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This Lullaby
by: Sarah Dessen

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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780142501559
ISBN: 0142501557
Label: Puffin
Manufacturer: Puffin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: March 08, 2004
Publisher: Puffin
Reading Level: Young Adult
Sales Rank: 7062
Studio: Puffin

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When it comes to relationships, Remy doesn’t mess around. After all, she’s learned all there is to know from her mother, who’s currently working on husband number five. But there’s something about Dexter that seems to defy all of Remy’s rules. He certainly doesn’t seem like Mr. Right. For some reason, however, Remy just can’t seem to shake him. Could it be that Remy’s starting to understand what those love songs are all about? From acclaimed author Sarah Dessen, this is a captivating novel about a tough-as-nails girl and the unexpectedly charming boy who’s determined to soften her up.

Amazon.com Review:
'I had no illusions about love... It came, it went, it left casualties or it didn't. People weren't meant to be together forever, regardless of what the songs say.' Remy doesn't believe in love. And why should she? Her romance novelist mother is working on her fifth marriage, and her father, a '70s hippie singer, left her with only a one-hit wonder song to remember him by. Every time Remy hears 'This Lullaby,' it feels like 'a bruise that never quite healed right.' 'Wherever you may go / I will let you down / But this lullaby plays on...' Never without a boyfriend, Remy is a compulsive dater, but before a guy can go all 'Ken' on her (as in 'ultra boyfriend behavior') she cuts him off, without ever getting close or getting hurt. That's why she's stunned when klutzy, quirky, alterna-band boy Dexter inserts himself into her life and refuses to leave. Remy's been accepted to Stanford, and she plans on having her usual summer fling before tying up the loose ends of her pre-college life and heading for the coast. Except Dexter's not following Remy's tried-and-true rules of break-up protocol. And for the first time, Remy's questioning whether or not she wants him to.

Author Sarah Dessen's ability to write novels that are both crowd pleasers and literary masterpieces of YA fiction is showcased beautifully in This Lullaby. Subtle yet completely absorbing, Lullaby is peopled with breathtakingly believable, three-dimensional characters, the very best of which is the bitter, broken Remy herself. An original love story about learning to love yourself first. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- On the fence
On one hand, I did enjoy certain parts of this book, for example "Hate Spinnerbait" is forever lodged in my brain. On the other hand, I couldn't really feel the connection between Remy and Dexter and for some reason throughout the entire book I kept thinking how he deserves better. Not that Remy wasn't a likeably enough character, it's just that he always seemed so sincere and she never had her heart in it.
To sum up: After reading the book, I was left with kind of a blah feeling, but upon further review I keep going back to the funny momments and they make me feel that I didn't waste the time reading it.

Rating:

- Not appropriate for young teens
My 7th grader got a hold of this book in her Advanced Language Arts class in school. Since it was the beginning of the year, I thought I'd go ahead and read it to see what kind of books the teacher had in her classroom library. Boy was I in for a shocker! This book would be a rated R film with it's language and sex alone. But what bothered me most was the flashback to a rape -- it was truly unnecessary to the story. I get that it was a catalyst for Remy's promiscuity, but a Jr. HS reader would not understand that.

Remy is really very funny in a dark, cynical way. And Dexter is a fun, lovable character. I just do not see how this scene, or the constant drinking and strong language are necessary to make this a good book. My daughter was shocked. Unfortunately, she had to learn how a girl can be hurt by sex when she is just learning what sex is and why she gets a period. It could be a good first romance ... Read More

Rating:

- A Beautiful Story
Remy doesn't believe in love. After all, if your mom has divorced and remarried about five times, how could she? And why does her mom suddenly think this new guy is "the one?" Remy's got all her relationship rules all laid out. After she gets too close to a guy, she dumps him.

But then she meets Dexter, and something about him is different. He just won't let her push him away, and soon a real relationship develops between them. Of course, there are always the complications: Remy is only looking for a summer relationship before heading off to college, Dexter isn't.

This Lullaby follows Remy through her ups and downs in her relationships with her friends, her mom, Dexter, and the song her dead father wrote. Remy's struggles are very realistic and easy to follow. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, like I enjoyed Sarah Dessen's other books, and I am eagerly awaiting the release of Lock and Key, another ... Read More

Rating:

- i was disappointed
the synopsis of the story at first spiked my interest. however, my opinion of it got slowly lower, and lower, first with all the drinking, smoking and sex mentioned in the book. but that didn't bother me as much as how BORING it was. the story progressed so slowly, i had to put down the book at almost every chapter to occupy myself with something else more interesting. also, i kept waiting for some good substance to make up for the slow wait, but it never came and though the ending was predictable, it was extremely dissatisfying. overall, slow and boring, though i do have to say Dexter was my favorite character, i liked his personality very much.

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