Deenie by Judy Blume
Deenie
Judy Blume
Publisher: Dell
Release Date: July 13, 1973
Pages: 144
Source: Library
Rating: 2 stars
When Deenie sees the brace for the first time, she wants to scream, Forget it… I’m never going to wear that thing. Everyone will know. Everyone!
But the words won’t come out. And Deenie, beautiful Deenie, who everyone says should be a model, is stuck wearing a brace from her neck to her hips. For four years-or longer. How will she ever face the hard times ahead?
I was expecting to like this book. I had heard from numerous people about the marvelous wonders of Judy Blume books, but there was little to nothing I liked about Deenie. I found the characters to be annoying and the story was not enticing. I found myself bored, and the book is only 144 pages!
I've never really been a fan of Judy Blume (I know! the blasphemy!) but I've always wanted to read this book since it was about a girl in a back brace and I also had to wear a back brace for a while when I was younger. So maybe I'll give it a try, but nasty characters are one thing I can't stand, so… we'll see.
I think that one of the problems is that Judy Blume focusses a lot on the young characters, and really gets inside what it is like to be a teenager, and she kind of neglects the adult roles – they are always a bit annoying and not particularly likeable.