Reviews for The Book of Luke

The average rating for The Book of Luke based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-04-06 00:00:00 Justin Imhof I had a really hard time relating to the main character. I can't really believe that someone who is supposedly so nice could do what she did to Luke. It makes it look like her being nice for most of her life was just her being fake; she was only nice because that's the correct way to act. I also don't see how continuously lying could ever seem like a good idea; of course it's only going to cause more problems in the end. She had so many chances to tell the truth. I have no clue why she would break up with Luke when she could have just explained herself beforehand to save herself some drama, especially when she wanted him back anyway. The ending was rushed too. I can't imagine anyone forgiving Emily that quickly, although her friends weren't blameless either. I found some of the tips funny, but most of them were just really petty. Who cares if a guy doesn't carry around an umbrella with him? It's just rain. Or play the air guitar? or shouts at the tv? People aren't perfect and you can't expect them to change just to be who you want them to be. I guess that was one of the morals of the story, but at the end I'm still not convinced Emily learned her lesson. It seemed like everyone else knew and they were speaking such wise words to her, but her reactions didn't really seem like she really got it.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-06-23 00:00:00 Jaggu Bhandari [I'm not saying that what Emily did was right, but that doesn't mean it was specifically wrong either. Well, what I'm trying to say is that if I put myself in Emily's shoes, I would probably have done the same thing. She wanted to prove to her friends that she wasn't a goody-goody, and to do so, she just had to break a heart along the way (although I do wish that it wasn't Luke heart). I just wish that she realized her mistake in doing what she did before it was too late. To me, it seemed as if this book kept me on my toes. I guess I was just waiting and waiting and waiting for Emily to give up and finally realize that SHE NEEDS TO TELL LUKE THE FREAKING TRUTH. SHE LOVES HIM, AND SHE KNOWS IT. SHE JUST THINKS THAT SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN. WELL GUESS WHAT, IF YOU DON'T FREAKING TELL HIM SOONER OR LATER, HE'LL JUST HATE YOU MORE. Phew. I got that off my chest. Good talk. Anyway, I liked the way at the end that the author had them make up over a milkshake. It was so cute and adorable, and it just makes me want it so bad. I think I should stop reading these kinds of books; I'll want what the freaking characters have! I guess I can say the only reason this book got four stars from me (I think I should make it 4.5 stars...) was because it was the cliched good-girl-falls-for-bad-boy and because the mother. Oh dear lord help me, Emily mother drove me up the freaking wall. Who does that to their child? I know she told Emily that it was for her own good and all that crap, but it was BS. She just wanted to own Emily the way she couldn't own her father. I know I flippin' hated the father for leaving Emily in the beginning, but after a while, I realized I would have done the same damn thing. The mom was crazy. Who makes their child be a goody-goody for their own good? I'm probably being totally unreasonable about this but...I just had to voice my opinion. (hide spoiler)]