Live to Tell 2

Live to Tell, Review Day 2

February 5, 2014

Characters (and dialogue too):

To preface:

Gender diversity is a good thing, honestly, it is. But why don't books have gender diversity anymore? It seems to be a trope to have girl characters lead a series to avoid sexism, but having so many authors do this makes having girls ironically sexist. In Live to Tell, the guys are the evil, lying, sinful beings that just happen to be there, whereas the women are the ever pure, innocent, empowered, independent, beautiful, goddesses, except for the women who betray other women for men.

OPINION! OPINION! LOOK OVER THERE, WHAT'S THAT? AN OPINION!^^^^^^^^



To Postface:

Pardon my blunt personality 

Libby is naive and stupid as well as an accomplished "crier". She'll like anyone with a pretty face and gifts, and deny anyone because of their looks and previous actions.There are no redeemable qualities about her. None. I hate her.

Kasey is the tough, sweet, realistic best friend. She's a skeptic and actually thinks before doing something as well as a whimsical talent: window entering (it's when you climb through a window instead of using a door). I like her, she's a quaint comic relief.

Cal is a hotty. He's blonde and a little mysterious. THE END. I do not like him.

Emma. The little, cute, innocent, sweet sister. All of those traits make her generic and unlikable, but she likes High School Musical so that touched a little close to home. She's alright. (I included her in the roster for the sake of balancing out my likes and dislikes)

Overall (according to my comments) the characters get a 2/4.

They weren't special, or memorable. I actually forgot Kasey and Emma's names before I wrote this, having to verify by the summary on the back of the novel (even though they were the only characters I liked, that probably tells you a lot).

In nutshell those were the characters and my input. Stay tuned tomorrow for review day 3!

P.S. here's what High School Musical looks like all you connoisseurs of great cinema:

High School Musical