format that the book is written in. Sonya Sones tells the mind and feelings of Sophie through direct, bold and honest poems. With so little words she describes the important moments clearly and perfectly but yet the words she chose were also so powerful. You would honestly have to read it yourself to understand what I really mean. I finished this book in no time, because the author really knows how to let me keep flipping onto the next page, wanting to find out what happens next. Aniways, enough said, this is a really sweet and touching story of a teenage girl whom I believe all of us would discover little pieces of ourselves from her, no matter past or future.
  
  

• Awsome!

  
  By AYD322O5MNTBS on 2003-05-23
  Wow, "what my mom doesnt know" is among one of the TOP books I read recently. It tells the story of Sophie, a 15 years old girl. Through Sonya Sones, I was able to see the life and struggles of a teenage girl such as, fights with her mother, her appearances, and her love life, which I also found parts of me inside of Sophie as a 16 years old. As the story progresses, I felt as if I was living through the experiences also. Its mainly because of the format that the book is written in. Sonya Sones tells the mind and feelings of Sophie through direct, bold and honest poems. With so little words she describes the important moments clearly and perfectly but yet the words she chose were also so powerful. You would honestly have to read it yourself to understand what I really mean. I finished this book in no time, because the author really knows how to let me keep flipping onto the next page, wanting to find out what happens next. Aniways, enough said, this is a really sweet and touching story of a teenage girl whom I believe all of us would discover little pieces of ourselves from her, no matter past or future.
  
  

• An honest and heartbreaking book.

  
  By AFVZXHIUSXINA on 2004-07-29
  There have been a lot of books written in verse lately. Sonya Sones was one of the first, and still the best. Her first book, STOP PRETENDING: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy was a deep, sad and moving book. WHAT MY MOTHER DOESN'T KNOW is a little different --- it's just as good, just not nearly as sad.
  
  Sophie is 15 and as interested in boys as the rest of us. She finally gets asked out by Dylan, the boy of her dreams, and totally knows it's true love. But then she starts noticing weirdness. Like she's taller than him, he actually watches the movie on their dates, and he doesn't want her telling his parents she's Jewish. Sophie doesn't feel right about Dylan, but she also likes him and doesn't want to end it. In an attempt to find something else, Sophie begins an online romance, and I won't even tell you how that turns out! Let's just say it gives her the push she needs to move on from Dylan to...Murph.
  
  But liking Murph turns out to be a whole lot harder than liking Dylan. To put it bluntly, Murph is a total dork --- he's so uncool that people say, "Don't be such a Murph," when they mean "Don't be such a geek." So why is Sophie thinking of him every minute? And how is she going tell her friends that she likes the biggest loser in school? Deep down she knows that if she doesn't come clean with her feelings for Murph she'll be as bad as everyone else who makes fun of him --- but still, it won't be easy.
  
  WHAT MY MOTHER DOESN'T KNOW is an honest and heartbreaking book about a girl being true to herself, trusting her friends, and having the strength to love what makes her heart happy. Sones's lovely poems are so good that I'd say she must be a poet first and a storyteller second --- except that her story is also that good! Sones really captures the nervousness of dating a guy, the way friends can get jealous, the sorrow at realizing that you just don't like him anymore, and finding the strength to love what makes your heart happy. We should all be so brave.
  
  --- Reviewed by Kate Torpie
  
  
  
  

• Growing up in an 'R' rated library

  
  By A2F02BYSSNBOEE on 2004-10-22
  I can't believe that so many teens are raving about this book. While the style of this book is appealing and interlaced with realistic teen experiences, parts of the book are way over the line. Our culture pushes young people more and more into sexual situations and books like this do not help. For some girls, this book may validate their behavior, which may lead them into situations that they are not ready to handle. They may not understand that while girls look for an emotional connection, boys at this age are often simply looking for sexual gratification, in the end leaving girls feeling abandoned and used. For other girls, reading this book may make them feel 'less than' they ought to be, because they are NOT engaging in this 'normal' teenage behavior. Sex is a beautiful thing. But it should be reserved for those who are physically, emotionally, and financially prepared to deal with the consequences. (And 'sex' begins long before intercourse takes place...all journeys begin with a first step.) It disgusts me that this book, with all its kissing, petting, and dreams of more of the same, is recommended for 12 year olds. Those who choose to read this book should read with the understanding that we are influenced by all that we take in. Is this book really an influence that lifts the human spirit? Just because something is realistic doesn't make it right or good. From someone who's been there, lived it, and regretted it.
  
