tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post5579077911559429273..comments2023-12-27T03:44:03.834+01:00Comments on Presenting Lenore: Book Review: Pure by Terra Elan McVoyLenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-89634158791206829992009-08-21T19:13:37.040+02:002009-08-21T19:13:37.040+02:00I want pure... want to trade for something?!I want pure... want to trade for something?!Aleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05793307292393570181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-33927203312292980202009-04-12T04:43:00.000+02:002009-04-12T04:43:00.000+02:00A. I was cool with Tabitha's parents not going to...A. I was cool with Tabitha's parents not going to church. I just figured Tabitha came home one day and asked her parents what religion they were, and could they go to church. Her parents said yes, and probably figured she wouldn't want to go again b/c she is their child after all. But surprise Tabitha likes going to church. <BR/>B. Well we know why Cara didn't say anything. But I am surprised Morgan didn't. It seemed in line with her personlity if nothing else to simply take some of the air out of Tabitha. <BR/>C. This made perfect sense to me. Youth Group was fun, and Cara's parents wanted her to ask for forgiveness, with no frills/friends/fun. <BR/>I've enjoyed this and it proves that Pure would make a great book for book discussion. I'll being posting my review in the next few days.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-5372837687953579232009-04-11T13:10:00.000+02:002009-04-11T13:10:00.000+02:00Doret, thanks for sharing your thoughts. I actual...Doret, thanks for sharing your thoughts. I actually found the whole church thing pretty surprising.<BR/><BR/>A) Tabitha attends her parents church on her own - no friends, no parents. Very mature, but strange.<BR/><BR/>B) Why didn't her friends get on her case about "not being yoked to an unbeliever"? I hear that phrase all the time in church circles.<BR/><BR/>C) Why was Cara not even allowed to attend youth group? It seems like her family would want her to attend church even more to atone for sins.Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-6366014923809762822009-04-11T05:48:00.000+02:002009-04-11T05:48:00.000+02:00I actually really liked Pure. I only picked it up ...I actually really liked Pure. I only picked it up because the author is local (GA), its normally not something I'd read. My co-workers were shocked. I liked Tabitha, I wouldn't call her perfect but a good girl. I thought it interesting that the other two friends dump Cara for different reasons. One thing I didn't understand was Tabitha's worry over telling a first date about her ring. Its a first date chill. And I didn't understand why Tabitha was worried that her parents wouldn't let her date a boy who didn't go to church when all they did was don't her off at church I must agree I do not care for the cover and it doesn't help that I am anti pink cover and I don't care for the cherry. I also agree with the positive peer pressure it always sounded like Tabitha only got a purity ring b/c of Morgan, like she was Miss Jones. (Was it just me or was Morgan's dad kind of creepy so pro purity ring.) Even so I never doubted Tabitha faith and I was very happy with Pure.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-3408998659734138612009-04-11T00:12:00.000+02:002009-04-11T00:12:00.000+02:00I've always watched shows where American kids get ...I've always watched shows where American kids get involved with purity schemes with interest. We just do not have the 'wait' movement as a big, visible scheme in the UK (which I have to say I'm glad about). I know there are some straight edge communities and a few embrace the purity pledge thing but it's just not something you hear about happening here. I wonder why it's become so big in America and less so over here.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462660276240016464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-59770875063826502592009-04-09T16:25:00.000+02:002009-04-09T16:25:00.000+02:00I don't think I'm the right audience for this book...I don't think I'm the right audience for this book, but I do agree that it seems promise rings are more highly prized before boys enter the picture. I enjoyed your review, and I am sorry this one wasn't great.Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-11235877148563977342009-04-08T09:48:00.000+02:002009-04-08T09:48:00.000+02:00Green - I'd be interested in their reaction too.El...Green - I'd be interested in their reaction too.<BR/><BR/>Elizabeth - True. I have no problem with adults encouraging personal pledges. But then they should keep it personal. There's this whole accountability dimension to it too, but I think that works much better if you share your pledge with just a few trusted friends who can help keep you on the straight and narrow.Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-30674241418788978302009-04-08T07:08:00.000+02:002009-04-08T07:08:00.000+02:00Lenore: Exactly, it's the publicness of it that cr...Lenore: Exactly, it's the publicness of it that creeps me out. Like it's a whole community's business! <BR/><BR/>I think I have an overdeveloped sense of privacy (not that you'd know it from how I overshare on my blog), but the idea that teens' emotional lives are somehow available for everyone else to see and judge just because they're young always bothered me. <BR/><BR/>I think that's what rubs me the wrong way about a community expectation of public purity pledges. It has nothing to do with what teens pledge to themselves or each other.<BR/><BR/>It also just strikes me as a bit cynical. Like it's theoretically supposed to be a very personal pledge, but (like you write about in your review) the whole idea is trying to mobilize peer pressure.Elizabethhttp://underagereading.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-15721526660001243092009-04-08T03:13:00.000+02:002009-04-08T03:13:00.000+02:00Yeah, I grew up in the church too and had the same...Yeah, I grew up in the church too and had the same experience you had Lenore-the whole True Love Waits thing started when I was in middle school. <BR/>I work at a library in a pretty conservative area of the Bible belt, so I'd be interested in giving this one to a few of my readers and get their input on it. I'm interested in reading it, but I too might be a little too old for it now.GreenBeanTeenQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08708155058381407531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-18942304071247850892009-04-07T23:39:00.000+02:002009-04-07T23:39:00.000+02:00Hmm...not sure about this one, though I love the c...Hmm...not sure about this one, though I love the cover! Thanks for the review.S. Krishnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268527069548216054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-82595125931687299052009-04-07T23:20:00.000+02:002009-04-07T23:20:00.000+02:00AC - I'm not surprised in the least. At every yout...AC - I'm not surprised in the least. At every youth conference, I had friends "rededicating" their virginity. As if there is such a thing.<BR/><BR/>Stephanie - We didn't have rings at least!Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-14642208733257685092009-04-07T22:55:00.000+02:002009-04-07T22:55:00.000+02:00This is something I'd definitely pick up if I saw ...This is something I'd definitely pick up if I saw it. The whole purity movement fascinates me. From what I can tell, it started after I got out of high school, or at least, it hadn't made it to my little corner of the world by then. It's not something I would've taken part of- I was so shy and socially inept that non-purity wasn't really an option, lol, but the movement itself fascinates me, in good and bad ways. Interesting, thanks for the review!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14263897351215100419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-37820548874477140482009-04-07T22:51:00.000+02:002009-04-07T22:51:00.000+02:00The book looks interesting, but I'm with you Lenor...The book looks interesting, but I'm with you Lenore about feeling a little old for the subject material.<BR/><BR/>Youth group was a big part of my life as a teen too, and our church did the True Love Waits thing and we signed the pledge cards..<BR/><BR/>The funny thing is that now a friend I grew up with in youth group is our church's new youth minister and she's choosing for the youth not to participate in the program because studies have shown that it has absolutely no effect on teen premarital sex. She's chosen (and I like this route better) to speak openly and candidly about the subject and to be non-judgemental.Anna Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08774415814789806840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-62832898300664661872009-04-07T20:15:00.000+02:002009-04-07T20:15:00.000+02:00Amy - It's published by SimonPulseElizabeth - I'm ...Amy - It's published by SimonPulse<BR/><BR/>Elizabeth - I'm all for waiting, but pledging in public isn't really the way to go (in my experience).Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-83236315429108691952009-04-07T20:10:00.000+02:002009-04-07T20:10:00.000+02:00I agree with you about protagonists who barely mak...I agree with you about protagonists who barely make mistakes; they bore me.<BR/><BR/>Also, the idea of teenagers having to publicly deposit "purity" pledges in front of their whole community kind of creeps me out. Then again, that might just reflect my own experience; the only thing I remember from adolescence involving "purity" was when purity tests were briefly all the rage.Elizabethhttp://underagereading.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-31498768705409437712009-04-07T16:48:00.000+02:002009-04-07T16:48:00.000+02:00This sounds really interesting, even though I'm a ...This sounds really interesting, even though I'm a grownup. Thanks for the detailed review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-6486930001319293142009-04-07T16:01:00.000+02:002009-04-07T16:01:00.000+02:00I'll know to avoid this one, nice review!It sounds...I'll know to avoid this one, nice review!<BR/>It sounds sort of predictable which I can't stand.<BR/>-amyAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864125746751419542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-17175716387927569692009-04-07T04:56:00.000+02:002009-04-07T04:56:00.000+02:00Despite the fact that I grew up in a strong evange...Despite the fact that I grew up in a strong evangelical environment with a pastor for a father no less, I never had a purity ring nor did we ever make pledges. And I was very tight with my youth group and youth leaders.<BR/><BR/>The cover of this??? Too funny!<BR/><BR/>Who is the publisher?Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515314638093018928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-91968020684984473162009-04-07T03:07:00.000+02:002009-04-07T03:07:00.000+02:00Lenore--yeah, that's a good point. I often do the ...Lenore--yeah, that's a good point. I often do the inter library loans for books I can't get as well. Yay for supporting your local library!Sadakohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01164802394129505587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-79017369846681881202009-04-07T02:50:00.000+02:002009-04-07T02:50:00.000+02:00Well, if YOU'RE too old for it, it's definitely no...Well, if YOU'RE too old for it, it's definitely not for your old auntie!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713081443454171988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-28834729094919847062009-04-07T01:34:00.000+02:002009-04-07T01:34:00.000+02:00I love the cover. It sounds interesting. I'll have...I love the cover. It sounds interesting. I'll have to check it out.Christina Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459203755170266842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-18998931179297838032009-04-07T01:09:00.000+02:002009-04-07T01:09:00.000+02:00Sounds like it would be better for a teen audience...Sounds like it would be better for a teen audience. Sigh! :-/Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-34404374252869491132009-04-07T00:55:00.000+02:002009-04-07T00:55:00.000+02:00I started to read this because I thought the cover...I started to read this because I thought the cover was cute, but I have mixed feelings about purity rings, and I lost interest in the book pretty quickly.Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131924592639030353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-69310081150634130672009-04-07T00:34:00.000+02:002009-04-07T00:34:00.000+02:00I'm interested in this because when I was a teenag...I'm interested in this because when I was a teenager we didn't have purity rings! I never heard of them until I was an adult!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929361333038091363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-21199253143293866852009-04-07T00:03:00.000+02:002009-04-07T00:03:00.000+02:00Or ask your library to get it! I do think a book ...Or ask your library to get it! I do think a book like this should be shelved.Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com