Riding in Cars With Boys

Yikes. Didn’t realize this was a memoir until I was finished and noticed that the author shared a name with the main character. I was so hoping for some kind of redemption of the main character but truthfully she was so SO awful that I could hardly stand to read the book. I was a teen mother and I c......more

This book was a wild ride (pun intended). I enjoyed it a bunch.......more

This is a great story. I saw the movie years ago, and I am glad that the novel is absolutely nothing like it. I almost wish the film directors hadn't taken such liberties with the story, because I would love to see a movie of this as written. What I loved most about this book was the raw honesty of......more

3 STARS A memoir of a women remembering her teenage pregnancy and how it has come to shape her life. I enjoyed Drew Barrymore's role in the movie as much as I liked this novel - the movie and novel are different.......more

The movie version of this book has been an absolute favourite of mine for almost a decade, so of course, I was super excited to read this book. As expected, I really enjoyed it, although I do wish it was longer and more detailed. With just a little over 200 pages, I found the second part was too rus......more