Twisted |  | Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher: Speak
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Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0142411841
EAN: 9780142411841
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Publication Date: May 15, 2008
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Another New York Times bestseller from Laurie Halse Anderson! High school senior Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the background. But since he got busted for doing graffiti on the school, and spent the summer doing outdoor work to pay for it, he stands out like you wouldnt believe. His new physique attracts the attention of queen bee Bethany Milbury, who just so happens to be his fathers bosss daughter, the sister of his biggest enemy and Tylers secret crush. And that sets off a string of events and changes that have Tyler questioning his place in school, in his family, and in the world.
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 Brilliant and Realistic Voice March 12, 2010
YA Book Queen (USA)
Brilliant. I really felt like I was reading a book in the male's perspective, so props to Laurie!
Tyler's life is definitely full of a lot of things: girls, family issues, police, friends, bullies, suicide, you name it. I felt like there was so much going on though, and I disliked the familial issues. Tyler's family has a lot of issues, with a tough, cold father. His mother just wants all to be fine. It all felt like too much to be happening to one person. Verbal abuse, school violence, it was a lot to read about. But I could see some of this happening, because people tend to jump the gossip train a bit too easily.
I honestly do not even know what to say about this book, just that it's powerful. Is it as great as Speak? No, but it's still a great novel.
Highlights: Anderson is a great writer. She thinks like a teenager, and her books sound real. You can't help but to feel her characters are real. She leaves you feeling what the characters feel, and thats a tough thing to do.
Lowlights: The way Tyler had to deal with his family at the end. I thought it was a horrible way to get your point across to someone. I also disliked some of the cliches in the novel (some of the things characters would say, do, etc). Fantastic novel, but her other novels are far superior (SPEAK, WINTERGIRLS)
 Just Don't Read It January 1, 2010
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm clearly not with the majority of the reviews but I think you can be doing a lot more with your life then reading this book. It is clearly inappropriate for the age it is directed at and if you care what you are putting into your mind that should be enough not to read it. With that out of the way the story is common. It's depressing so if your looking for an uplifting book this isn't it. The thing is suicidal,it contains sexual abuse, it focuses too much on relationships, it doesn't develop some of the characters. Frankly it was boring. So if you want to read it go ahead but it's a waste of a few hours where you could be doing something else. (like reading a different book) I definitely would not recommend it especially to younger teens. Sorry to be rude but you deserve the truth.
Another solid novel from Laurie Halse Anderson December 21, 2009
bookworm1858 (San Diego)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Summary: Tyler, tired of being a picked-on nerd, spray painted his school earning a bad-boy reputation and community service. His academic life goes down the drain, his social life is in the gutter, and his family life is upset by his alcoholic mother and his abusive workaholic father.
I've believe I've read all of her other books but I missed this one when it first came out. So I picked it up now. I was interested to discover it has a male protagonist, as I've been mostly reading books with females in the main role(s).
Tyler's home life sucks-his dad frightened me and everyone in the family. He works constantly and terrorizes his family the few times he's home. His mother is a pet photographer and an alcoholic who excuses his father. He blames Tyler for problems at work, for being unable to handle a difficult academic schedule, for being interested in girls, for everything. But slowly (mirrored through his progress in a computer game) Tyler pulls himself out of his depression and stands up to his father, ending with change as he gains more control over his life, his mother quits alcohol, and his father promises reform.
I was uncomfortable with some of the language used to describe his crush and the other girls although he has a point about how little clothing some high school girls wear-I remember being appalled by what some felt was school appropriate. There are also extensive passages about suicide as Tyler hits rock bottom.
Overall: 4/5
 BookChick.com Recommends TWISTED November 27, 2009
Daisy Whitney (San Francisco)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's impossible to talk about TWISTED by Laurie Halse Anderson without addressing the biggest gee-whiz of the book. It's written by a woman and it's told by an 18-year-old boy. OK, fine. So JK Rowling wrote Harry Potter and even though it's third person, her main character is a boy. But Tyler Miller, the narrator in this story, is ALL BOY. We're talking raging hormones and long showers and girl lust and anger and muscles. Yes, the story stands on its own, but it also rises above simply because of that difficult feat -- TWISTED 100% feels like a book told from a teenage boy. That boy has been a dork and a troublemaker until one summer when he, how shall we say, blooms! He's over six feet, he's ripped and he's in love with the hottest girl in school. Oh, and she just might like him too...
Until one night when something happens. Only nothing happens. But because Tyler's got a rep as a troublemaker everyone thinks he did something wrong. Again. The novel is true to its title and with brutal honesty and vivid imagery (Tyler imagines his dad with talons), Laurie Halse Anderson -- a master of the teen lit genre -- takes us inside a twisted family and a twisted tale.
"Observe and Report" meets "Degrassi" November 9, 2009
Denzel Lockheart (Edmonton, Canada)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Basically, in a nutshell, if you took the dark tones of the movie "Observe and Report", and mixed them in with the dramedy of "Degrassi", and the teen genre of "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet", you'd have the book "Twisted"- which is not only an excellent thriller, but also a very interesting character study. Twisted was written by Laurie Halse Anderson, and surprisingly she manages to capture the dark life of a normal teenager who's become very popular!
Twisted, as the warning at the beginning of the book states, is not a book for young people. There is a great deal of violence, and it is a very twisted (pun intended) depiction of teenage life. There is quite a bit of swearing (but not as much as Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet), and some strong sexual content in it- no actual sex, but lots of sexual themes too. Also, the last act of the book is incredibly harsh and brutal, and may disturb something. I normally never get disturbed. But this book sure did it for me.
Tyler Miller is a teenager who is just a normal nerd, but got arrested for vandalism. He chooses community service as opposed to jail and spends his whole summer doing it, thus resulting in a physique that attracts several of the girls in the school. This opens his life up to several opportunities, including the invitations to parties, several activities, school dances, etc. His life seems to be going along just fine when school starts.
That is, however, until an unfortunate incident. One night, at a party, he turns down a girl who wants to have sex with him. Later in the week, he finds that he has been accused of a sex photo scandal- that exact girl had nude photos taken. He seems to be an easy target for the simple fact that he was arrested for vandalism. Soon, it seems that things are about to take a downhill slide for him- breathtaking heights become devastating lows, and soon, he could very well lose one thing- his life.
I will not spoil any more of the book. This book is so good that it's hard to spoil, because you end up liking it so much you want others to read it. I am personally not surprised if this book wins in its YRCA division- it certainly deserves that very award. Laurie Halse Anderson has made me an instant fan- something that does not often happen! I am a very harsh critic when it comes to literature and movies. But I enjoyed this book very much, and in that regard, I recommend it 100%!
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