Book #22: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

I didn't expect to like this book as much as I did, though I had heard it was good. I put it on hold at my school library twice before I got around to it, but when I did I was glad. The next few posts may be a little lame, as I've been putting off posting for a while, but I read them! Sorry about that.

The storyline of this novel was intriguing. The main character goes to a boarding school, but to me it seemed much more like a college campus (I think I was channeling Gilmore Girls, because I have experience in neither). In any event, it makes for plenty of interesting happenings.

I enjoyed the book in general, but I couldn't understand Matthew's group of friends. Alpha had a lot of funny lines, but I didn't understand him either, and I felt that at the end there was a bit of "Oh, Frankie is insane." She didn't seem insane to me, but who knows. What she did served them all right, I think.

Also, this book gets definite props for mentioning P.G. Wodehouse. Definite win.

Alpha finished eating and pushed his plate to the center of the table. "I would like to assert," he said solemnly, "that if Matthew were an animal he would be a seahorse." (164)

"Let's see, the prize is some sort of certificate of muffin enlightenment, and once you have eight of them you get a medal that proves you are Master of the Muffin. I'm serious. All the Yoga teachers can do six muffins. They do six muffins every morning as a matter of course." (226)