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I absolutely loved Ami McKay's other book, The Birth House. So, when one of the girls at Book Group brought The Virgin Cure, I couldn't wait to get my greasy little hands on it.
And I will continue to read absolutely anything that Ami McKay writes. She has this way of drawing me into a book. Hook, line and sinker.
In The Virgin Cure, you can't help but want to take Moth in as your own child. I started to really care for her and more than anything "root" for her. I wanted to see her out of the slums and rise to the top. And when she does start to rise to the top its at the expense of herself. She is so young and desperate that her choices just break your heart.
At times I had a real problem with the sexualizing of these young women. Not even young women, young girls. That sort of grossed me out. It's not pornographic. It's just sad.
The Virgin Cure is a good book. I do suggest you read it. And while you are add it you my as well read The Birth House. I loved The Birth House.
Plus, the titles of her books rock. Can you imagine the really freaky google searches she must get with words like, Virgin and Birth? Creepers.
Speaking of, have you seen that kiss from those two Virgins on TLC?
That will forever be burned into your mind.
I'm sorry.
Back to the book...
So when I found out that Ami McKay was going to be a speaker at Blissdom this fall. I pretty much freaked. Besides Peter Gzowski, I have never met an author that I really admired before.
I hope she lets me take a picture with her. Maybe something with us "bumping" chests?
If you want to read any of my other book reviews here are some links. Before you click on them I would like to warn you that usually my book reviews have nothing to do with the books and everything to do about me.
Surprise, surprise.
Wench and Book of Negroes
The Help
Wishful Drinking and Prairie Tale
Bossy Pants
The Paris Wife
I also LOVED the Birth House. And very very much enjoyed The Virgin Cure. And my eyeballs have forever been scarred from that frightening kiss from the Virgin Diaries. But more importantly, I have been in therapy trying to deal with all the creepy things that girls father said about her in that episode.
ReplyDeleteEwwwwwwwww. Pervert.
I love that kiss. I think about it all the time. It just makes me giggle!
DeleteWHAT DID THE DAD SAY? I totally forget!
I just finished the Virgin Cure too and LOVED it. I read the Birth House a couple of weeks ago and liked it as well, but not as much as the Virgin Cure. I had to keep reminding myself that Moth is 12 years old! I was glad for Moth's ending, but kept thinking of the other girls who weren't so lucky.
ReplyDeleteI thought she was 10!
DeleteI'm not going to lie to you. . . the premise does NOT intrigue me. Tell me there were at LEAST ninjas in it?
ReplyDeleteNinja Virgins!
Deleteomg that kiss made me LOL.ewwww i think it splashed me in the face!
ReplyDeleteYes, it did splash you but it was also mopped up very quickly.
DeleteOh I love me a good reading list! I haven't read these:)
ReplyDeletePS More BlogHer re-cap coming hyour way tomorrow!
YAY! Can't wait, Steph. I've decided that we are that close now and I can call you Steph.
DeleteAdding to reading list (now 10 pages long) now! I'm nothing if not an overachieving failure. Why not read 25 books when I can not read 27? Exactly. xo
ReplyDeleteJoin a book club. The small amount of pressure does loads for your self esteem.
DeleteI think I may have done a bad bad thing by getting a ShesConnected ticket. Darnit. I want to meet an author and bump chests too...
ReplyDeleteWe'll do both! For the record, I have never bumped chests with anyone. I am a tad worried I could injure the other participant.
DeleteI have to get TLC back. That kiss is going to give me nightmares...gag...
ReplyDeleteI love that kiss. I just love, love, love it. I think about it ALL the time.
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