31st December, 2006
Forever by Judy Blume
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Katherine met Michael Wagner at a New Year Eve’s party. It seemed like instant attraction between the both of them, I think. Katherine feels that she has never felt so strongly about any guy before. With Michael, she’s nervous yet happy to be with him.
Just like the title - Forever, Katherine and Michael thought that their love would remain forever. Both admitted that they really loved each other and Katherine decided to go all the way with Michael. And just like what Katherine’s mom told her, ‘once you start having sex, you can’t go back to holding hands’. It’s completely true. Katherine and Michael can’t keep their hands off each other and are always finding opportunities to be alone together.
Then came summer time. Katherine’s dad insisted that she accepts a job to teach tennis at a camp, which Jamie, Katherine’s younger sister, is going to. Initially, Katherine is reluctant to spend 7 whole weeks away from Michael. She would miss him soooooo much! But, her dad would not take no for an answer. So, she went to camp. She and Michael kept in touch by writing letters everyday.
At the camp, Katherine meets new friends and is attracted to another guy. She feels guilty at first because she thought she was betraying Michael. However, when Michael went to the camp to see her, she decided to be honest with him.
When I visited Amazon.com, many reviewers claimed that this book is a must-read for teenagers so they would know about sex and first love. To me, the story was going fine, but when it came to the part where she fell for another guy, I felt funny. I mean, if she was soooo much in love with Michael, how could she fall for another guy so quickly? It seems to me that Katherine is fickle-minded and doesn’t know what she wants.
Well, this book is okay. It’s easy to read, quick to finish, and Judy Blume is an excellent writer!
Buy Forever (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Paperback))
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On July 11, 2007 at 8:06 pm Erin said:
Ooh I want to read this one sometime. I love Blume.
On July 14, 2007 at 4:20 am Josette said:
This is the only Judy Blume book I’ve read so far and it’s a pretty good read so…yes, you could read it someday!
On November 9, 2007 at 12:56 am emily said:
forever
was a pretty good book
a little to desptive
but i really enjoyed:)
On November 10, 2007 at 4:08 am Josette said:
emily: Oh yeah…it’s meant to be descriptive. =)
On December 23, 2007 at 11:40 pm natalie said:
yeahhh i wanna read this really badly. =)
On December 26, 2007 at 8:08 am Josette said:
Hi Natalie! Then you should read it soon! Enjoy reading!
On February 22, 2008 at 3:00 am Shelby said:
this book is amazing!!
i just got done with it and now im doing a book report on it…i absolutly loved this book!
On June 27, 2008 at 12:03 am subrina said:
hey! this book is really good
it happens to be my favorite book
i felt sad that she fell for another guy too. but i guess it was judy blume’s way of ending the book
but i loved it =)
On June 27, 2008 at 12:24 am Josette said:
Shelby: Hi there, I’m awfully for the late reply to your comment! I’m glad that you liked this book.
Subrina: Hey, yup, it’s a good book for teenage girls, probably to remind them to think first before taking the plunge. Well, looks like Katherine didn’t really love Michael all that much since she can fall for another guy so easily!
On July 22, 2008 at 1:55 pm erica said:
omg gosh i loved this book, though i think i was too young at the time to read it… but i really enjoyed this book and its soo easy to read i finished it in 2 days…. i wish i could find more books like this one…. if you know of any let me know =]
On August 2, 2008 at 9:21 am Josette said:
Hi Erica!
Nice to know that you like this book, looks like a lot of people like it too. There are more books like this, you can check out the related books in Amazon! I’ll review more if I come across any. Thanks for leaving a comment!
On September 1, 2008 at 5:48 am Amanda said:
this book was amazing! I read it when i was probabally 13 and I’m abou to read it again so that I understand it better!
AMAZING AUTHOR
On September 2, 2008 at 9:11 am sally said:
i think the “love” between michael and katherine was not believable…it seemed like ichael wanted sex too fast and they just didnt seem like a goo docuple together…
it was still interesting to rea…i did get dissapointed though cause i thought it would be better
On September 8, 2008 at 12:34 am Josette said:
Amanda: Hi, oh yeah, this is quite a good book. 13’s a fine age to read this!
Sally: They probably didn’t have real love like they thought they had. Maybe it’s just puppy love! Yeah the ending wasn’t a happy one for both of them but it’s like reality, isn’t it?
On October 7, 2008 at 5:04 am Courtney said:
I loved this book because it really reached out to teenagers saying” don’t off having sex with your boyfriend because your bored!!”
I think that you should only have sex when your married because what if you get pregnant? There are more young-single moms than married adult moms because these girls will go off, have sex, have the baby and the guy will just take off!
just something to think about!:)
On October 9, 2008 at 6:58 pm Josette said:
@ Courtney: Hey there, wow, there should be more young people like you! People who believe in abstinence until after marriage and also those who should think carefully before doing anything drastic. Yeah, there have been guys who made sweet promises but was not around when the kid’s born. So, the best thing is to just not do it if you aren’t ready!
Oh yes, Forever’s a good book in the teenage dating category.