Hen Birnbaum's summer couldn't be any more stressful. His girlfriend broke up with him just as his sister came back after a yearlong disappearance. To make matters worse, his ex wants him to remain in the band and his sister refuses to tell him why she left and is currently wanted by the police.Although I did like Hen, I found him so overly patient at times that I had to put the book down. And yet I kept coming back to it, desperate to know what would happen in the end. i always had the thing for geeky and nerdy guys, guys who is not worth another glance once you passed by them. but when you get to talk to them, you will ask yourself "you make so much sense." i thought henry "hen" (yes. like a rooster....har har!) was one of those guys. he being a music guru (well, more of the 80's and 90's) was cool but as the story goes i just couldnt like the guy. i dont know maybe it's just me but eventhough he has a wide expertise in music, i liked his friend emma more. or should i say i liked gabriel more eventhough he has a small part in this book. the only reason i continued reading this one was i wanted to know what is sarah's secret (hen's sister) and what is the real reason she left and return after a year. and of course there's the music thingy going on in this story. that's just it. the story was ok. it was a short read (thank god!) so i just wasted a whole day with this book. i would be more frustrated if it were longer and i had to finish it and then not like it at the end.
What do You think about Friend Is Not A Verb (2010)?
DNF. Could not get into this book and then the library loan was over. Doubt I'll pick it up again.
—Knotsum
Don't you just hate it when you like the cover + title more than the book itself?
—sary
It was just an okay book. But I liked Hen and Emma together.
—Echildr
