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I found myself a little annoyed while reading SHATTERING GLASS.. I had higher hopes for this book, then that which was the reality of it. The concept it self, not exactly original.. cool kids make over the geek to the height of popularity. It was unique in that Giles has the cool guys making over anther guy. Usually we see the loser being made over by the opposite sex. This twist is what had peeked my interest in the first place.

The writing is easy to read, the story being clear and pretty straight forward to follow and the characters are all well developed.. so far so good, right? Therein lies the rub and the major flaw that had me so annoyed while reading this book. Our narrator Young Steward, who was believable in character as a whole; a well off, nice looking, cool, popular, and an all around good guy, not to mention really smart.. oh wait except he didn't see the real Simon Glass coming. All the signs of what was going on with Glass were there throughout the story, Young even says several times that something was off, but he was never able to figure it out. He doesn't even try. I don't know, it just wasn't believable to me. Giles wrote Young too intelligent not to get it.. add in that he couldn't stand the guy, the motivation was there for him to work it out. Instead he hands over everything he cares about to Glass in order to hold on to the approval of the mysterious Rob, mr. popular and the controlling leader of their crew... weak. If Young had figure it out and tried to warn Rob and the other guys and they just didn't believe him... the story would have worked better for me. It was all just a bit too convenient for me and the stuff that went down with Ronna, that was just way over the top and completely preposterous.

Although Gail Giles didn't completely win me over with SHATTERING GLASS, it was a decent read and with strong pacing. I thought the little snip-its of interviews at the beginning of each chapter, giving the reader a little foreshadowing of how things play out, was a nice touch.. although the ending it's self felt a bit unfinished.


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Shattering Glass Gail Giles 9780689858000 Books Reviews

Great Book
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great
Purchased this book because I was going to teach it to my freshmen and *I* got hooked!! It is a really good book with an amazing ending. There is definitely some language in the novel, however, so be aware of that. Overall, I would definitely recommend!
Good quick and easy read. Great for summer mandatory reading.
"Shattering Glass" is a powerful examination of what it takes to become popular, and what happens when the power structure of a society/school is dramatically shifted.

The narrator's best friend decides to give the school "loser" a makeover in order for him to become popular and eventually be voted Class Favorite for the seniors. His three pals warm to the task, but the narrator is repelled by the outcast, especially after he senses that the boy is more manipulative and rebellious than he lets on. The boy also has an uncanny ability to ferret out secrets and weaknesses that others would prefer to keep hidden. When he uses this power against this group of friends, tragedy ensures, in a very Y2K way.

Unlike one reviewer, I did not find the profanity gratuitous but used for effect in very specific scenes. However, I did feel the author at times was trying to hard to be colorful, coining the kinds of phrases that are used in movies like "Clueless" but not (often) by real life teens.
This is truly a great piece of adolescent literature about a group of high school boys who foolishly follow their conspicuous leader, Rob, as he carries out what seems to be a typical "geek to glamour" plot on a young boy named Simon Glass. Being an adolescent novel, this book is a quick read, and the vocabulary isn't difficult, however not over-simplistic either. I'd recommend this book to anyone who is interested in a semi-grim, mysterious thriller surrounding a very ordinary, and yet extraordinary, group of teenage boys in the mists of the high school environment. Even if you're looking for something else, just give it a shot and you might be surprised!
I found myself a little annoyed while reading SHATTERING GLASS.. I had higher hopes for this book, then that which was the reality of it. The concept it self, not exactly original.. cool kids make over the geek to the height of popularity. It was unique in that Giles has the cool guys making over anther guy. Usually we see the loser being made over by the opposite sex. This twist is what had peeked my interest in the first place.

The writing is easy to read, the story being clear and pretty straight forward to follow and the characters are all well developed.. so far so good, right? Therein lies the rub and the major flaw that had me so annoyed while reading this book. Our narrator Young Steward, who was believable in character as a whole; a well off, nice looking, cool, popular, and an all around good guy, not to mention really smart.. oh wait except he didn't see the real Simon Glass coming. All the signs of what was going on with Glass were there throughout the story, Young even says several times that something was off, but he was never able to figure it out. He doesn't even try. I don't know, it just wasn't believable to me. Giles wrote Young too intelligent not to get it.. add in that he couldn't stand the guy, the motivation was there for him to work it out. Instead he hands over everything he cares about to Glass in order to hold on to the approval of the mysterious Rob, mr. popular and the controlling leader of their crew... weak. If Young had figure it out and tried to warn Rob and the other guys and they just didn't believe him... the story would have worked better for me. It was all just a bit too convenient for me and the stuff that went down with Ronna, that was just way over the top and completely preposterous.

Although Gail Giles didn't completely win me over with SHATTERING GLASS, it was a decent read and with strong pacing. I thought the little snip-its of interviews at the beginning of each chapter, giving the reader a little foreshadowing of how things play out, was a nice touch.. although the ending it's self felt a bit unfinished.