Reader response to Big Mouth & Ugly Girl by Joyce Carol Oates
Front cover reads:
"Matt Donaghy has always been a big mouth. But it's never gotten him into trouble- until one day when two detectives escort him out of class for questioning. Mat has been accused of threatening to blow up Rocky River High School.
Ursula Riggs has always been an ugly girl. A loner with fierce, staring eyes, Ursula has no time for petty high school stuff like friends and dating- or at least that's what she tells herself. Ursula is content with minding her own business, and she doesn't even really know Matt Donaghy.
But Ursula is the only person who knows what Matt realy said that day... and she is the only one who can help him."
My Rxn:
Resplendent. I can completely identify with the attitudes of our protagonists. I love Ursula, aka, Ugly Girl, Woman Warrior. We have a lot in common. Matt reminds me of my friend, Tony. I'd recommend this book for 13-18 year olds. and 18 would be a stretch, but I found it amusing. It's a great story.... and very modern-day Crucible, if you will. good stuff. Word Nerd Seal of Approval it wins. Type like Yoda I do. i polished it off in about 5 days. took me a while to get into it, but when it finally struck me, I couldn't stop reading it. I can identify with the roles that each character plays. I think that Ursula really is our protagonist and heroine, because she makes the most changes. It's not to say that Matt doesn't change, but his change isn't as dramatic.
Here are some awesome quotes:
"Everything tastes like burned toast and smells like gym socks" (88).
"For dress-up I'd put in all my ear studs- nine in each ear. (Not that they matched.) I felt big and clumsy as a horse trapped ina tinsel candy box" (117).
"A FIERY RED sensation was moving up my brain like liquid mercury" (175).
"Mrs. Donaghy, when I first saw her, looked exactly like the kind of weepy wimpy female I can't stand" (230).
Front cover reads:
"Matt Donaghy has always been a big mouth. But it's never gotten him into trouble- until one day when two detectives escort him out of class for questioning. Mat has been accused of threatening to blow up Rocky River High School.
Ursula Riggs has always been an ugly girl. A loner with fierce, staring eyes, Ursula has no time for petty high school stuff like friends and dating- or at least that's what she tells herself. Ursula is content with minding her own business, and she doesn't even really know Matt Donaghy.
But Ursula is the only person who knows what Matt realy said that day... and she is the only one who can help him."
My Rxn:
Resplendent. I can completely identify with the attitudes of our protagonists. I love Ursula, aka, Ugly Girl, Woman Warrior. We have a lot in common. Matt reminds me of my friend, Tony. I'd recommend this book for 13-18 year olds. and 18 would be a stretch, but I found it amusing. It's a great story.... and very modern-day Crucible, if you will. good stuff. Word Nerd Seal of Approval it wins. Type like Yoda I do. i polished it off in about 5 days. took me a while to get into it, but when it finally struck me, I couldn't stop reading it. I can identify with the roles that each character plays. I think that Ursula really is our protagonist and heroine, because she makes the most changes. It's not to say that Matt doesn't change, but his change isn't as dramatic.
Here are some awesome quotes:
"Everything tastes like burned toast and smells like gym socks" (88).
"For dress-up I'd put in all my ear studs- nine in each ear. (Not that they matched.) I felt big and clumsy as a horse trapped ina tinsel candy box" (117).
"A FIERY RED sensation was moving up my brain like liquid mercury" (175).
"Mrs. Donaghy, when I first saw her, looked exactly like the kind of weepy wimpy female I can't stand" (230).
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