  

• Good book

  
  By A34BH820YA8G0U on 2003-07-14
  This book does a very good job of expressing all of the emotions of teenage love. "What My Mother Doesn't Know" is a novel of short verses, all written by the point of view of a 14-year-old named Sophie. In the book she tells about her first 3 loves. In this coming-of-age novel, Sophie learns the difference betweeen lust and love, and also learns that you can't always trust people, even if you think you love them. The poems are really well written. This book flows; I finished it in 2 hours. Make sure when you start reading this one you have plenty of time, because you won't want to stop. I think anybody who has ever either been in love or thought they have been in love can relate to most of this book, no matter what age you are or what experiences you have had. I really suggest that anyone reads this book, whether you normally like to read or not; you'll like this book.
  
  
• Beautiful and honest poetry
  By A2WZON0QPX7C9X on 2001-11-18
  Now here is a book written for a teenage poet. What my mother dosen't Know tells the story of Sophie a 14 (almost 15) year old girl who's doing what any teenager dose in verse (poetry). She's dealing with her first (and second adn third) love, worrying about her appearence, fighting with her mother, dealing with her parents argueing, having fun with her friends, and worrying about what others wil think about her crush on the less than lovely boy at her school. Her poetry is honest and beautiful. I reccomend this to anyone who writes poetry, is a teenager, or was once a teenager and wants to flashback on the "good" times. It's a great book! I read this thing all in one night! It's that good! This is my first book I've read that's written entirely in poetry but not my last.
  
  
• sonya sones at her best
  By A1XDQ7OLFDXCD6 on 2006-08-13
  This is the story of Sophie, who is a typical teenage girl. She is on the path to finding her true love, but it's not as easy as it seems. First there's Lou, who drools, then sexy Dylan, then her "cybersoulmate," Chaz. But then, at the Halloween dance, she finds someone she connects with, but he's masked. She makes it her personal mission to find her masked man. When she does, she is shocked, but not as repelled as she first thinks. This book is told entirely in free verse, and is a quick read, but is very realistic about the power of peer pressure, and very touching.
  
  
• [Read this book and you won't be dissapointed]
  By on 2003-03-22
  I read this book a few days ago and it was one of the BEST books I've EVER read! I started reading it, and since it was for silent reading at school, I wanted to pace myself so that I wouldn't need to get a new book soon...but I couldn't help it. I just kept flipping each page after the next. The first time I sat down to read it, I got to around the 66th page. The next time I sat down to read it, I finished all 276 pages!!
  This book, in a nutshell, made me laugh out loud and get tears in my eyes at one pont. This book is about a girl named Sophie who is in high school and is going out with a guy named Dylan, who she is very much in love with. After a while of going out with him, she meets Chaz online and falls for him...but she's still with Dylan! She starts loosing interest in Dylan and soon finds out what a disgusted pervert this Chaz guy is. There's a guy named Murphy in her art class that no one even thinks about...like that. But for some reason, she wants to KISS him! She and Murphy hang out and become good friends. When he asks her out on a DATE, Sophie tells Murphy that she just wants to be friends...but is that how she really feels??
  This book is such a GREAT book and if you are a teenage girl, READ THIS BOOK...NO QUESTION!! I usually DON'T like reading. But I couldn't even help myself in this case. Read it, you'll find out what I'm talking about. It's not even really 276 pages long. Each page is written like a poem so you're flipping through those pages really fast. Buy it or borrow it from a friend and see what I'm talking about!
  
  
• A great book!
  By A3VKUBT80M3HY8 on 2005-01-29
  I loved this book thru and thru. I thought I wouldn't like it because it was in poetry format but I really did. This girl Sofie is funny, smart and so much like a teenager. Changes her opinions every few seconds. Love her relationship with her friends and the guy Murphy (Robin). Loved that she was Jewish but that the book didn't make a big deal out of it. Highly recommended!
  
  
• This Book
  By on 2005-06-03
  I adore this book! My friends and I make references to it all the time and it's great for reluctant readers. Sophie says, "I'm not boy-crazy. It's just that my mind and my heart and my body don't agree." So true!
  
