This Lullaby | 
|  | | | Title: | This Lullaby | | Author: | Sarah Dessen | | Publisher: | Puffin | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 08 March, 2004 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0142501557 / 9780142501559 | | List Price: | $8.99 | | Amazon Price: | $8.99 | |
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When it comes to relationships, Remy doesn’t mess around. After all, she’s learned all there is to know from her mother, who’s currently working on husband number five. But there’s something about Dexter that seems to defy all of Remy’s rules. He certainly doesn’t seem like Mr. Right. For some reason, however, Remy just can’t seem to shake him. Could it be that Remy’s starting to understand what those love songs are all about? From acclaimed author Sarah Dessen, this is a captivating novel about a tough-as-nails girl and the unexpectedly charming boy who’s determined to soften her up.
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"I had no illusions about love... It came, it went, it left casualties or it didn't. People weren't meant to be together forever, regardless of what the songs say." Remy doesn't believe in love. And why should she? Her romance novelist mother is working on her fifth marriage, and her father, a '70s hippie singer, left her with only a one-hit wonder song to remember him by. Every time Remy hears "This Lullaby," it feels like "a bruise that never quite healed right." "Wherever you may go / I will let you down / But this lullaby plays on..." Never without a boyfriend, Remy is a compulsive dater, but before a guy can go all "Ken" on her (as in "ultra boyfriend behavior") she cuts him off, without ever getting close or getting hurt. That's why she's stunned when klutzy, quirky, alterna-band boy Dexter inserts himself into her life and refuses to leave. Remy's been accepted to Stanford, and she plans on having her usual summer fling before tying up the loose ends of her pre-college life and heading for the coast. Except Dexter's not following Remy's tried-and-true rules of break-up protocol. And for the first time, Remy's questioning whether or not she wants him to. Author Sarah Dessen's ability to write novels that are both crowd pleasers and literary masterpieces of YA fiction is showcased beautifully in This Lullaby. Subtle yet completely absorbing, Lullaby is peopled with breathtakingly believable, three-dimensional characters, the very best of which is the bitter, broken Remy herself. An original love story about learning to love yourself first. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert
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• A Beautiful Story 06 September, 2008
Remy doesn't believe in love. After all, if your mom has divorced and remarried about five times, how could she? And why does her mom suddenly think this new guy is "the one?" Remy's got all her relationship rules all laid out. After she gets too close to a guy, she dumps him.
But then she meets Dexter, and something about him is different. He just won't let her push him away, and soon a real relationship develops between them. Of course, there are always the complications: Remy is only looking for a summer relationship before heading off to college, Dexter isn't.
This Lullaby follows Remy through her ups and downs in her relationships with her friends, her mom, Dexter, and the song her dead father wrote. Remy's struggles are very realistic and easy to follow. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, like I enjoyed Sarah Dessen's other books, and I am eagerly awaiting the release of Lock and Key, another novel by Sarah Dessen. I would highly recommend this book and Sarah Dessen's other books to everyone, especially fans of Dab Caletti.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2LDGL943QZXGK
• Yes, Yes, And Yes! 01 May, 2008
This Lullaby falls under the rejoicible book category. (That is, I rejoice its truth and poignancy.) This was the fourth Dessen book I picked up, the one I really got caught in. The plot itself isn't all that mesmerizing, I'll admit. I mean, what's so special about a tough girl with a revolving door of boyfriends and an irresponsible mother? This book is as coming-of-age as they come, meaning unless you care about the characters and how they grow throughout the novel, you won't enjoy it. But I loved Remy, the main character, and I loved how Sarah Dessen handled her, and handled the characters that surrounded her. Which is why I say I'm a character gal.
You know, it's hard to write a tough girl like Remy without making her gratuitously hard-up or just plain narcissistic. Come to think of it, she was one of the few truly tough characters I've come across in all the books I've read. I really thought she was well defined and shaped, and reading the book through her eyes was one hell of a trip. The writing was Sarah Dessen at her best. It was exactly what it needed to be to be to make this novel work--sarcastic, intuitive, confident; but with it all accompanied a certain sadness. Pitch-perfect.
Oh, and for people who have read this book: Hate Spinnerbait. Love Dexter. Yeah, baby!
Would I recommend this novel? Strongly. I challenge anyone to tell me otherwise.
Rating: 9/10
- Reviewed by customer ID: ARWYFG002BFHG
• I Was Disappointed 20 June, 2008
the synopsis of the story at first spiked my interest. however, my opinion of it got slowly lower, and lower, first with all the drinking, smoking and sex mentioned in the book. but that didn't bother me as much as how BORING it was. the story progressed so slowly, i had to put down the book at almost every chapter to occupy myself with something else more interesting. also, i kept waiting for some good substance to make up for the slow wait, but it never came and though the ending was predictable, it was extremely dissatisfying. overall, slow and boring, though i do have to say Dexter was my favorite character, i liked his personality very much.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2XWNT45Q6ZOFW
• Payton's Book Reveiw 01 May, 2008
Payton's Book Reveiw
This Lullaby, by Sarah Dessen, is about a girl named Remy and her life after high school graduation. It begins by Remy's mother getting married to a guy named Don. Remy forgot to tell Don something about the wedding, so she goes back to tell him, but she has to wait because he is busy trying to sell a car. While Remy is waiting in the waiting room at the car dealer shop, a guy comes over and starts saying that she is going to be the next girlfriend he will have. She already has a boyfriend, so she tries to get away, but he grabs her by the hand and writes his phone number and his name, then runs off. The next week Remy and her friends (Jess, Lissa and Chloe) are going to a party, but Lissa is going to see her boyfriend first, so she is going to catch up. Apparently someone at the party invited the guy (Dexter, from the car dealer shop), because he is in a band to play at the party. Remy grabs her friend and tries to get away from him, but she losses her breath, and because of it he catch's up to her. Her friends are wondering what is going on, so Dexter tells them how they met. After Dexter left, Remy's boyfriend (Jonathan) comes up and grabs her by the waist with his arm. He has to go to his trailer and Remy goes along with him. While she is waiting for him Remy finds something that doesn't belong to him or her, and because of it she breaks up with him, but she was going to break up with him anyway, so it didn't matter. When Remy finds her friends Jess said, "We have a problem." When they get to the car, Remy finds Lissa curled up crying. Apparently Lissa's Boyfriend broke up with her. The next chapter is the wedding day. Lissa is better, but she got easily drunk. Chloe also got drunk, but not as bad as Lissa. Jess came late which wasn't like her. Usually Chloe was the one who is late trying to get ready. Dexter is the music person singing for Don and Remy's mother dance song together that Remy didn't know about, so she goes outside and smoked (she was also trying to stop smoking).
This book has a gookmeaning to it because it tells how maybe some people life is after their graduation. It also tells how it is when you lose someone you love a long time ago, and how it feels when you have a mother that wants to have a real family. This is for people who like romance, crushes and break ups (Romantic Books). It would be apparently to a girl in middle school and up.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2NH8NIFNXGLUA
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