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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The world as seen by an 18 year old boy, January 28, 2009
Reviewed by Avni Gupta (age 15) for Reader Views (1/09)
"Life: An Autobiography as Told by Jack Gunthridge" was actually a lot better than I expected it to be. When I got it, I was really disappointed by how small it was. When I started reading it, however, I started liking it. It was pretty graphic though, so if you haven't heard about sex (or haven't learned about it at school), you definitely don't want to read it until you know that stuff. There are sexual innuendos all over the place. It was actually a really good book though.
It starts out with Jack telling that he has to write an autobiography for a project. He starts out telling about himself and Christine. The whole book is told from different people's perspectives, Jack's narrating his part of the story and then Christine and Jack's other friends telling other parts.
My absolute favorite part about the book was the cover. The bear showed that the author is still young at heart even though he isn't a child anymore. The word life written in rainbow font shows that even though life gives you lemons at times, if you look at everything the bright way, nothing will ever seem that bad.
Overall, I would say that this book was good, but kind of confusing. A lot of times, I couldn't tell what was happening so I had to reread passages or even chapters to understand what the author was getting at. When the point of view changes throughout the book, many times you are left wondering as to what has happened in the pages that you have just read.
Confusing parts aside, this was a very cute love story that showed loss and gain and how one girl helped a guy find himself and learn who he should really be. I would recommend "Life: An Autobiography as Told by Jack Gunthridge" to anyone on a voyage to find their self, because once you have seen someone else's insight into their life, your life becomes easier to understand.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Life is beautiful, March 13, 2008
This is a very beautiful and touching love story about two kids who have grown up together. They aren't perfect, but then again neither is their relationship. I think that is what I liked so much about this book. It felt real. It wasn't a soap opera with all of the drama of people falling in love and not being together while trying to get together. It dealt with two teenagers being physically attracted to each other and trying to get together even if they don't always get along with each other.
It's a funny and uplifting book that shows that love is more than just being in love. It's about loving the other person in spite of yourself, the other person, your past, their past, and what either of you may want out of life. Love transcends the couple.
It's a smart, sexy, and extremely entertaining book.
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