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Teenage Mouth

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I bought this book without anyone to review it and when i received it i was beyond dissapointment. it is only 56 large-typed pages. Only 15 short monologues for each sex. As a teenage actor, i liked the fact that the topics were serious and heavy: sexual abuse, murder, substance abuse but they are kind of unrealistic to the point of not enough discomfort/sorrow can be expressed through the words. The language is a little off and i have to substitute modern words for "neat" and some other problems.

Having taught teenagers for many years, I've concluded it's better to deal with actual plays than books like this. Filled with a middle aged person's views of teenage language and issues. And every issue is nailed in the most obvious almost preachy manner. I think I found only one speech in the entire book my teens would find believable.

I bought this book without anyone to review it and when i received it i was beyond dissapointment. it is only 56 large-typed pages. Only 15 short monologues for each sex. As a teenage actor, i liked the fact that the topics were serious and heavy: sexual abuse, murder, substance abuse but they are kind of unrealistic to the point of not enough discomfort/sorrow can be expressed through the words. The language is a little off and i have to substitute modern words for "neat" and some other problems.