Weird Little "Weetzie Bat"
Weetzie Bat (Weetzie Bat, #1)
by Francesca Lia Block
I was quite confused by this little book. I downloaded it on my iPad via Overdrive.
It came out in the 90's and has an intro on Goodreads that reads (in part) :
Fifteen years ago Francesca Lia Block made a dazzling entrance into the literary scene with what would become one of the most talked-about books of the decade; Weetzie Bat. ... Rediscover the magic of Weetzie Bat, Ms. Block's sophisticated, slinkster-cool love song to L.A., the book that shattered the standard, captivated readers of all generations, and made Francesca Lia Block one of the most heralded authors of the last decade.
Umm.... I didn't get it.
The language was simple and poetic, but it was also just weird and thin. No real depth. The storyline was odd. I wanted to like it, it was short, but when I finished, I was staring at the screen - ambivalent.
Review by Kelly
by Francesca Lia Block
I was quite confused by this little book. I downloaded it on my iPad via Overdrive.
It came out in the 90's and has an intro on Goodreads that reads (in part) :
Fifteen years ago Francesca Lia Block made a dazzling entrance into the literary scene with what would become one of the most talked-about books of the decade; Weetzie Bat. ... Rediscover the magic of Weetzie Bat, Ms. Block's sophisticated, slinkster-cool love song to L.A., the book that shattered the standard, captivated readers of all generations, and made Francesca Lia Block one of the most heralded authors of the last decade.
Umm.... I didn't get it.
The language was simple and poetic, but it was also just weird and thin. No real depth. The storyline was odd. I wanted to like it, it was short, but when I finished, I was staring at the screen - ambivalent.
Review by Kelly