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Leftovers | 
 enlarge | Manufacturer: MTV
Category: EBooks
List Price: $10.99
Buy New: $8.79
You Save: $2.20 (20%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 325
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Dewey Decimal Number: 158
ASIN: B0013G3EMG
Publication Date: January 1, 2008
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Product Description
A devastating novel of desperation and revenge from one of today's most compelling new voices in fiction. In this follow-up to her heartbreaking debut, Such a Pretty Girl, Laura Wiess once again spins a shattering tale of the tragedies that befall young women who are considered society's Leftovers. Blair and Ardith are best friends who have committed an unforgivable act in the name of love and justice. But in order to understand what could drive two young women to such extreme measures, first you'll have to understand why. You'll have to listen as they describe parents who are alternately absent and smothering, classmates who mock and shun anyone different, and young men who are allowed to hurt and dominate without consequence. You will have to learn what it's like to be a teenage girl who locks her bedroom door at night, who has been written off by the adults around her as damaged goods. A girl who has no one to trust except the one person she's forbidden to see. You'll have to understand what it's really like to be forgotten and abandoned in America today. Are you ready?
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 Wiess tried too hard to make Leftovers as good as her debut novel August 7, 2008
I loved Wiess's debut, Such a Pretty Girl. But her second novel, Leftovers, tries too hard to be good.
Leftovers tells the story of two best friends, Blair and Ardith. Blair is a rich girl whose parents don't care (her mother has Blair's dog put to sleep b/c she wants her carpets to stay clean) and Ardith's parents are trying too hard to be younger, having wild drinking parties whenever they can. Blair doesn'r listen to Ardith and gets raped by her older brother; when Ardith's brother hurts a police officer in a car accident- a police officer that Ardith and Blair thought of as a friend. They decide to get revenge on Ardith's brother- by not warning their friend, Della, about him. Ardith's brother attempts to rape Della and a newscrew, hired by Ardith and Blair, catches him in an act. The story was utterly unbelievable, and the relationship between Blair and Ardith and the police officer doesn't seem that strong. I was disapointed by this one. I know Wiess can do better.
Too Fabricated to be Believable August 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Leftovers had a nice format, and I'll be honest, I picked it up a couple of times at the bookstore before I decided to buy it and bring it home. I read a lot. I read about three books per week and fall in love with most of them. I have a (some say) weird tendency to have to OWN every book I read and keep it on my shelf- in case I ever feel the need to read it again.
Leftovers had the idea correct- to write a narrative story in a journal format- like you're reading these teenagers' diaries. However, the entries in these journals were a bit too fabricated for me to believe them. I was frustrated with how much could possibly happen to these troubled teenagers in such a short period of time. And the way the entries were formatted was frustrating because it felt as if Ms. Laura Weiss was trying TOO HARD to have a hit, disturbed MTV book.
It was like watching a Lifetime movie- where everything bad that could possibly happen to woman does, and it seems to fake- too much- too annoyingly depressing. In the middle of Leftovers, I found myself needing a commercial break.
I was disappointed in the storyline and felt it needed much follow-through and editting.
 Different, but good. May 31, 2008
I picked this book up on a whim from Borders. The cover actually drew me into it. I figured I'd give it a whirl. It was a pretty good book. I enjoyed the story line and even added the author's other book, 'Such a Pretty Girl' to my wish list. Who knows? Might like that one too!
 I can relate with this book May 17, 2008
I can really relate in this book, as my adolescent years were very messy.
I am not so much of a summery reviewer but a critic. I think that this book is good for anyone to read, it tends to give you more understanding of the world today. It also illuminates the many adversities that young adults suffer through. Coming from two teenage narrators you can see things a lot clearly through their eyes.
Easy read.
Don't Underestimate Best Friends April 6, 2008
Everyone overlooked the power that best friends have as a combined power. Blair and Ardith are from opposite lifestyles, but that is never an issue, until one night. Ardith has alcoholic parents who allow her brother and his friends to party at their house, so they can be seen as "cool". Blair is an only child. Her mother is not stopping until she becomes a judge. Blair's mom is all about appearences. Mom goes too far. The only person who actually sees them as who they are is Officer Dave.
Read this book, then go back and read the beginning again. This is a book you just can't put down.
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