Present Books Concering Doing It
Original Title: | Doing It |
ISBN: | 0805080791 (ISBN13: 9780805080797) |
Edition Language: | English |
Literary Awards: | Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature (2004), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Jugendbuch (2005), Booktrust Teenage Prize Shortlist (2003) |
Melvin Burgess
Paperback | Pages: 326 pages Rating: 3.29 | 2843 Users | 246 Reviews

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Title | : | Doing It |
Author | : | Melvin Burgess |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 326 pages |
Published | : | May 2nd 2006 by Henry Holt & Company (first published April 30th 2003) |
Categories | : | Young Adult. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Teen. Romance |
Commentary In Favor Of Books Doing It
Now in paperback, award-winning author Melvin Burgess's daringly honest and often hilarious account of contemporary teenage life, and the ups and downs that surround "doing it."The controversial book on which the cult favorite ABC television series Life as We Know It (now available on DVD) was based, Doing It introduces us to Dino, Jon, and Ben, three teenage best friends who can't stop thinking about, and talking about (and hoping to experience), sex.
Rating Regarding Books Doing It
Ratings: 3.29 From 2843 Users | 246 ReviewsAssessment Regarding Books Doing It
Book from the mother's house, the saga continues....I remember getting this book as a teenager, on the back of my enjoyment of Junk, and feeling really naughty reading it. It's smutty, and dirty and teenager-y and very...boyish. My naive 14 year old self didn't really like it, especially as I was expecting something more hard hitting like Junk. This just came across as silly and pointless. Basically, it follows a group of horny boys who are constantly thinking about what most teenage boys think2Q, 4PI was really looking forward to reading this book. I remember being in junior high and sneaking peeks at certain books in the library that I knew contained sex. It felt so scandalous! If this book had been in the library when I was 12 and I had come across it, I would have had my fill, been so shocked that I probably never would have looked for another sexy passage again.I am perhaps not familiar enough with the inner workings of a teenage boy's brain, but I had difficulty following what
Early on in Doing It we learn that teenage boys are kinda gross and think about sex more than anything else.Then we learn that they actually have depth and feelings and stuff. (But a lot of the depth and feelings and stuff pretty much revovle around sex.) This is a cute book. Imagine Judy Blume for boys. Well, for those of you at a certain age *ahem* for whom Judy Blume was not horribly cheesy and outdated, imagine... you know. All of the shocking sexual activities probably has a more profound

It's not very often that a book from a boy perspective goes as deep and as far as this book does. And the thing is, it's not just a book about having sex where the perspective has been superficially switched from a girl to a boy. It is a dense book plotwise, having three different main characters to follow around and their issues are fundamentally different enough to create tension and hold the story true to life. Also, Doing It explores the concepts of revenge, rape, when to see a doctor, and
I work with teenagers, all rampant hormones and raging testosterone, and I have read quite a few YA novels that purport to be 'realistic'. This novel had my crying with laughter, but it also made me really think about what it must be like to be a teenage boy. A brilliant book, which has humour, laughter, sadness, friendship and hope. I won't spoil it for anyone who has not had the pleasure of reading this wonderful story, but suffice it to say.. the account of what happens in the doctor's
Doing It is the story of Dino, Ben and Jon, three teenage boys who literally cannot stop thinking about sex. The book charts their cringy, hilarious efforts to drop their V-cards.Firstly, I have to say I really enjoyed this book. It made me laugh out loud on numerous occasions and while it was horrifically close to the truth, it showed a warts-and-all picture of how often the average teenager thinks about sex (spoiler alert: a LOT). However, it is obviously very sexually explicit, so I think
I didn't expect this book to be life changing or teach me anything or make me feel any certain kind of way. But it looks hilarious, and I heard it was hilarious. I wanted to read a light book from the perspective of boy's because you never really get to read from the mind of a guy, written by a guy, about sex. You always hear "Guys love sex", which is very true even in this case, but you get to read more about it and the mindset they have about everything.I really liked the beginning of the book
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