The Breakfast Club meets Heathers in the anti-chicklit novel: a fabulously black comedy about identical twins struggling to eighteen in wealthy American suburbia. Chloe and Sue, blonde and beautiful, have one problem: each other. However, when their parents abandon them their future becomes uncertain: how badly wrong can perfect girls go? For everyone who loved Clueless or The O.C. and wonders why no book comes close, this is their novel. Funny, addictive, disturbing and redemptive, Twins is a deliciously twisted story of teenage dreams.
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Marcy Dermansky lives in Astoria, New York, where she is a film critic and award-winning short story author. Her fiction has been published in numerous literary journals, including McSweeneys. Marcy Dermansky is not an identical twin.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
a disconcertingly accurate portrayal of teen angst,
By book.of.the.moment "reviewer" (Maine, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Twins (Paperback)
"Twins" is about..you guessed it, twin sisters Sue and Chloe. Chloe is four minutes older, and in Sue's mind, Chloe received all the advantages from the start. The story follows them through their high school careers..starting when they are 13 years old and get matching tatoos, to their senior year of high school as they are both contemplating college.
More than just the story of sisters, this is a story packed full of emotions. Aside from the love and devotion shared between the sisters, we experience several of the not-so-good emotions with them as well: lonliness, frustration, envy, hatred..some are typical of teenage angst, others are downright disturbing. We're along through the rides as the sisters struggle to discover themselves and understand the world they live in. We're there through heartache, eating disorders, sexual discoveries and violence. Nothing is held back in "Twins." As a result, its somewhat disconcerting. It's raw and edgy in its own right, and its entertaining at the same time. I thoroughly enjoyed it from the first page.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
perfection isnt as easy as it looks.,
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This review is from: Twins (Paperback)
This is the story about twins Chloe and Sue. Chloe is the stronger more independent one, while Sue has always been in her shadow, always been insecure. Throughout the novel, Chloe and Sue (especially Sue) struggle to find their own idenities. Chloe tries to distance herself from Sue by becoming a basketball star's protegee. Sue on the other hand goes down the route of exploring drugs and her sexuality, among many other things.
The novel goes back and forward between letting Sue and Chloe narrate the story and it works very well for the story. By the end of the story you'll feel like you know the girls! Great book!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Easy flowing read, disatisfied with the ending,
This review is from: Twins (Paperback)
Twins, I connected with Sue and Chloe right away, I was in aww on Sue's actions at the start,which made things interesting, with not knowing what would happen next.I was a bit disconnected with the whole absence with the parents. The tape recordings,tablets, and divorcing. It confused me. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed this novel indefinantly. Marcy Dermansky had me hooked after reading "Bad Marie" (If you haven;t read it, it's a good read). The ending is what made my review a 4 star instead for that 5 star I so wanted to give. It left me hungry for more.Is there a sequel? I can'r wait until she comes out with another novel.
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