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17: A Novel in Prose Poems

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17*** is rich, funny, sad and compelling. I can't help but read as a piece of mutt fiction-(isn't that what John Gardner called it?). The sexual bits ( hubba hubba) are elegantly and sensually drawn. I was surprised constantly by the story. Liz Rosenberg is a treasure!

I'm not that much of a poetry fan and I'm not even sure what prose poetry is, but whatever, this book is beautiful and made me cry and laugh and I absolutely could not put it down till I had finished... then believe it or not I started reading it over again from the beginning. This is one novel you'll keep under your pillow for those sleepless nights.

I'm wondering if I read the same book Publishers Weekly reviewed. I found this book to be completely satisfying. It's a wonderful read from beginning to end. Publishers Weekly misses the point on this one; it's not supposed to be completely balanced in regard to the emotional turmoil. In my experience this is a remarkable on target expression of the confusion a real adolescent girl lives through. If you are familiar with the statistical correlation between adolescence and depressions you will have a more clear appreciation of what Liz Rosenberg is doing here and its importance. If you are already familiar with the quality of this authors writing you will not be disappointed. Simple as this: don't miss out on this book.

17*** is rich, funny, sad and compelling. I can't help but read as a piece of mutt fiction-(isn't that what John Gardner called it?). The sexual bits ( hubba hubba) are elegantly and sensually drawn. I was surprised constantly by the story. Liz Rosenberg is a treasure!

This is a hilarious book about a girl who is very sad. She also has a wonderful and totally mixed-up homelife. Sound confusing? Actually, it isn't, it's the best book I've read this fall. I felt like I was falling inside the pages. I love books like this. I loaned it to my friend and now I can't get it back!

I found this book to be completely satisfying. It's a wonderful read from beginning to end; actually hard to put down. An important theme contained here is late adolescent depression; with this in mind the protagonist, Stephanie's perceptions are entirely on target. The book stands out because the author does not try to artificially inject an emotional balance which would render the work as less valid. Taking into consideration the alarming statistical correlation between adolescence and depression I appreciate what Liz Rosenberg is doing here, and how she does it. She succeeds in detailing Stephanie's emotions, fears and concerns by using well crafted, high impact prose poetry.
If you are already familiar with this authors writing you will not be disappointed.
Simple as this: don't miss out on this book.