Thirsty
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Vampires
3.4
M. T. Anderson
"Entertaining, disturbing, memorable, and sophisticated, this mortality tale will continue to haunt after the last pages are turned." – School Library JournalAll Chris really wants is to be a normal kid, to hang out with his friends, avoid his parents, and get a date with Rebecca Schwartz. Unfortunately, Chris appears to be turning into a vampire. So while his hometown performs an ancient ritual that keeps Tch’muchgar, the Vampire Lord, locked in another world, Chris desperately tries to save himself from his own vampiric fate. He needs help, but whom can he trust? A savagely funny tale of terror, teen angst, suspense, and satire from National Book Award winner M. T. Anderson.
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Author
M. T. Anderson
Pages
256
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published Date
2010-03-02
ISBN
0763651540 9780763651541
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"Actual rating: 3.5 stars<br/><br/>I found this a difficult book to work through--sometimes because it felt repetitive, but mostly because it was painful and uncomfortable to read about Blake continually making poor choices and getting blackout drunk, again. Which I think some of the repetitiveness was intentional. Blake kept making the same wrong choices, leading to bad results. But as painful and frustrating as that is, it's realistic and a conversation that needs to be had, since heavy drinking is so prevalent and often perceived as normal behavior. I think it ended things well with her finally admitting she had a problem, leaving behind toxic relationships, and making new, healthy ones."
Liesl Prentice