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Winger (Winger, #1)
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What-if-I-were-to-write-my-entire-review-like-this-in-a-hyphen-abusing-sort-of-way? Would-it-annoy-you-nearly-as-much-as-reading-several-sentences-like-this-on-every-single-page-of-the-book-annoyed-me? Let's-try-it:
Ryan-Dean-is-many-things. He-is-a-stupid-name-and-an-unlikeable-protagonist. He-is-the-author-of-his-own-troubles. He-is-a-loser, he-is-a-skinny-bitch-ass, and-he-is-not-gay. If-you-can't-remember-any-of-this-don't-worry-he-will-incessantly-remind-you-in-a-guy-with-alzheimer's-sort-of-way. Annoyed-yet?
Other things he will repeatedly remind you of:
* He is okay with guys who are gay.
* All three of the girls in his school are hot.
* His one female teacher is hot. As is the one female nurse.
* The woman (teacher?) living in his dorm hall is unhot and probably a witch. And unhot.
* He is a kid. All of two whopping years younger than the rest of his classmates.
Seriously, Ryan Deal will never ever let you forget these facts about himself. On every single page.
But as bad as this all may (or may not) sound to you, it was a tolerably light read with the occasional bout of legitimate humor. That is until about the last 20 or so pages at the end of the book. Had I known how it would end I would never have read it in the first place.
Ryan-Dean-is-many-things. He-is-a-stupid-name-and-an-unlikeable-protagonist. He-is-the-author-of-his-own-troubles. He-is-a-loser, he-is-a-skinny-bitch-ass, and-he-is-not-gay. If-you-can't-remember-any-of-this-don't-worry-he-will-incessantly-remind-you-in-a-guy-with-alzheimer's-sort-of-way. Annoyed-yet?
Other things he will repeatedly remind you of:
* He is okay with guys who are gay.
* All three of the girls in his school are hot.
* His one female teacher is hot. As is the one female nurse.
* The woman (teacher?) living in his dorm hall is unhot and probably a witch. And unhot.
* He is a kid. All of two whopping years younger than the rest of his classmates.
Seriously, Ryan Deal will never ever let you forget these facts about himself. On every single page.
But as bad as this all may (or may not) sound to you, it was a tolerably light read with the occasional bout of legitimate humor. That is until about the last 20 or so pages at the end of the book. Had I known how it would end I would never have read it in the first place.
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Jun 26, 2014 05:54AM
THANK YOU! You just wrote down what I thought reading this book. I marked the sentence "I am such a loser" and wrote a note that says "This sentence is repeated way too much in this book". Because it really is enough pointing out 2 or 3 times that you are a loser. You don't have to do this after every single conversation you have with your friends.
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Hahaha, I'm sure there are more subtle ways the author could have presented his insecurities, but I suppose teenage boys aren't that subtle. Even so, I don't want to read a broken record!
yeah I guess so. But after a time I really couldn't handle his immaturity. I believe I have to switch to some NA books. I just read way too many YA contemporary novels & my brain is exploding from the immaturity that faces you in those books.
Couldn't agree with this review more. That was exactly what I was thinking throughout the whole book. Thanks
Agree 100% with you on the hyphens and the facts. It was extremely repetitive and I was sick of hearing it by the 5th chapter. Though I think not liking the protagonist is what I liked about the book. I always wanted to see what he would do next to make me want to punch a wall. I also found the ending unexpected and original, a change of scenery from the common happy ending. Definitely a flawed book, but not a terrible one.
YES! Maybe I should have read your review before reading it myself.
