Are you there God? It's me Margaret by Judy Blume
We must, we must....we must increase our bust!
This book was hillarious! Finally, I finished reading about Margaret and her pleading talks with God about giving her ample bosoms to fill out her training bra! And of course her constant worry that her period will come only when she is 14 (she is 12 now), which by her defination, is an old maid. If that is not enough, she is in a state of quandary over religion. A fellow bookaholic gave me this book when she realised that I had not read the "pre-puberty girl's bible" as this book is affectionately known and indeed, it had been read by millions of girls around the world, making Judy Blume a household name.
I had read Adrian Mole's diary which is the pre-puberty boy's bible and now I have read this. Hoorah! I have finally completed my pre-puberty lessons in life at the grand old age of er, 27! Way, way past puberty but it does not make this book any less interesting. Brought me back to the times when I was her age......
Margaret, age 12, is in dire straits. Her period has not come, she has to fill her gro-bra with cotton balls and the boy she fancies is out of her league. Her mum is a Catholic, or rather was a Catholic and her father was Jewish, both gave up their respective religions when faced with fierce opposition from both their parents. During her first semester in a new school, a class assignment by her teacher compelled her to try to find the answers to her questions about religion. So, God, is she going to get her period anytime soon? Will her breast finally emerge? And most importantly should she be a Catholic or embrace Judaism? Or remain an aethist like her parents?
The book was sensational when it was released because Ms Blume openly laid out to the world the secret thoughts of every pre-puberty girls, all their wishes, all their prayers and hopes. Sex was not shoved into the broom closet. Instead it was discussed frankly with her millions of pre-teen readers. Religion was also another important point in the book. Does it matter if she has no religion? Does it matter if she do not want to choose to be a Christian or a Jew? That she believes there is a God and has a personal relationship with him without the trappings of religion...isn't that enough? Must she choose?
The book is thin and you can easily finish it in half a day. So go ahead..read it!
This book was hillarious! Finally, I finished reading about Margaret and her pleading talks with God about giving her ample bosoms to fill out her training bra! And of course her constant worry that her period will come only when she is 14 (she is 12 now), which by her defination, is an old maid. If that is not enough, she is in a state of quandary over religion. A fellow bookaholic gave me this book when she realised that I had not read the "pre-puberty girl's bible" as this book is affectionately known and indeed, it had been read by millions of girls around the world, making Judy Blume a household name.
I had read Adrian Mole's diary which is the pre-puberty boy's bible and now I have read this. Hoorah! I have finally completed my pre-puberty lessons in life at the grand old age of er, 27! Way, way past puberty but it does not make this book any less interesting. Brought me back to the times when I was her age......
Margaret, age 12, is in dire straits. Her period has not come, she has to fill her gro-bra with cotton balls and the boy she fancies is out of her league. Her mum is a Catholic, or rather was a Catholic and her father was Jewish, both gave up their respective religions when faced with fierce opposition from both their parents. During her first semester in a new school, a class assignment by her teacher compelled her to try to find the answers to her questions about religion. So, God, is she going to get her period anytime soon? Will her breast finally emerge? And most importantly should she be a Catholic or embrace Judaism? Or remain an aethist like her parents?
The book was sensational when it was released because Ms Blume openly laid out to the world the secret thoughts of every pre-puberty girls, all their wishes, all their prayers and hopes. Sex was not shoved into the broom closet. Instead it was discussed frankly with her millions of pre-teen readers. Religion was also another important point in the book. Does it matter if she has no religion? Does it matter if she do not want to choose to be a Christian or a Jew? That she believes there is a God and has a personal relationship with him without the trappings of religion...isn't that enough? Must she choose?
The book is thin and you can easily finish it in half a day. So go ahead..read it!
posted by AL LEE at 5:12 PM
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