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I went to school in the 50's and 60's and Puberty Blues brought back a lot of memories. I cannot say that I was a part of the culture described in the book but I knew many people we were part of that scene. What struck me was the lack of purpose and direction that many of the young characters displayed in their lives - often arising from the boredom that inevitably comes from "nothing to do".
Although dated, Puberty Blues is still a good read for those who work with young people - and that includes parents of teenagers. Society has yet to fully grasp the need to provide meaningful activities and responsible supervision for young people who are all potentially "at risk". The drug scene, teenage pregnancy, suicide ... still lurk in the shadows waiting to ambush those who have not been been offered a healthy alternative. Ian Kerr, Australia


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Puberty Blues Kathy Lette Gabrielle Carey 9780330489454 Books Reviews

A quick read, only took me a couple of hours, the TV show inspired me to re-read this again and it was just as terrific, i love the characters in this book and having grown up in the same era it is quite depictive of the time...loved this!
Still as good today as when I read it in the 80s. Raw and real, no holds barred.
l first read this book in the 5th grade. Everybody in my class read it and l have continuously watched it throughout the years and it is still as good today as it was 20 odd years ago. Best coming of age/peer pressure movie l have seen to date (except maybe "The Year My Voice Broke"). Highly recommended reading!
"Puberty Blues" has got legs. First published in 1979 in Australia by two 18-year-olds, it was a scandal, since it was about sex and drugs and - if you count Pat Boone - rock 'n' roll. My copy is a 2002 reprint from England with new forewards by two of the few Australian lady celebs, Kylie Minogue and Germaine Greer.

The most shocking thing to me is that rebellious Aussie kids were listening to Pat Boone circa 1974. What's up with that?

Not the sort of book I usually read, I picked it up after seeing it extravagantly praised and because it promised a look into surf culture in Oz. Time passes. If 35 years ago, Cronulla Beach was a sort of paradise for working class yobboes and their wenches, recently it has been in the news more for a series of nasty racial-religious riots.

According to Deb and Sue, there was nothing to do. Hmmm. Never heard that from a 13-year-old before. Greer, by the way, is totally taken in by this confession of moral depravity in the suburbs, enhancing her reputation for cluelessness.

As a novel, it is not bad for being written by teen-agers, but it reads more like a transcribed diary, which I suspect is what it mostly is.

Certainly, Sydney was an very distant place 35 years ago, where rebellious middle schoolers (although in Australia, 13 gets into the first year of high school) cared enough to cheat on exams. Perhaps that was because back then, rebellious teens could still be sent to reform school. It seems practically Victorian. Rebellious American teens of that period and earlier would hardly have bothered to cheat.

Anyhow, Deb and Sue aspire to be top chicks, which means capturing the fleeting attentions of Sylvania's surfer dudes. They'll do anything.

The vapidity of the goal and of the performers makes it a good thing that the book is very short. In real life, Kathy and Gabrielle escape, but most of their pals end up ruined by heroin, which, according to them, came into Cronulla just about the time their group got old enough to experiment.

Lette has gone on to write successful novels (though I have not read any of them). It would interesting to see what would happen if she would go back and put some clothes on this tale. Inside this thin story is a fat story screaming to get out.
For anyone who grew up in the 70s and 80s, this book brings back memories good and bad about this era. Love the girls and the story of ow they coped in a mans world. Kinda wished they'd done another to see where they ended up...
I loved this book so much. Any girl that grew up in Australia, especially around the Sydney area, will get this book. I was a teenager about 20 years after when this book is set, but it still captures growing up perfectly. Great fun to read. Five stars from me.
Reading this at age 79, I found it hilarious. My students, reading it at age 15, empathised and the laughed nervously. Lette and Carey got the story just right and their last-page summary of what became of the real-life characters on whom the novel is based is a cautionary tale for current youngsters. This edition has forewords by Kylie Minogue and Germaine Greer - now there's a pair!
I went to school in the 50's and 60's and Puberty Blues brought back a lot of memories. I cannot say that I was a part of the culture described in the book but I knew many people we were part of that scene. What struck me was the lack of purpose and direction that many of the young characters displayed in their lives - often arising from the boredom that inevitably comes from "nothing to do".
Although dated, Puberty Blues is still a good read for those who work with young people - and that includes parents of teenagers. Society has yet to fully grasp the need to provide meaningful activities and responsible supervision for young people who are all potentially "at risk". The drug scene, teenage pregnancy, suicide ... still lurk in the shadows waiting to ambush those who have not been been offered a healthy alternative. Ian Kerr, Australia