The reason one should read Why We Broke Up is simply for the illustrations. I kept spotting the spine all over the place and I thought, "Sure! Why not?!" Maira Kalman's illustrations really completed this novel.
I didn't really like this book - I couldn't get past the protagonist's voice. She just wasn't authentic to me. She also seemed a little too perfect to me, since she's so different from all the other girls. Unfortunately, all teen girls think they're different from everyone else, even those who blend in with the "It" crowd. Bits of the novel were cute, but the voice was just too old/worldly for me. 2-Stars.
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