It's Okay If You Don't Love Me [Hardcover]

Norma Klein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 3, 1985

A 17-year-old girl in New York City with strong ideas about liberated sexual behavior becomes involved with a more traditional boy from Ohio.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

New Yorker Jody has what she thinks is a very liberated view of sex, while Midwesterner Lyle still thinks love means having to say you're sorry. "The trauma and confusion of the sexual coming-of-age by a liberated woman is presented with skill and understanding." LIBRARY JOURNAL --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 202 pages
• Publisher: Dial (June 3, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803740530
• ISBN-13: 978-0803740532
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,787,428 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Realistic., August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: It's O.K. If You Don't Love Me (Mass Market Paperback)

This was one of the greatest books I have ever read. Norma Klein's books are so honest and open. All of her books are very realistic because she understands that not everyone's life is perfect. Her books don't make you feel bad that your life is not as good as the characters. I find the people in her books, especially Jody in "It's OK if You Don't Love Me" very easy to relate to. This book is an excellent prtrayal of young love and the confusion that goes along with sex. The first time I read this I was 12. I definetly recommend this to mature preteens as well as older teens.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A story of young love's complications., March 14, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: It's O.K. If You Don't Love Me (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is about Jody and Lyle, a young couple dating.
The both have a love for tennis and often rally together. Their
relationship becomes complicated when they start talking
about having sex. Lyle is an eighteen year old virgin, and
Jody is a semi-experienced young woman. Their relationship
is very open and a good role model for teens

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, December 4, 1998

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This review is from: It's O.K. If You Don't Love Me (Mass Market Paperback)

I really like Norma Klein's approach to young adult topics. Her style was really progressive for the late 80's. She does not condescend to teens as if the issue of sex is nonexistent, or pontificate in any way. She is accepting of the differences, racial, familial, and individual, that characterize young adults. I also really like the way the characters never fixate on their appearances. They are self confident while maintaining a sense of reality. That is a great message for kids, and it does not come off at all like a sermon. This book treats the issues of being a young adult with dignity.