[Plutarch]

Rainbow Party review

RAINBOW PARTY
Author: Ruditis, Paul Review Date: MAY 15, 2005
Publisher:Simon Pulse/Simon & Schuster
Pages: 256
Price (paperback): $8.99
Publication Date: 6/1/2005 0:00:00
ISBN: 1-4169-0235-X
ISBN (paperback): 1-4169-0235-X
Category: CHILDREN'S

Flimsy characterization weakens this pulp about a teen sex party but doesn't neutralize the disquieting issues confronted. Gin invites a select group of sophomores to her house for a Rainbow Party, in which each girl will put on a different color lipstick and perform oral sex on every boy there. Projected result: At the end, each boy's penis will be covered with a rainbow of lipstick colors. The narrative begins two hours before the 3 p.m. (post-school) start time and alternates points of view between the invitees as the clock ticks down. A grim, glum feeling runs throughout as various characters exhibit selfishness, crassness and lack of self-confidence. Even the solidly bonded couple fails to communicate until near the end. Obstacles prevent the party from occurring, but themes explored along the way include sexually transmitted disease, virginity, peer pressure, ambivalence about sex, the non-mutuality of the planned sex and plain old horniness. Thin characterization, but frank and unique. (Fiction. YA)

[bpjam]

I'm sorry but where the hell was all this oral sex when I was in high school. I want to formally complain. If I didn't get oral sex in high school, then none of these lazy kids should be getting it either. They should have to learn to buy gifts, pretent to be sincere, lie and practice foreplay just like their parents did to get oral sex. THERE SHOULD BE NO SHORTCUTS TO ORAL SEX.

Okay, go ahead and delete this post. But you all know what I'm talking about. I don't want to see oral sex subsidized in teh schools. They should have to work for it just like we did when we were in school.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Ah yes. Simon & Schuster. Carly Simon, friend of Hillary, big Dem donor. Disgusting. Coming to your local library soon.

[newzjunkey]

Having now read the review... YIKES! This reads like something out of the Junior Readers section at your local adult bookstore. It's way, way *WAY* beyond what's appropriate for our failing schools.

You can't make outrageously incredible things like this up can you?