This was really 3.5 stars for me, but I rounded up because I just adore Carrie. I feel that this book could have benefited from some heavy editing. I know it started as a blog, and it read like a blog in that it felt very flow of consciousness without cutting sentences down shorter where they could have been. I liked the short, quick chapters. I felt that I would have loved this book in 9th or 10th grade, so I hope the kids that need it, read it!