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Reader reviewed by ambeen

Looking for Alibrandi is a wonderful novel and hard to find anything bad to say about. In fact, the only negative aspect was that the book began a little slow. While the book started slow in terms of plot action, it was still entertaining because of the characters.

Josephine is such a relatable, loveable character. Anyone who is a teenager, or remembers their teenage self, will get her. I cannot recall a better characterization of what it is like being a teenager and figuring out yourself and the world. The plot may be your regular run-of-the-mill coming-of-age novel, but Josephine makes it so much more because her character is strong and real.

After the initial slow start, the novel flies by. I was sad to see it end and would like to have read more. It is a bittersweet moment because there isn't any more book to read but I know it was a great novel when I am not satisfied that it has ended so soon.

I highly recommend Looking for Alibrandi and look forward to reading more from Marchetta.