2008 Woodie Awards
Anatomy of a Boyfriend
Book Review
Kelsea Wilks
Issue date: 8/31/07 Section: Opinion
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"I see it every year. A bunch of freshmen come in gabbing nonstsop about their significant others. 'My SO this, my SO that.' By the time they're sophomores, they're calling them SOBs." That's what Calvin tells Dom in Daria Snadowsky's latest novel Anatomy of a Boyfriend.
Dom, a Science Quiz team member, and Wes, and varsity track runner, fall head over heals for each other half way through their senior year of high school. Snadowsky holds nothing back as she walks us through the blossoming of the new relationship.
We peer into the mind of 17 year old Dom, caught in between woman and child, as she sorts out the entanglement of thoughts and feelings that come along with first love. As the young couple's relationship develops, we read juicy emails between the lovers and witness them stumble into their first sexual encounters.
The two become more and more serious about each other and we wait in anticipation to see what will become of the relationship as senior year comes to a close. Dom knows she is in love with Wes, but she struggles to decide whether to follow him off to college or go in the direction of her own dreams. She wonders if their love is strong enough to prove Calvin wrong.
Anatomy of a Boyfriend is an easy read with a fast-moving plot that young people are sure to relate to. Snadowsky makes an effort to use a contemporary style that speaks to young adults by incorporating email and AIM conversations. She does an excellent job of capturing the intense feelings and difficulties associated with a decision that most parents would say is an obvious choice. Anatomy of a Boyfriend is an intriguing testament to the very serious struggles of young love that are often taken lightly.
Dom, a Science Quiz team member, and Wes, and varsity track runner, fall head over heals for each other half way through their senior year of high school. Snadowsky holds nothing back as she walks us through the blossoming of the new relationship.
We peer into the mind of 17 year old Dom, caught in between woman and child, as she sorts out the entanglement of thoughts and feelings that come along with first love. As the young couple's relationship develops, we read juicy emails between the lovers and witness them stumble into their first sexual encounters.
The two become more and more serious about each other and we wait in anticipation to see what will become of the relationship as senior year comes to a close. Dom knows she is in love with Wes, but she struggles to decide whether to follow him off to college or go in the direction of her own dreams. She wonders if their love is strong enough to prove Calvin wrong.
Anatomy of a Boyfriend is an easy read with a fast-moving plot that young people are sure to relate to. Snadowsky makes an effort to use a contemporary style that speaks to young adults by incorporating email and AIM conversations. She does an excellent job of capturing the intense feelings and difficulties associated with a decision that most parents would say is an obvious choice. Anatomy of a Boyfriend is an intriguing testament to the very serious struggles of young love that are often taken lightly.