Reviews for Harry and Hortense at Hormone High

The average rating for Harry and Hortense at Hormone High based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-08-27 00:00:00 Jeff Goodwin Dated and almost campy (in fact, I decided to read it because it was the library discard with the strangest cover and excerpts) but also funny and intelligent and a little sad. Descriptions like "the most dynamic and exciting teenage schizophrenic" and "one of the most fascinating and striking girls" had me rolling my eyes and laughing, but some sentences were actually pretty great ("She had revved up as much pulchritude as she could muster.") One statement that just might enter daily usage in my family is "You're both fine students who do not need a banana for a friend." Weird but fun. While the narration tended towards lightness and humor and the plot was adventurous, the themes were serious and sad. Schizophrenia and poverty are the backbone of the story - never discussed seriously but impossible to ignore.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-09-07 00:00:00 Michael Huxley Oh my GOD, this book was so totally completely one of my favorites. Packs a punch on every page & I can still hear the dogs barking. My friend Erika who I was crushing on (little 11-yo baby me) and I would lie on my bed and read it silently together, turning pages. It was too much! It was heaven! Ah........ And it seemed, whenever I'd get a bit older, I'd pull it out again... to check and see if more stuff in the book now made sense... and if the book now made the new stuff in my life make sense... Perfect.