rating:☆☆☆☆
published: 8th April 2014
spoilers? yes
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Sometimes, the most awesome and complicated thing you can do is just stick around.
Don't be put off by the "perfect for fans of John Green" tagline - this is actually much much better than his books.
The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy is the story of what happens when a high school becomes the backdrop to a reality TV show, For Art's Sake. Needless to say, the decision doesn't go down well with everybody, and a group of students decide to take a stand by distributing a rebellious epic poem, extolling the vices of For Art's Sake.
The plot is simple. Beyond that, there's all the cliches, boy likes popular girl, boy's best (female) friend likes him, etc, etc, you know the drill. However, there's no real romance in this, and arguably there's more to Luke and Ethan's relationship than there is to any romantic relationships Ethan might have. When Luke betrayed them and went on the show, my heart broke. Not gonna lie, I thought it was going to take the gay route, but it didn't, and instead filled all Ethan's descriptions of Luke with some "no homo" shit. (Even though they did seem somewhat... involved descriptions. Are you sure there's no homo there, Ethan? Not to mention how much he obsessed over Luke later on - even his other best friends called him out on that. Look, Kate Hattemer, I just think you've missed a trick here.)
It's also pretty funny. I kept laughing out loud every now and then, which is always nice in a book (and laughing out loud because the book intended it, rather than because there was a turn of phrase that struck me as hilarious).
Overall, this book is a nice, simple read, and surprisingly enjoyable, even if it does conform to about 10 of the possible cliches.
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