I thoroughly enjoyed reading Red. The novel was very honest and very touching. Reading stories from all these adolescent girls makes you realize that you are not the only person going through certain things and even that some people have it even worse than you. I feel that this was a very good book to have in the reading for the class. If anything, I think it was the best. The only problem I had with the book was that after a while it seemed to become redundant and seemed as if the stories were written by the same person. I realize that this is because they were all edited by the same person, however, as I reached the end of the book, the stories had the tendency to almost drone in my head. Despite that, however, I feel that people of all ages should read this book. I feel that adults sometimes forget what it’s like to be young and often don’t realize how hard it can be sometimes. This book also reminded me of Post Secret where secrets from people of all ages and walks of life are written on postcards and published anonymously. I liked the feel of this book and would not mind reading others like it. I also feel like this book has helped many young girls.
I agree the honesty spoken through these young girls is amazing. This is their chance to speak out against what bothers them without feeling awkward. Very true about the stories having the same tone to them. It does make me believe that the same young person wrote them or tried to act like a different person. This is a good book to give to any young teenage girl as a birthday gift, Christmas gift, or just because! It would really help them see that there are people out there with similar problems like them! I'd say that most of the stories were fantastic and I read them several times, but others I thought the book could have done without. In general though, the quality of writing was very high and I could relate to their stories easily. This book would defiantly benefit next year’s class. It was a good easy read that brought me back to my teenage years.
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