Not Like I'm Jealous or Anything: The Jealousy Book [Paperback]

Marissa Walsh (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 14, 2006

We’ve all been there. We’ve all felt that pang. It’s hard to stop the “green-eyed monster” once it rears its ugly head. We asked 13 writers to share their visions of jealousy and this collection of short stories, essays, and one poem was their response.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 9 Up-Short stories, essays, and a poem about the green monster. The highlight is a pair of essays: The Driver: Me and Marty Beckerman by Ned Vizzini and Why I'm Jealous of Ned Vizzini by-you guessed it-Marty Beckerman. Dyan Sheldon presents the most serious take on the topic with a tale of an abusively controlling boyfriend, and E. Lockhart delights with another hilarious Ruby Oliver escapade à la The Boyfriend List (Delacorte, 2005). Other contributions include an angst-ridden confessional of how jealousy ruined the author's teen years, a story of love destroyed by jealousy of a car, two well-written forays into the topic of sibling rivalry, and several less-memorable pieces. As a collection, however, the book does a good job of examining various aspects of an emotion (and character-driving literary device) rarely approached directly in YA literature. Back matter includes dictionary definitions of jealousy and envy and lists of books and online articles about the topic, and of other things green. An entertaining read and a good invitation to introspection.-Rhona Campbell, Washington DC Public Library
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From Booklist

Gr. 7-10. Imagine! Six short stories, four essays, one quiz, and one poem--an entire book focused on jealousy--and it works! Jealousy of the rich and privileged; jealousy of a boyfriend's new car; jealousy of another's talent, beauty, boyfriend, or goodness. Emotions we have all encountered are verbalized in this well-chosen collection. With the exception of Jaclyn Moriarty, the authors are not as recognizable as those featured in most YA short-story collections, but they are no less talented. Walsh has chosen just the right mix of situations and characters to make readers slightly uncomfortable. Somewhere within these pages our own green streaks lurk, and seeing them exposed will bring about a wry smile, a shudder, or a philosophical sigh. Frances Bradburn
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 14 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (February 14, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385733178
• ISBN-13: 978-0385733175
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #971,121 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Cute Concept, May 24, 2011

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5.0 out of 5 stars great read!, February 22, 2006

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i loved this book! it's full of great short stories that make you laugh about jealousy...

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1.0 out of 5 stars Inappropriate for children!, September 2, 2010

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This book is NOT appropriate for children! This is a problem, since it is clearly written for children and the stories are about children. It contains seriously inappropriate language and sexual content that, while superficially redacted, amounts to pornography inappropriate for anyone under the age of 21. Besides that, it's long and contains no real advice or assistance of any value.

If your child has a problem with jealousy, buy any other book--this one will only give her new problems, and I still have not ruled out the possibility of legal action against the publisher.