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Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling, Bk 1)
Sloppy Firsts - Jessica Darling, Bk 1
Author: Megan McCafferty
"My parents suck ass.  Banning me from the phone and restricting my computer privileges are the most tyrannical parental gestures I can think of.  Don't they realize that Hope's the only one who keeps me sane?...  I don't see how things could get any worse." — When her best friend, Hope Weaver, moves away from...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780609807903
ISBN-10: 0609807900
Publication Date: 8/28/2001
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 278 ratings
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Book Type: Paperback
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jai avatar reviewed Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling, Bk 1) on + 310 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
An atypicial telling of typical teenage angst. This is the story of Jessica Darling who writes in her journal about her life in high school, the somewhat popular but self-absorbed group she belongs to, and all her interactions with boys - which are very confusing. While there were some funny insights in the novel, I felt a sadness and loneliness hanging over everything that Jessica goes through. Her best friend Hope is always missing from her daily life, she feels alienated from her "friends", and hanging above her head are the expectations of her parents and the haunting sadness of her and Hope's dead older brothers. A very well-written and absorbing book.
skywriter319 avatar reviewed Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling, Bk 1) on + 784 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
16-year-old Jessica Darling is in hell. Her best friend and the only person who understands her, Hope, has moved away, leaving her to rot in the pathetic town of Pineville, NJ, with her pseudo-friends, a group of superficial girls whom Jessica christens the Clueless Crew, who speak in "omigod"s and "like"s. Her older sister Bethany, who was one of those extremely popular social butterfly types Jessica despises in high school, is getting married to the most boring moneymaker in the world. Marcus Flutie, a mysterious druggie and male slut, is sending Jessica mixed signals, signals that Jessica would rather ignore, but can't help responding to. Top it off with an absent period and A-level insomnia, and you've got a whangdoodle of an angsty teenage life.

It's a good thing Jessica has her unfailing sense of humor to help her get along. Often making up words such as "assplosion" (for a diarrhea attack) and accurately writing down the dialect of a summer beachgoer, Jessica's journal entries are nearly unmatched in wit and humor. Readers will kill themselves laughing, and then kill themselves again as they wait for the sequel.
reviewed Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling, Bk 1) on + 33 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
A book about high school from the perspective of Jessica Darling, a cynical girl who has the nickname of Notso as in not-so-darling. The book was entertaining. While one may not be able to relate to the specific situations Jessica finds herself in, the general sense of everything seeming like such a big deal definitely brings back memories of the drama that was high school.
MeganLog avatar reviewed Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling, Bk 1) on + 47 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
The narrator has a really great voice. You'll find yourself cringing and laughing along with all the "lessons" she receives.
reviewed Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling, Bk 1) on + 17 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
At first I didn't enjoy the book, but then it did get better. I'm still not sure if I really enjoyed it. I already own the next two in the series so hopefully it gets better.
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lilguppy avatar reviewed Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling, Bk 1) on + 30 more book reviews
I really love this first-person narrative style of writing. I really liked the tapping into the inner-thoughts and feelings of the main character Jessica, as the book is the rendering of her journal. I thought this was a good representation of what a teenager, who's naturally miles ahead of her peers, feels as she tries to go about life her way when so few around her are on the same page.
loveofjoe11 avatar reviewed Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling, Bk 1) on + 27 more book reviews
We're never too old to relate to kids discovering themselves during high school. I'm so glad I finally read this book and McCafferty did an excellent job of character development!


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