  First, she meets Dylan in a carpool going home from a party. At first he's just her friend's big sister's best friend's little brother. Then he turns into a boyfriend, good to share kisses and secrets with.
  
  Second, there's Chaz. An online cyber soul mate, as they call him, Sophie enjoys talking to him but feels guilty because she thinks she likes him but she is dating Dylan. While that is not the cause, Sophie breaks up with Dylan. They are uneasy around each other for the rest of the book.
  
  Then Sophie stops talking to Chaz when she find out what he likes to do in libraries.
  
  And before you know it, it's Halloween. Sophie wears an ugly rose-covered dress to Rachel's house, where she changes into a much cooler black dress to go to a dance in as a beatnik. At the dance, she thinks the drummer is playing only to her and then a girl kisses him "so hard on the mouth it looked like it would hurt" at the end of the song. She also suspects recurring love for Dylan as she watches him play guitar.
  
  Then comes the most exciting part of the book, Sophie's slow dance with a masked man. He makes her feel like he is her soul mate and that he knows her every inner thought. She says she wants to dance with him all night, "and then kiss."
  
  So of course she goes about looking for her masked man. Rachel says she is in love with his essence. Grace says she's in love with his body parts. Sophie says she's in love with the essence of his body parts, hee hee.
  
  Then Winter Break comes and her friends skip town. So Sophie has ehr own little vacation around town and spends some time with Murphy, a lovable geek whom she has a small crush on. Well, maybe not so small, as she is always imagining kissing him. And then, while drawing henna tattoos and listening to music, Murphy and Sophie start slow-dancing and Sophie realizes that Murphy is you-know-who!
  
  And so that starts Sophie's relationship with Murphy, or Robin as she calls him. It is stronger and more important than any relationship she had with Chaz and Dylan. Robin just seems so perfect, especially when Sophie is scared of what her friends will think and Robin says he "will understand if it has to end."
  
  Of course, it doesn't. Sophie doesn't really tell Rachel and Grace, actions speak louder than words.
  
  This is a great book and while it can look kind of lengthy, it's a wonderful trip through the meanings of verse, love, and adolescence.
  
  
  
  
• wHaT mY mOtHeR dOeSnT kNoW iS GREAT!!!
  By A1F4I6MF1K3MHN on 2002-09-24
  Okay...when i first found out about this book i was being tutored, my tutor told me about this book, she said when one of her students was reading this and she just thought it was the most cutest little things ever! it turned out it wasnt! it was scandals,juciy, and most of all sexy! it made me feel like i was Sophie. in her life she has romance and emotions not even a grown women would feel! maybe not even the person thats reading this! but i wish i was her! when i was on the last page i didnt want it to end, ever! dont let the title throw you off. when i first saw it. i didnt know if it was for teenagers or mothers! its for both! me, being a teenager myself, maybe it had something in there that i didnt want my mother to know i did?! but then it wasnt like that at all...so...so...flauless and never missing a word. it hooks you in and dosent let u go.....ever!! Sonya Sones is a great aurther, even more so then Shell Sliverstine, and i thought he was the best?! this book makes me want to go kiss the biggest dork out there. hey, this book is so inspiering you never know, i might just go for it! but over all this book is not 5stars not 10stars not even 20stars there not enough stars in this world that will give this the rateing it deserves! so go buy it already! and if ya have read well, go read it again!
  
  
• Awful
  By A8N20KMISOF89 on 2003-08-17
  This book was horrendous. The style was creative, yes, with all the little poems, but it was such a waste of 200 pages seeing as there was only about 10 words on each page. The characters were all one dimensional, you only saw one side of their personality, and you never developed any feelings for them at all. Sophie, the main character is annoying as heck and I'll be damned if she's an "average teenage girl".

  This book is predictable, boring and sicky sweet. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. Horrendous.
  
