It's Just a Jump to the Left

by Libba Bray

[Angie]

I was really excited for It's Just a Jump to the Left because Rocky Horror and friendship! However this was a lot younger than I anticipated and quite light on the friendship. Leta and Agnes are best friends and every Friday they go see The Rocky Horror Picture Show. At least until Agnes gets a boyfriend and abandons Leta. Now, Leta is all alone, having to deal with her stressed out mother, disabled brother, absent father, and clueless crush.

It's Just a Jump to the Left was weird. It was basically about eighth graders having sex, while not knowing that their favorite movie is about sex, which is just absurd. Also, it's quite unbelievable that two fourteen year olds are allowed into an R rated movie, when I still get carded at 27! Yes, it is explained, but it's still unbelievable. And there's really no resolution here. Agnes ditches Leta for a boy, Leta's life is falling apart, and then it's over. Okay, then.

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