Red

Red was the most realistic book we read this semester. I think that it was the most realistic because it was based on all true stories of girls growing up. I enjoyed most of the little short essays but I thought that some of them were boring and a waste of time for me to read. While I was reading Red, I thought that some of the grammar and stuctures used were to advanced for some of the girls writing. They were so proper with zero grammatical errors and the sentences were mostly complex. I found that to be unrealistic. I am a sophomore in college and some of these young girls are writing better than me. I thought that it took away from the purity and the truthness of the essay. I feel that a lot, if not all girls can relate to one of those essays in some way or another. Every girl has their embarrassing moments and life and they have their flaws that they are constantly worrying about. I give the girls who wrote the essays and gave their names a lot of credit for being so honest. They put everything on the line to help someone else feel better or know that what they are feeling is somewhat normal.
When I was done reading the book I stopped and thought about a boy's perspective on things. I know that our class is mostly girls but I would have liked to know how boys feel. I have two brothers and sometimes they are very hard to understand. They are mean when they are sad or when they are happy they do not want to show over excitement. I think that we could have benefited from reading boy's views on things too. I think it would have made the book more interesting in my opinion. It would have been similar to Cosmo magazine with the "her side" and "his side". At times I find it more interesting to hear about boys than girls.