Don't Think Twice Book

Wow... this was a great book. I have a strong interest in teen pregnancy, and have read other novels regarding the topic, so I was especially interested in reading this one because I haven't read one before that takes place in an unwed mothers home. Let me start by saying that everything I was worried this book was going to be turned out to be untrue. There is a theory that the modern media is glamorizing teen pregnancy, thus increasing the problem. When I read that this book was funny, I became concerned that this was contributing to that. It wasn't. Yes, the book was funny, but it also did a very fine job discussing most of the hardships that come along with teen pregnancy. I could really feel for the characters and had a good sense of what they were going through. Most of the characters choose to give their babies up for adoption, and I never realized how hard that would be to do until I read this book. Speaking of the characters, they were amazing too. The main character's attitude was what made most of the book funny. Some of her comments were so funny I laughed loudly enough other people probably could hear me. But believe me, she was far from being a flat character. She was a character that had many layers to her, and you eventually got to see all of them, but you got to see them slowly and gradually. Plus, all of her layers just come together so naturally, she's really a believable character. The other characters are good, too. The only thing this book needs improvement on is sometimes it would go into flashbacks of her pre-pregnancy life, and on occasion they seemed to be a little long, when I just wanted to get back to what was happening in the present. Also, the flashbacks would also get into heavy into detail a lot, and sometimes they started to feel unnecessary. Overall, though, this book was hard for me to put down. A common book review cliche, I know, but it's true. I love reading, but sometimes I still have a hard time motivating myself to read. Not with this book. I read it whenever I had a free second. I finished it off in about three days, which is a big deal to me because it usually takes me a few months to actually finish a book. Read this book.