The Aqua Net Diaries: Big Hair, Big Dreams, Small Town

I loved this book for it's timelessness. I read it, enjoyed it for the clear writing and basically bittersweet stories. I then gave the book to my almost 14 year old daughter and she loved it as well. If you want to read a book about High School in the 80's and what it felt like to not be the 'most popular' but not the 'lease popular' and get inside the head of someone who just wanted to escape High School and be somebody somewhere else, then get this book and read it.

I have to admit this was written about a high school I know very well. But several friends have read it and all agree that high school memories are similar no matter your age or the size of the high school you attended. The chapters are short and make you press on to the next chapter until you have read the enire book. Even thought it has a pink cover, guys like the book, too.

If you went to high in the 80's, or at all for that matter, this book resonates. It can't be easy to share one's most confusing and vulnerable days with others. Jennifer Niven does just that, with grace and wit. A must read.

I was initally interested in this book because it was about my neighboring high school. What I got was an excellent read. I recommemd this book to everyone, especially those who went to high school in the 1980's. Jennifer captured the essence of the 80's all over. Anyone can picture their own Joey, Rip, Tommy and Ned while reading this book. It makes you think about those years once again and know that maybe it wasn't so bad after all.

Having gone to Richmond High School during the same time period, it was not a difficult choice for me to purchase this book to read. What I did not realize, was that I was going to have a difficult time putting the book down. Jennifer did an amazing job of depicting life as a student at RHS and living in Richmond in the 1980's. The book truly kept me interested from cover to cover. This book is light-hearted and entertaining. Jennifer, thank you for bringing back memories that I now appreciate more than I did when I was living them!