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Title: Love is One of the Choices
ISBN: 0449702731
Author:
Norma Klein
Publicate Date: 1987-10-12
Publish: 1987-10-12
List Price: $3.99
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: Annoying and preachy
Norma Klein's books are readable and their focus on love and sex relationships give them an appeal for teenage girls, but the author's obvious political bent (ardent feminist) gets in the way of her stories. The characters in this book, as mentioned in other reviews, are so politically molded as to seem to be made of cardboard. One is a staunch feminist, and since she is the brighter, stronger character, the reader is expected to share her opinions. The other is a weak-minded, confused girl who has a tepid affair with an older man she ends up marrying. The author makes a point of ending the book with the reader not knowing whether this girl miscarried her baby or not: the point is supposed to be that it doesn't matter. That approach might work for pro-choice activism, but it doesn't express real people's concerns in a genuine fashion. (Please keep in mind that I am pro-choice; I simply think this kind of politicization of novels makes for poor literature.) The same kind of political assertions permeate the rest of Klein's novels, which I read as an impressionable teenager, then quickly tired of.
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2: Perplexing
I first read this book in eighth grade, when it was making the rounds between all the girls in my classroom with some of Ms.Klein's other books. We all loved it then because of the romance between a teacher and his student - how impossibly romantic! It is now 15 years later, and although this book is a part of my library, it is not a favorite any longer. The character of Maggie is annoyingly too feminist - and Caroline comes off as much too innocent and stupid. Why three stars? Nostalgia, perhaps. Also, Ms. Klein cannot write a sequel as someone in another review requests, she passed away some years ago.
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3: Love Is One Of The Choices
I think it is a good book for teenagers and young adults.
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4: A Blast from the Past
I'm sorry to see that this book is out of print, as it was one of my favorites many years ago, when I was about 10 years old (possibly younger). I was considered an intelligent, precocious child, so it was exciting for me to read about "older girls" who seemed smart and strong-minded, and were facing adult challenges. I certainly didn't find it to have a corrupting influence in any way; I was inspired by the heroines, especially Maggie, whose wit leapt off the page. I recall trying to read other books by Norma Klein, but this was the only one that I thought was really well-done.
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5: Good book, but not always realistic!
I disagree with the person who said this book causes moral decay. They are obviously ultra-religious and need to put their Bible away.Love is One of the Choices is a pretty good book. Maggie and Todd's romance is very realistic, while Justin and Caroline's moves too quickly and is too much like a fairy tale. I didn't like how quickly she gave her virginity to him and how quickly they got married. But overall, this is a story about two girls becoming women, and not just sexually. Caroline's insecurities and Maggie's facade is very realistic, and I do wish Ms. Klein would write a book about their lives 10 years from then. I think it would be interesting to see what happens.
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