![]() I don't like "lessons" in general, but I especially didn't like it when the lesson was something really frustrating. My only real let-down was I didn't love the ending. It wasn't shocking in the way I was expecting either (I was expecting dark comedy stuff, and I got real-life realities). I totally did not see this one really big revelation coming. And there was a surprise thing that happened before the ending. The BEST part was that- SURPRISE, this book has heart!! I really found a touching story in all the high school drama and mean girl antics. This book is a total character book, so if you're not feeling the characters, you won't be feeling this book. The other characters were like a Regina/Gretchen/Karen-mix and surfer-dude who wasn't near as annoying as I first thought he would be. She was always thinking and it saved their butts more than once. I think she wanted her friend back, but she didn't become an angry person over it (as I surely would have). She was all-alone after being dumped by BFF Abigail, and yet I didn't find her bitter. ![]() She was equal parts funny, snippy, and smart. It was silly and funny in parts (mostly flashbacks), totally sad and serious in others (mostly when life/death situations happened), and had a great use of satire in the everyday things that happened on the boat. I think that adding comedy and lightness to a life/death situation can be really tricky to pull off, and I was so happy that it was done to perfection here. What would you do if you were stuck on a broken-down boat in the middle of the Pacific w/ a bunch of kids you hate? It would be nice to think that you'd all just forget about your differences and Kumbaya and stuff, but would that REALLY happen? Well, on this boat it definitely did not! ![]() I was super excited for this because it's so rare that I find a dark comedy in YA, especially one with a premise that interests me. I gotta say, this book was love at first sentence-sight. "Trevor Dunham talked quite a bit about his man part just before he drowned." Not a forever favorite, but a solid dark comedy! Trapped on a small boat with the most popular kids in school and waiting to be rescued, Denver wonders what might kill her first-dehydration, sunstroke, or the girl she used to think of as a sister? … ( more)Ĥ.5 Stars. Of course, one of her fellow castaways is none other than her ex-BFF, Abigail, who can barely stand the sight of her. During the party a tsunami hits the coast of California, and Denver and a handful of others escape death and are swept out to sea. Denver never thought in a million years he'd ask her out, but who is she to question this miracle of fate? Well, that isn't the only surprise fate has in store. Why else would she dare to sneak into a Malibu beach party where she'd be surrounded by enemies? Oh yeah. Some people might say that Denver has a death wish. A hilariously dark and twisted story that sparkles with a remarkably fresh voice, The Lifeboat Clique is Kathy Parks's irreverent yet insightful novel about how to survive in the most unthinkable circumstances. Mean Girls meets Life of Pi in this darkly humorous, compulsively readable teen novel that's perfect for fans of Libba Bray and Andrew Smith.
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