  

• Girls You'll LOVE it!!!
  By A1P8CHJJ1SVHOU on 2003-11-04
  The book What My Mother Doesn't Know, by Sonia Sones is the best book that I've read in a long time! It had her thoughts in the hart as well in her mind. I liked it so much because I could relate to it a lot; a mother that doesn't under stand you, complicated love life, and just feeling like it's you against the world. Luckily her two closest friends are there for her every step of the way.
  Sophie, the main character is a spunky, extra tall teenager. Sophie has mouse brown hair and is an artist. She thinks that she has fallen in love when she dances with a masked man at a Halloween dance. She has never seen his face, and yet she is completely determined to find him. She searches a finally finds him, but there is one problem.
  The plot was fun, because it was like taking you right into a teenager's mind. To some people it might be a scary thing, but to most of teens it's normal. She is just trying to get through life in one piece.
  The setting is in Boston present day. Sophie lives in a small town near Boston, with her parents. The time is October to the end of December. the author did a realy good job, because this book made you feel you were living her experiences in Sophie's life!
  This book is realy awesome, and I would recomend it to any teenager! Thats why I gave it five stars. It is a realy good book and you should read it. Hope you like it! Enjoy!!

  Vicki
  
  

• Waste of money
  By A8JZ3EDENA08I on 2005-01-04
  I'm sorry, but I really don't see why so many people like this book. Personally, I hated it. It took me about half an hour to read it, and with the short poem-style writting, you can't get a feel of the characters or setting. My advice; go to the library and get any book by this author before buying any of her books. If you don't like her style, then I guess I've saved you a few dollars, which you can spend on much better litterature. If you like it, more power to you.
  
  
• CAN A BOOK GET ANY BETTER?
  By on 2001-10-28
  "What My Mother Doesn't Know" is the best book I have ever read. It was written for teenagers, but my mom read it, too, and she really liked it. Sonya Sones is the best writer in the world! Her books are so funny and easy to read. I thought "Stop Pretending" (also by Ms. Sones) was the best book ever, but now that I have read "What My Mother Doesn't Know," I think it is even better.

  I would reccommend this book to EVERYONE! It's a great book for book reports, because even though it looks long, you can read it in an hour and a half. If you have a teenager who doesn't like to read, I can guarantee that they will like this book.
  EVERYONE LOVES THIS BOOK! Lots of my friends (including boys) read it too, and they all love it. It also makes a great gift. I give it to my friends who haven't read it for their birthdays now.

  If you don't read "What My Mother Doesn't Know," you are truly missing out on the book of a lifetime. It should be ranked number 1 on Amazon. I can't wait for Ms. Sones to write her next book!
  
  

• WOW! Who would have known it was a book of "poems"?!?
  By on 2002-11-23
  This book made me so mad!... This was a VERY quick read, with no tangible plot or deep charactarization. It was a book based on "poems" about her life. The poems themselves described what was going on, which is the main reason this book was so bad. The poems are boring and dry and offer little insight to the situations going on. I reccomend you do not read this book, unless you are keen on wasting your time.
  
  
• Wonderful, touching look inside the head of a teenage girl
  By on 2001-10-21
  I loved this book. It's an easy, quick read and is sure to appeal to teenage girls, and to the boys who want to understand them. But even as a male adult, I found it riveting and full of insight. Sonya Sones is a wonderful writer.
  
  
• Straight from the Heart!
  By A20EXW2JE6M7ME on 2007-05-06
  This is a wonderful book! Usually I don't enjoy that many books written in poetry format but this book was simply excellent and straight from the heart. You can sense every feeling Sophie has and most of us know exactly what she's going through. This tale of a first love, second love and third love is to be treasured!
  
  This story is about Sophie. How she is supposed to be in love with someone but...is still attracted to somebody else. She is not exactly sure what to do but her and her boyfriend aren't as close as they used to. When Sophie meets somebody knew she feels jealous, a loser, horrible. But what would people think if they knew she liked HIM?
  
  Read this book! You'll love it!
  
  
• What My Mother Doesn't Know
  By on 2003-10-23
  I was offended that this book is written for 12 year olds and up. I don't think any mother would want her preteen, or teenager reading this book. It is extremely inappropriate for the lead character to be involved in any of the dating activities or internet conversations that were portrayed in the book. I know that as a mother of 2 teenage girls, I do not want them to think that what this girl was doing, or feeling is what they should be doing at this age. And we wonder why our teenage girls are becoming sexually active at a much younger age.
  
  
• What a Fantastic Book....
  By on 2001-11-28
  I read this book in just a few hours. This book, i have to say, is one of the best books I have read to this date. It's funny, romantic, inspiring, and deals with everyday issues for teenage girls (me being a 17 year old one). If you need a good laugh and a something to touch your heart, pick this book up today! You will not regret reading this, and you probably will not forget it either! The poem format of the book makes it more interesting than the usual written book. With every turn of the page, you want more and more, and when you have reached the last page, you are excited and also left in suspense with what happened next. Deffinately a book that is worth your time and money. Perfect for every girl...and guy!!
  
