I liked this book and tagged it as a Twilight-alternative because girls who want to be Bella should get a load of Frankie Landau-Banks. She will rock their worlds.

This book wasn't perfect (I agree with Michelle that the author overused the imaginary negatives, and I agree that the first half was better than the second), but I couldn't put it down.

I also studied Foucault's take on the panopticon (but, uh, in my junior year of college, not sophomore year of high school) and I thought it was great to bring that level of criticism into what is essentially a teenage saga of love and revenge.

But is it really just a saga? There are a lot of big ideas in this book. It could spark some really interesting conversations about feminism, gender equality, class distinctions, civil disobedience, and social hierarchy.

I think it totally should've beat [b:What I Saw and How I Lied|4052117|What I Saw And How I Lied|Judy Blundell|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41IFVJpVjjL._SL75_.jpg|4099124] for the NBA.
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both the language and plot were smartly written, and i like that. story line was intriguing enough to keep me turning pages. language and frankie's neglected positives were an added treat and delight. frankie is the girl i wish i was in high school. ( )

An extremely smart book. Finally, an empowered teen girl! What a refreshing concept. ( )

Read this for my Gender Construction in YA literature class. I really liked it - and paired with the readings from class, found the story quite interesting ( )

My disappointment in this book is probably to be expected considering that it came so highly recommended by a friend, and that I had immediately read The Fault of Our Stars by John Green before picking up The Disreputable History. There just is no comparison, and I was expecting something utterly amazingsauce.

It was okay, I guess. The plot was amusing even if I didn't happen to like any of the characters much - it's hard to like a character if you're not sure who they are. I built no emotional attachment to Frankie, who I thought was a bit of a brat. A genius brat, but a brat still the same. Even she didn't know why she did the things she did.

Also, the ebook was horribly formatted, which just annoyed me. ( )