Anything But Normal - Melody Carlson(*SPOILER ALERT!!!*) 3.5starsFrom the few Melody Carlson books I've read, I've seen that she writes about problems. The certain subjects that desperately need to be dealt with but no one wants to write about for fear of offending others. This was another one of those books. It dealt with teen pregnancy.Don't worry. I'm not really spoiling much. You only have to be a couple chapters into it to discover what it's about.Sophie was a sweet and understandable character. Her turbulent emotions about her pregnancy were tragic and yet endearing. It's hard to imagine how I would act in that kind of situation. I think I would be strong, and tell my parents right away, and be happy 'cuz I love babies, and be a good mother. But in reality... I don't think so. Who would react like that?I'm so glad Wes was there. He was so kind and understanding and sweet. He was so perfectly wonderful. But his reaction was so... mild. He was just mad at Dylan. He didn't seem to be mad or hurt at Sophie. Then again she was pressured into it.Dylan was such a selfish coward. He just wanted to get his pleasure and get out. Sophie's dad is right, he is a coward.Carrie Anne was a good friend. She was a bit annoying at times and her reaction to Sophie's pregnancy wasn't so nice, but I can certainly understand it. I know I'd definitely have a reaction if my Christian best friend suddenly told me she was pregnant.I'm not so sure about the school pregnancy care center. I can see how it can be a cushion for pregnant girls and how some would be more likely to get pregnant with that kind of protection. But at the same time, they'll get pregnant whether the center is there or not and it's better for them to go there than to an abortion clinic.That was another thing too. I first assumed the topic was abortion. But Melody didn't really deal with abortion. She just lightly mentioned that it was murder and Sophie believed it was wrong. She could've done a lot more on it.I didn't really like how Sophie gave up the baby. I'm not against adoption or anything. I just wouldn't be able to do something like that. To give away your own child. I know it was hard for Sophie. I can't imagine doing that. I don't think I'd be able to do it - whether it was better for the baby or not.This book was good, but I think she could've done better. And so much more with it too. Oh well. It was a good novel. This book was very good. A christain girl goes through daily life. She is a reporter and was asked to write an article about the building for pregnant girls in their school. Her article comes off in a bad way to the pregnant builing so she had interviews with the girls in that building and rewrote the article. Then the parents didnt like what she wrote because "it made it seem like being pregnant was okay" in their oppinion. Her friends ditched her, and she had many more problems. I loved this book!
What do You think about Anything But Normal (2010)?
Love this book. It was a page turner and kept me wondering what was going to happen the whole time.
—yvnjeri
This is my absolute favorite book! I would recommend it to anyone in a heartbeat!
—ais9076
Is it just me or did this book scream "ADULT TRYING TO GET TEENS"?
—Beth
This is my favorite book! Best book I've ever read!
—MilkMuncher
