The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart

But nevertheless, the book was great and I'm sure fans of unpredictable protagonists will enjoy it. Or if you liked it for its story, where I'd probably direct you to a book with more of a plot twist. Lockhart Hardcover, 352 pages Hyperion Book CH List Price: 16.99 A PIECE OF EVIDENCE DecemTo: Headmaster Richmond and the. However, it was very different to We Were Liars so whether or not I recommend it for fans is questionable: it depends whether you liked it for its voice and narration, in which case go ahead. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks By E. Frankie Landau-Banks at age 15: A knockout figure. A mildly geeky girl attending a highly competitive boarding school. Lockhart 20 03 2012 Frankie Landau-Banks at age 14: Debate Club.Her father’s bunny rabbit. The book was interesting to read and I'm quite the sucker for preppy boarding schools and feminist characters, so it was right up my street. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. I never knew what she was going to do next or how to approach her thoughts as they could always be interpreted in different ways.

She's an awesome feminist despite being a bit crazy and was interesting to read about. After hearing about her father's tales and falling in love with a member of the society she soon tries to unravel the secrets and causes havoc as, because she's a girl, she is not allowed to join. I found it hard to distinguish whether she was just a strong-willed person or if she was borderline crazy and I think that's what people love about her. She hated it until one summer she'd matured into something boys want to know and she became obsessed with what power she was and wasn't allowed.įrankie is a hard character to figure out, her personality is both unpredictable and natural. Frankie was used to being the younger, feeble damsel-in-distress who nobody thought could save her. Her father enjoys telling lavish tales of his high-school life where he was part of an exclusive club, the school was rich and the people who belonged to it were the type of people that you never really knew existed sons of large companies or daughters of fashion designers and although they weren't in the same social class, he sent his children there to experience it too. The Disreputable History is about a teenager named Frankie (unsurprisingly).

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart