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Key Phrases: student council office, Principal Hogan, Rainbow Party, Celibacy Club (more...)
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Promiscuous sophomore Gin is throwing a "Rainbow Party," at which girls "put on a different color lipstick, and the guys all drop their pants." In theory, after the girls perform oral sex on the boys, they would be left with rainbows around their penises. The author takes the perspective of Gin and her invitees in the hours before her after-school party. They all have reasons for going (Sandy hopes to find love, virgin Brick is being pressured by his friend to gain sexual experience, and there are rumors that Perry is gay)—and their own anxieties, too. This debut novel takes a steamy premise, and adds in plenty of racy material, too, including oral sex between two boys in a school bathroom, but while the author makes a compelling argument against abstinence-only education and also against limited definitions of sex, readers may tire of the standard-issue characters. They may also start to cringe every time a character talks about oral sex not really being sex. There is some important information to be gleaned here (Gin and Perry have mysterious sore throats, and Hunter notices a "burning sensation" when he urinates; later they learn of a gonorrhea outbreak among the sophomore class), but in the end, the story here is not as compelling as its premise. Ages 14-up. (June)
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Grade 9 Up -When Ginger arranges for an oral sex party to be held at her home, most of the teens she invites-some in relationships, some not-say that they will attend, and then figure out ways to avoid it. Egomaniac Hunter talks his friend Perry into going, although Perry regularly gives him plenty of oral sex. Surprise-having left work early, Gin's father shows up. Even though Hunter arrives with a bunch of condom balloons, Dad doesn't notice anything out of the ordinary. But when 39 members of the sophomore class are diagnosed with gonorrhea, Gin gets the blame. The story is told in sometimes crude or suggestive language, the writing is stilted, and there is little character development. The inclusion of a health teacher who happens to be covering the issue of STDs, along with opposition to the party by the teen founder of the Celibacy Club, seems forced. Actually, with its too-obvious agenda, much of the novel seems forced, but particularly curious readers will plow through to the end. Melvin Burgess's Doing It (Holt, 2004) is far more graphic in its depiction of teen sexuality, but it is a much better crafted book. -Diane P. Tuccillo, City of Mesa Library, AZ
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Product Details

  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Simon Pulse (May 17, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 141690235X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1416902355
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #340,768 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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211 of 232 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars been there, done that...not impressed, May 31, 2005
By Aly (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
I am an eighteen-year-old female who, not too long ago, went through middle school and high school; I am very familiar with young adolescents' fixation with sex and the other issues that weigh on their minds. I encountered this book when reading a news article on it and decided to see for myself what all the controversy was about.

The first few pages had me laughing. Not only is this book devoid of any literary merit, it is an extremely unrealistic look at the adolescent world. I realize that oral sex is rampant among young teens, but to have an "issue that needs to be confronted," as some reviewers have referred to it, presented in such a substandard way is doing a disservice to our teens.

If this book is indeed aimed at the young adult age group (as it says), why isn't it written in a more mature style? Compare this novel to the style of To Kill a Mockingbird, a book included in a standard ninth-grade English curriculum-or A Separate Piece, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Great Expectations. At fourteen years old, one's intellectual capacity is much deeper than the shallow writing of Rainbow Party pervades.

Yes, parents, you DO have to worry about issues of sex with your children. But please, do them a favor and confront them yourself with the reality of it-don't let them read about oral sex in a book that glamorizes it, letting them think that it guarantees you popularity, unless you MIGHT get an STD. Let them learn from a more reliable source than a feeble semi-pornographic teen novel.

And I'd wonder about the "insight" that allows a male author to write from a modern teenage girl's perspective. I'm sure he enjoyed putting his perverted fantasy on paper and making a profit off of it, too.
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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Parents! Stop and think for a just a second., January 20, 2006
By C. Freitag (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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You were young once. Try to cut through the smoke-screen of your memory and really, really think about what you were doing back then. The truth is you were probably horny as all get out. But you would never, ever subject yourself to a "party" such as this. And don't be fooled into thinking that the times have changed so drastically that the youth are more open about their bodies than you were.

Use good judgement and cut through this B.S.
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67 of 83 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Utter junk-from a sensationalist who can't write, July 5, 2005
By PonyExpress (United States) - See all my reviews
Please. The number one thing wrong with this book isn't the lascivious story and attitude(yes, it's possible to be liberally-minded about sex--even about sexual longings and exploration of children), it's the lame and unbelievable writing.
The number two thing wrong is its leering, idiotic and insulting take on teenage girls. These books have been around forever--decades, in fact--but with each passing generation they've gotten more and more explicit and exploitative. That last adjective is the perfect one to describe this trashy Jacqueline Susann for young girls: exploitative. Does the author really care two cents about what happens to teen girls in a world seemingly hopelessly screwed up as concerns matters sexual, or the problem of sex education(or total lack of)?
Or does he want to write a book so "Ooooh! SHOCKING!" that it rockets to the top of bestseller lists and makes him (and the publisher) a ton of money? Which do you think?
No girl--not one that's out of her mind drunk(and NONE who are otherwise stoned) would "service" various guys to the extent that they'll leave bright rainbow rings around the base of...just NO. Stupid and demeaning and presents the libido of girls as whorish. Nice stuff for pre-teens, hmmm? No.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing close to what I expected.
I was looking for a sort of fluff book to read and came across Rainbow Party. It hinted at some naughtiness but not overly abundantly so like Erotica, which is to much for me, so... Read more
Published 20 months ago by R. Risatti

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth reading but very cute cover
As an aunt of a gorgeous-almost-15-year-old girl, I wanted to read this to see if I'm sooo out of her generation - the answer would be "no" and truly, I could write a better book... Read more
Published on October 30, 2007 by Michelle Dean

3.0 out of 5 stars So... since I didn't mind it, I'm a sick nasty person?
First off, I am 15. (maybe I should have said that last so people will actually try to take me seriously. Read more
Published on July 16, 2007 by Camille Robinson

3.0 out of 5 stars A PARENTS VIEW...I HAVE A 12 YEAR OLD SON...
I would NOT want my 12 year old son to read this book. Not just because of the subject matter but also because I didn't find it very well written. Read more
Published on February 8, 2007 by Steven Hamman

1.0 out of 5 stars yuck
I am still a teenager and i bought the book thinking it would be another trashy novel (gossip girl anyone)to add to my collection.. Read more
Published on June 11, 2006 by Elizabeth Marrticelli

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book, dont know why everyone is getting so mad.
I thought this was a wonderful book. It dealt well with the issue showing that besides the emotional and social issues surrounding rainbow parties, that there are physical... Read more
Published on April 24, 2006 by Plain Jane

5.0 out of 5 stars If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time . . . .
Okay I admit I have a wrong, perverse obsession with this book. I am a 25 year old hetero female, not some old perv, but this book is so dramatically wrong, bad, and over the top... Read more
Published on February 8, 2006 by OlderGirl

1.0 out of 5 stars worthless
Whatever you are looking for in literature, this book isn't it. No drama, no action, no plot, no moral, certainly no erotica. Save your money.
Published on December 19, 2005 by Disappointed

1.0 out of 5 stars Normalization of Teen Sex Parties is a Tragedy
This book is of such low quality, that I believe that the author was simply trying to capitalize on the curiosity around the "Rainbow Party" phenomena cutting through our high... Read more
Published on September 13, 2005 by J. Rice

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time or money
As a curious parent and Teacher I purchased this book. The Wall Street Journal made mention of this book earlier this summer. Read more
Published on September 11, 2005 by Julie Milwaukee

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