The List
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4.2 • 112 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
The remarkable New York Times bestseller! It happens every year before homecoming -- the list is posted all over school. Two girls are picked from each grade. One is named the prettiest, one the ugliest. The girls who aren't picked are quickly forgotten. The girls who are become the center of attention, and each reacts differently to the experience. With THE LIST, Siobhan Vivian deftly takes you into the lives of eight very different girls struggling with issues of identity, self-esteem, and the judgments of their peers. Prettiest or ugliest, once you're on the list, you'll never be the same.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The eponymous list, which mysteriously appears on the walls of Mount Washington High each year before homecoming, has the power to lift or break the spirits of eight female students: on it are the names of the "prettiest" and the "ugliest" girl in each grade. In this insightful and provocative novel, Vivian (Not That Kind of Girl) explores the effects the list has on the most recently chosen girls. While some results self-doubt, shame, pressure are to be expected, some of the girls respond in surprising and unconventional ways. Rebellious sophomore Sarah takes her "ugliness" to a new level by refusing to bathe or change clothes. Senior Jennifer, deemed ugliest four years running, works her way into a circle of popular girls, a group led by "prettiest girl" Margo, who used to be her best friend. Offering a well-differentiated cast of complex characters and a thoughtful focus on femininity, sisterhood, relationships, eating disorders, and what it means to be singled out, Vivian proves that beauty and ugliness aren't always a matter of appearance. Ages 13 18.
Customer Reviews
That’s the end?
I loved this book until the end. It was so abrupt and didn’t wrap anything up! That was a major disappointment for what was such a great book.
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!
I couldn’t put his book down! I read a different Siobhan Vivian book (The Last Boy and Girl in the World) previously, and it was excellent, but this one really struck home with me. I was so stunned by the ending that I actually reread the whole book the next day to revisit it. This book is fabulous, and I am so excited to read the other books by Siobhan Vivian!
Good Read
I liked it, but i was hoping it took a different take on the whole hot or not list that I was expecting. Still a good book, definitely recommend reading it. I finished it in a day.