Reviewed by Leah on
The thing about Some Girls Are is that Regina is evil and there's a part of me that hates her for what she did to other people. But on the other hand, just because she was a bully doesn't mean it's carte blanche for her to be bullied and have what Donnie did happen to her. Two wrongs don't make a right and all that.
Some Girls Are is entirely about bullying, showing the effects of what it is to bully, what it means to be bullied yourself and it shows just how much bullying effects people, mentally and physically. The things that happen in the novel make me sick to my stomach, especially that final scene just before the end of the book. Any person who has been bullied in their lives will resonate with this book and the debate will rage long and hard about whether or not Regina got her just desserts. Personally, I don't think Regina's bullying was 'worthy', I just thought it was wrong. Regina wasn't perfect, and although it took her until she herself was bullied to see the error of her ways, she did see them. Big time. And for me, that said a lot.
I loved the book and managed to finish it in about three hours. There was a part of me that didn't want to carry on reading, because as a person who was bullied herself, it was hard to read about what Anna and Kara did to Regina, and what Regina herself had done to others. It was a very raw novel, and it portrayed bullying at its very worse. I loved Michael, who Regina befriends once she's frozen out by her clique. I applaud Courtney Summers for tackling the subject, she did it with aplomb and it gives the very clear message that it doesn't matter who you are, bullying is not acceptable at all. This book should be read by all, it's brutal and it's honest and although it was hard to read at times, I'm glad I did read it.
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- 27 February, 2011: Reviewed