Friday, July 22, 2011

Review: Whip it

Whip It
Paperback
Published: June 23rd 2009  (first published September 4th 2007)
Publisher: Square Fish
ISBN: 0312535996
Original Title: Derby Girl
Description from goodreads:
Skirts, Skates, & Scrapes
All the old school skills with a new punk rock attitude
Come see The Lone Star Derby Girls
Austin's All-Girl Roller Derby League
The Holy Rollers vs. The Fight Crew
Halftime Concert by the Chimney Sweeps
This ain't no cheerleading clinic, y'all
Meet Bliss Cavendar, an indie-rock-loving misfit stuck in the tiny town of Bodeen, Texas. Her pageant-addicted mother expects her to compete for the coveted Miss Bluebonnet crown, but Bliss would rather feast on roaches than be subjected to such rhinestone tyranny.
Bliss's escape? Roller Derby.
When she discovers a league in nearby Austin, Bliss embarks on an epic journey full of hilarious tattooed girls, delicious boys in bands, and a few not-so-awesome realities even the most hard-core derby chick has to learn.

REVIEW:
I was really wanting to read this book after I saw the movie. I love Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page, so it was awesome.

Bliss is not the pageant girl that her mother wants her to be, she is an outcast, and likes being different (WHICH IS AWESOME).

I have never seen roller derby match, or whatever, but it looks and sounds pretty bad-ass, and the nick names the girls get are hilarious. This was a really entertaining read.4/5

1 comment:

  1. Shut Up!!! I've just finished watching the movie :P What a coincidence, lol

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