  
• You won't put it down
  By A38MLQOI88OEN3 on 2002-04-28
  Funny, charming and true to life, Sophie tells of her love life, her friends and her family. By the author of "Stop Pretending", this is a collection of poems that together tell us about Sophie�s life. A great introduction to poetry since the poems are very accessible and fun to read. Sophie struggles between the boy she should find attractive and the very undesirable boy who is so unpopular his name, Murphy, is synonymous with geek. Yet, Sophie finds that what is attractive is not always what is on the surface, but what hides underneath. A great way to introduce poetry as a personal narrative to jump-start students to writing about their own trials and tribulations. Suitable for 7th and 8th graders and above. There are a lot of girl oriented comments in the book, so I might offer it to my female students. Also from this author, Stop Pretending--a powerful book of poems about a teenage girls world crashing down around her.
  
  
• Sones Remembers Being A Teenager
  By A28WJUJF6D2ULA on 2005-08-23
  Written in free-verse, this novel, composed of poems, is all about a teenage girl from Boston named Sophie. Sophie is struggling through the usual sturm und drang of her age, along with such custom-made worries as "will I be the tallest girl in school?" She sometimes doesn't get along with her mom, wonders if her dad even notices she's alive, and on top of all that, she frequently feels she's part of the only Jewish family on an earth filled with Christians.
  
  In this book Sophie develops a major crush for ultra-cool Dylan, and is convinced she's in love with him even while sometimes he makes her wonder if he's really the right boy for her. Later, after she and Dylan burn out and part ways, she secretly falls head over heels for Murphy, who is--bummer of bummers--the class nerd. Sophie likes Murphy a lot, but she knows she'll be teased if her friends catch her out with him. She is forced to decide which is more important to her, being cool in her friends' eyes, or being with Murphy.
  
  Sonya Sones is both a poet and a novelist, and in the case of What My Mother Doesn't Know, she's both at the same time. I found this to be the kind of story that took me back a decade to my own teen years, and made me miss them....and also be glad they're over. I can't wait to see what Sones publishes next.
  
  
  
  
  
• Original, Fresh, and Introspective
  By ADIDQRLLR4KBQ on 2002-03-05
  Written in the free verse poetry style a la Virgina Euwer Wolff, "What my Mother Doesn't Know" is an A-typical teen novel. It showcases the almost hilarious dating trials and tribulations of fourteen-year-old Sophie.

  Sophie faces the fear that her parents don't love her, one so many of us have had to deal with. She also starts learning who she is and how she feels about things, all through her painfully simple words.

  When she finds her soulmate in the class geek, she wonders how her friends will react. Will she stay with the boy who makes her feel loved, or leave him behind for popularity? Everyone should read this strinkingly simple yet intensely introspective novel.
  
  

• A must read for ALL teen girls!
  By A13QHXXJ4TOYF5 on 2003-02-18
  This book was so good that I read it in a day! What suprised me most about the book was that the whole thing was written in poetry, which made it so interesting to read! And just becuase it's written in poetry form, doesn't mean it won't make sense or anything, it actually makes perfect sense and I understood it better than most books I read that aren't writtten in poetry.
  
  My favorite thing about the book was that it wasn't about anything too extroadinary or amazing, it was just about a really cool girl and her life. Some parts made me think how in the world the author knew about being a girl! I wanted to say out loud, oh my god I did the same thing, or ya I know I feel that way too sometimes! I felt like during some parts I was reading about my life.
  
  If you're thinking about getting this book, definitly get it because you won't regret reading it!
  
