Libba Bray
Hardcover | Pages: 396 pages Rating: 3.62 | 48424 Users | 7637 Reviews
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| Title | : | Beauty Queens |
| Author | : | Libba Bray |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 396 pages |
| Published | : | May 24th 2011 by Scholastic Press |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Humor. Fiction. LGBT. Audiobook. Teen |
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The 50 contestants in the Miss Teen Dream pageant thought this was going to be a fun trip to the beach, where they could parade in their state-appropriate costumes and compete in front of the cameras.But sadly, their airplane had another idea, crashing on a desert island and leaving the survivors stranded with little food, little water, and practically no eyeliner.
What’s a beauty queen to do? Continue to practice for the talent portion of the program - or wrestle snakes to the ground? Get a perfect tan - or learn to run wild? And what should happen when the sexy pirates show up?
Welcome to the heart of non-exfoliated darkness.
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| Original Title: | Beauty Queens |
| ISBN: | 0439895979 (ISBN13: 9780439895972) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Taylor (Miss Texas), Adina (Miss New Hampshire) |
| Setting: | an island in the middle of nowhere |
| Literary Awards: | Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) for Young Adult Novel (2011), Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors (2012), Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Young Adult Literature (2011), Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2012), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2011) James Tiptree Jr. Award Honor List (2011) |
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Ratings: 3.62 From 48424 Users | 7637 ReviewsCriticize Regarding Books Beauty Queens
In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the boys wrecked and alone on an island act as Golding says boys being true to their nature will. And it ain't pretty, gangs, anarchism, bullying, murder... It's a brilliant book.So is Libba Bray's. What she has to say about women in Beauty Queens also wrecked and alone on an island, is that even the most dedicated fashionista of a girl with her acrylic nails and furry false eyelashes is solid when she has to be. In real life, these girls go home in theThis book is the definition of satire and black humor. If you're easily offended, this book is not for you. It's tongue-in-cheek, it's darkly humorous, and it's absolutely fa-bu-lous *snaps finger*. It confronts the truth behind our daily lives...it deals with issues of race, sexism, and stereotypes, while managing to retain a light, sarcastic tone. The main characters in this book are all beauty pageant competitors, but rest assured, they are strong feminist types, down to the take-charge Miss
Whoa, where do I start on Libba Bray's "Beauty Queens"? I haven't had a book completely blindside me as far as content goes for quite some time. I'm clearly at a loss for words as I write this review, because 1. I'm trying not to hold my sides from laughing so much at this book, and 2. I don't quite know how to explain "Beauty Queens" appeal when it has so many elements in it that work, but theoretically shouldn't. That might sound odd, but I'll explain it as I go into further detail.I went into
Find all of my reviews at: http://52bookminimum.blogspot.com/3.5 StarsThis program is brought to you by The Corporation: Because Your Life Can Always Be Better™. You probably know The Corporation for its awesome products and barrier breaking television programs like Girls Gone Rumspringa but this special episode brings us back to The Corporations roots - The Miss Team Dream Beauty Pageant!!!!No one ever expected a plane full of Teen Dream beauty contestants would crash (dont worry, most of
Before we begin, let me just say this: I feel really bad about the review I'm going to write here. Normally, I don't mind writing negative reviews - in fact, much for the same reason I always get a little thrill when someone trolls my reviews, I sort of enjoy doling out negative criticism (for the psychology behind this, please refer to Anton Ego's monologue on criticism at the end of Ratatouille) Especially when it's an author I dislike - I can and will trash Twilight until its memory is wiped
Meh. Just meh. Beauty Queens is not at all what I expected. What I expected was a group of beauty queens crash land on an isolated island and it's not long before the ruthlessness of the pageant morphs into a violent "survival of the fittest" mentality, a la Lord of the Flies. I would have also settled for a dark and biting satire on consumerism and pop culture. Alas, what I got was an increasingly irritating "Girl Power!" message that never quite got off the ground as it never quite rejected
How the HELL has this not been made into a movie. I implore you to listen*** to this.
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