Things Left Unsaid
Stephany Hemphill
Pages read: Finished
Rating: 9
Sarah like any teenager just wants to fit in. And like most growing people she has not discovered her true identity yet. So when a boyfriend comes into the picture you can guess that they are inseparable. She really thinks he is the one, but when her friends and family tries to tell her that she has change and they don’t know her anymore she goes crazy. She thinks that they are the ones who have changed, she leaves them behind not thinking about how much she needs them. Robin (the boyfriend) is trying to make Sarah “the perfect girlfriend” for him and she is letting him because having a boyfriend doesn’t come around all the time. She goes from being a straight a student with lots of pep and personality to wearing all black and getting horrible grades is almost all of her classes. The worst part is Robin is really the only friend she has left. She has two options dump Robin, become herself again possibly get her friends back but have no boyfriend or stay with robin, have no other friends, and let him try to change who she is… What will she do?
I loved this book I think many teenage girls can relate to it.
I have learned that you can’t change another person you can only change yourself .I think the main audience for this book would be teenage girls but really anyone can! When I read this book it made me think about the people I hang out with and if they are really I friends or they just like me for what I have or what I can bring to them. It may not happen very often, but no one should try to change who you are. I was always told you are the perfect you and no one can do anything to change that.
My favorite quote from your review, "I have learned that you can’t change another person you can only change yourself." Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteTeghan, I know many teen girls can relate to this book. In high school you typically have your first love, your inseparable. That's when you do start loosing friends, I have been in this situation also. It's important not to change when something like this does happen. You made good points. :) Good job.
ReplyDeleteThis book is a perfect example of the real world. I know someone close to me that has changed just like Shara and it has been really hard to watch. Some people do not relize that you can not let others change who you are. Always stay true to yourself and make your own decisions. Great job, Teghan!
ReplyDeleteTeghan, wow I really want to read this book now. Your are absolutely right; you cant change anyone but yourself. While reading your synopsis, I thought of the quote: "Nothing Gold Can Stay."
ReplyDeleteGood job Tegs :) This seemed like the type of book that not only a certain percentage of people can relate to. It seems raw and real, not sugar coated like a lot of coming-of-age books. I wonder what she does decide at the end of the book, and what she feels is the right decision. High school reay is hard time, and it is hard to get a sense of waht is right and what is wrong to do. And i commend Sarah for realizing what might not be the best choice for her.
ReplyDeleteHey Teghan! I really love the way you introduce Sarah as character and start to explain not only her actions in the book but the also the reasons behind them. High school is no stroll in the park, which I think most of us have noticed by now, and this book sounds like a good example of how lost one can become during this time. I see this sort of behavior everyday at school and it's really disappointing. Why do girls feel that they don't deserve a guy who likes them? I mean, hello! This isn't prehistoric living where "strong man brings home meat to survive". Ladies, we have options now, and maybe this is just me being optimistic, but I'd like to believe that there are guys out there who are capable of accepting girls for who they are and not trying to mold them into what they want us to be. We are not clay, we are women! OK...that concludes my feminist Dr. Phil pep talk...Great job Teghan!
ReplyDeleteThis seems like a very amazing book because so many people especially young teenagers can relate to it. We think we have found ourselves but we have not experienced some events that may change the ways we think, act and live. I love the quote Mrs. Culkin pointed out. I remember reading something about a boy and a girl and how they girl really liked the boy except for one thing and tried to change it. When in reality a person is who they are and no one person can change them you can only change yourself to deal with that person. Now when I think about a boy or even a new sport I ask myself... Do I like everything I am about to get myself into because I know I will not be able to change it. Lovely synopisis and it is on my "must read soon" list.
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