Tell Me If the Lovers Are Losers

I suspect younger ones will be bored silly, or at least that much of the book will go over their heads. This is one of two books that I can remember (the other was Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451) that my parents requested me to wait until I was older to try to read. I'm glad I listened.I saw the three roommates as the manifestation of Mind (Ann), Body (Niki) and Spirit (Hildy). Although they are so different that it seems that they won't get along, their differences are complementary rather than necessarily antagonistic.

Although the beginning was slow, this book was captivating once I got into it. It has so many metaphors for life lessons that it keeps you busy thinking. It did have many typos which I feel could have been prevented. However I do not agree with the other reader who said it's all describing volleyball games, so if you don't like the game, it's not a good book. I'm not a big volleyball person, but I thought the description of their games was great. Furthermore, if all you see in this book is three girls who play volleyball, you didn't read it correctly.

I really liked this book. It is a good book for teenage girls. I think it is good because these girls are so different but yet have some of they same problems. Ann is predictable most of the times but on a few occasions she gets a little wild and brash. She learns that friends come in many sizes shapes and actions but all make great friends. Niki is very vulgar, but makes her points well even though she is so brash and mean, she loves her sports and would not give the up for a thing in the world. She loses something she can never get back in the book. Hildy is the only girl in her family goes to church all the time and is a great leader but there is one thing that she can never get off her mind the fact that she can only go for one year and then has to go back home to the farm and marry a widower with kids. Don't let the first few pages dicorage you from reading the rest of the book because they are boring. Enjoy the book, because thier are many lessons to be learned about yourself and others!!!