Sophomore Switch was a very interesting book, but I could guess what was going to happen very easily. In the beginning of the book there were two girls who switched colleges. One of the girls was from England and the other girl was from California. The girl from England was named Emily and she was super smart, attended Harvard University for her first few years of college, and was very innocent. She decided to go to the University of California because she broke up with her boyfriend and needed to get away from him. Her parents did not like that she decided to leave Harvard and go to Tasha's easy classes. Tasha was going to the University of California to become a movie producer. Tasha enjoyed partying and jumping around from guy to guy. She decided to leave California because she slept with a celebrity. It became a huge deal because he already had a girlfriend so Tasha's face showed up everywhere from magazines to the internet. She wanted to get away from all the drama! In the end they both change so they don't just have one personality. Emily learns to let loose a little and have fun. She also ends up getting a boyfriend and staying in California. Tasha ends up becoming more modest and not such a partier! I really enjoy how they supported each other and helped each other through e-mail so they could fit in better. They become best friends in the end! I would recommend this book to teenage girls because it can help show you the different sides of how you want to be at college. I would recommend it to girls because they talk about "girl stuff" in here. They talk about boys, girl problems, and much more.I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would. I thought I was going to be interested in the different perspectives of this book but it was kind of girly for me. I prefer romantic action books more than just romance books. This isn't the worst book I've read but definitely not the best. If you love reading teenage romance books, this is the perfect book for you! I picked this up for two bucks at a dollar store, with no expectation it would be anything more than a goofy teenage love story. The first two or three pages seemed to confirm that, and they put me off enough that each time, I would put the book down, and try again a month later.After that happened three or four times, I finally decided that I was in the mood for a goofy teenage love story after all; so I plowed through those first pages, and was surprised to discover: that's not really what this is. Sure, there are giggly girls, and cute boys; but what this really is, is a case for sex-positive feminism, contrasted against both negative societal expectations, and traditional feminism that vilifies sex. It openly explores a range of attitudes about the decisions young women can make about relationships, as well as their own futures.It does this by telling the story of two college sophomores, who find themselves in the improbable situation of spending a semester abroad at each other's university: a beach-bum southern California film major at a second-tier UC school switches places with a wound-up blue-blood reading political science at Raleigh College of Oxford. A few stereotypes of stuffy Brits versus sun-kissed shop-a-holics set the scene, but the main characters quickly develop to become interesting and believable vehicles for exploring those complex choices young women can face, and how they can choose to deal with the consequences of those choices, concluding that that is itself more important and lasting than the supposed consequences themselves. The prose itself is clear and tight, and has some imagery and layering that gives the writing itself some depth.The story is still light and fun, to be sure; but it leaves the reader with something to think about, particularly in recognizing that women today have control over their destinies, and that their biggest limitations are often the ones they allow others to put on them through unchallenged assumptions, or that they put on themselves.
What do You think about In Haar Schoenen (2000)?
Just what I wanted, at just the right time. A light story, fun characters, and a nice escape.
—Elisa
Loved the idea, but just too much partying and sleeping around and language for me.
—djownsu1
Liked the Emily parts then Tasha's. Ryan was an awesome character!
—Mimi