  
• i LOVED it
  By A3VKB0OBH4NHVT on 2003-09-29
  What My Mother Doesnt Know is a great teenage book. I am a 15 yearS old and it captured my heart to read what was going on through this girl's mind and body. Her name is Sophie and being a girl she is boy crazy just like me. She talks about her first love and how she is dealing with living under the roof with her mom. I have a great relationship with my mom and it was tough to read her problems , but throgh thick and thin her best friends Rachel and Grace are always by her side , just like my best friend Samantha Seco. I loved reading about her first boyfriend and the feelings she gets before she is about to kiss him. The thoughts that go throught her mind as well when she is dreaming is very imaginative.As the story progresses, I felt as if I was living through the experiences also. Sonya Sones does a GREAT job with this book and writing it into compelling peoms. You would honestly have to read it yourself to understand what I really mean. I finished this book in no time, because the author really knows how to let me keep flipping onto the next page, wanting to find out what happens next.It grew me to the story line everytime i picked up the book. I recommened this book to every teenager that is looking for love and is trying to mange between parents, to friends and boyfriends. Hope you enjoy.lexi
  
  
• What My Mother Doesnt Know Review
  By A3URTMKQRTZEI6 on 2006-05-26
  Ages 11 and up. Sophie has many loves. In this book, "What My Mother Doesnt Know," she talks about her life. The book tells about all her loves and how she feels about them. She's an average almost fifteen year old girl, crushing on all these boys she knows. She likes to love and to be loved. Her mind, heart and body do not seem to agree much though, when it comes to who she likes and does not like. She is not very close to her mom, but her friends help her out by writing letters to her when they leave for the summer. This book deals with friendships, teenage love, and mother-daughter relationships. This book is a good book for teenage girls to read and relate to because it deals with some of the same things teenage girls would deal with.
  
  
• What MY Mother Doesn't Know?. . .WHOA!
  By AUVMRDGGIL45X on 2003-08-27
  I thought this book was realisticly funny, smart, honest, real, and quick. I read it in under 2 hours, it's basically a cluter of poetic journal entries by a 14 year old girl name Sophie. In this book Sophie takes you along for the ride while she experiences her first, second, and third love, and learns the difference between whats love and whats lust. This book is so true. I mean, just stop for 5 seconds and think..."What My Mother Doesn't Know"... Yeah, whoa! I know that there is so much that my mother doesn't know about me and I would just die if she ever found out. There's this one part in the book that deals with a dress, a dance, and a lie. Now this part was all too formiliar. This book is so good and such a quick read, set aside a few hours and just read this book. It's deffenitly worth those few hours and much more.
  
  
• Worth Buying!
  By A3JZ8016GUHUWI on 2005-04-02
  
  "What My Mother Doesn't Know" is a wonderful story about a young woman slowly making her way through life, love and upsets. The unique thing about this novel is that the entire story is written in poems. I'm not talking lyrical rhymes here, I am talking about heartfelt poems sometimes uplifting, other times hysterical. Sophie is the main character and she considers herself too "mosey" but relishes in the fact she has found a cute boyfriend, and an understanding cyber friend Chas. But things aren't so rosy as they seem for Sophie who suffers from a lack of self esteem and tends to obsess on menial things.
  
  Sophie's mother suffers from severe depression and her father, who never shows any affection to her, scurries from the house whenever he gets a chance. Sophie's "diary" is filled with angst ridden thoughts and so much longing that it is scary how much I related to this book and I am 22 years old. She does funny things like secretly purchasing a sexy dress to a school dance and then has her mother pick her up while forgetting she is wearing the dress. Her mothers depression and addiction to soap operas leaves her unavailable to Sophie who wonders about love kissing and secretly lusts after the class geek Robin Murphy. They bond over a winter vacation in the Modern Museum of Art and at a special pond in the woods. Sophie must decide if she will reveal their relationship to her friends and schoolmates and risk alienation or keep their friendship completely secret. This really is a beautifully written book. Recommended. Another book I'd like to mention is called "The Losers' Club: Complete Restored Edition" by Richard Perez, a comic novel about a poet looking for love. And the book is full of poetry, which reminded me a lot of "What My Mother Doesn't Know." Anyway, those are my recommendations!
  
  
  
  
• this is not poetry.
  By A1WVEMRBZBA07Q on 2005-05-03
  This book is entertaining enough, but to call it poetry is very misleading. All it is is prose with line breaks.
  
  Just because
  I type a paragraph
  and press enter
  every few words
  does not mean I
  am writing
  Poetry.
  
  
• Five Stars
  By A1XKBQO0K7EIMZ on 2005-09-28
  What complete and utter garbage. People actually gave this book a 5 star rating? *Wow* Implying this book contains poetry is laughable. The story line/plot is passé at best. Recommended reading for pre-pubescent girls/boys? Only if you advocate teen sex. I can't believe some actually recommended this for young girls. Save yourself some time and money... I've seen better writing on bathroom walls.
  
  

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