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bliss cavendar wants all of this stuff to happen, and.. luckily, it all just kind of happens. without trying, without much strife, without much conflict, without much conversation, she magically finds herself the best roller derby girl in austin with the hottest boyfriend and the best grades. then her parents come around and let her do what she wants despite having the opposite feelings slightly earlier, and when her boyfriend betrays her, she.. kinda gets over it in a way that a sixteen year old girl never, ever has.

the book was fluffy and enjoyable, but for a book written to empower girls to follow their dreams and carve out places to fit in, and a book glorifying the inclusive pro-girl sport of roller derby, the book was rife with fatphobia- on almost every other page, bliss complains about fat tourists, fat customers at her restaurant, roller derby women who are fat, any woman who is fatter than she is, and how fat her mother is. what a bummer.


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Whip It Shauna Cross Books Reviews

A fun, light read. But I would read it before seeing the movie. Drew Barrymore put a more adult spin on the story that I enjoyed more than the original book. This is more of a teen-type read, but it's still a great story line and the characters that I love were all there. If you read the book and then couple it with the movie- it's a nice pairing!
I find it astounding that the same woman who wrote this book also wrote the screenplay for the movie. The two are night and day, barely even the same story. For one, none of the characters in the book are likable. For another, the roller derby and feminist undertones of the movie are barely even there. I would never recommend this book to someone who loved the movie.
Bliss is a 16-year-old girl who lives in a tiny town with a mother who is obsessed with beauty pageants. Bliss, who is much more comfortable in thrift store clothes and sneakers, is like an anti-beauty queen. And once she discovers roller derby, she's like Barbie gone bad.

Bliss hasn't been on skates for years, but after a wobbly start (which I could so relate to), she finds her balance (and her derby persona, Babe Ruthless) and is soon jamming and blocking with the rest of the team. Here's a quote "At practice, the humiliation factor decreases as my skating improves. Even though I'm covered in bruises, aka 'derby kisses,' I feel surprisingly proud of what I'm learning to do. (It's so weird; I'm kind of like a jock.)" Ha! Every derby girl knows what those 'derby kisses' are all about.

Set against the backdrop of Austin's derby scene, Bliss has many experiences that average teens will recognize--clueless parents, first love, and BFF issues. Through it all, Bliss understands herself and is not afraid to stand up for who she is and what she needs. Her independence and sarcastic wit hooked me right away.
High school misfit Bliss Cavendar, aka Babe Ruthless, dyes her hair blue, loves indie music and wants OUT of the tiny Texas town that makes her feel like she must have been misplaced by her real family who are surely living in some cool urban setting like San Fransisco or NY City. Instead, Bliss has a beauty pageant obsessed mother who hopes Bliss will be able to win the big name crowns she never did. Bliss is going through the motions to please her mom, mostly keeping her sarcastic thoughts to herself, when she discovers Roller Derby--a no holds barred counter culture scene she desperately wants to join.

Bliss has never been athletic and at the Derby tryouts she has to pretend she is already 18, but after some streaking laps around the track in her old Barbie skates she earns a spot on the Hurl Scouts team (think a gang of bad-girl girl scouts.) To get to the team's practices in Austin she has to tell her parents she's taking an SAT prep class and hitch a ride on the senior center's bingo bus.

Of course the local Miss Bluebonnet beauty pageant is on the same night as the biggest derby event of the season.

A fast, fun read. If you enjoyed the movie, you'll love the book--the author wrote the screen play--and if love the book you'll want to see the movie. With smart dialog and family members that bicker but ultimately come through for each other, Whip It reminds me a little of the movie Juno--and of course Ellen Page stars in both.
Originally published as Derby Girl this American classic deserves to be widely read. It is really a growing up story and concerns the plight of the last abused minority – children. Along the way we learn lots about Roller Derby and the people who people that sport. Roller Derby started here in the good old USA and was recreated in Austin, Texas. Do you know what a whip-it is? How about the meaning of derby kiss, dork, mod, raver, goth, and kibosh? Here’s your chance to learn and have a fun read along the way. For me, one of the big interesting and endearing features of Derby life is the names of the teams and the names of the ladies on the teams. Where else can you find a team named Cherry Bombs or Holy Rollers or Fight Crew? In what other sport will you find players named Tinker Hell, Dinah Might, or Malice in Wonderland. The names add to the fun. By the way the movie Whip it is just as good but slightly different. Razor starts off as Blade in the book, but he is always Razor the coach in the movie. Bliss dumps her rocker boy friend in the book and keeps him in the movie. Earl is the shape-shifter in both narratives but his shape shifting is off stage in the book and on stage in the movie. Movie and book – experience both and then hit the trail and see an actually event. You’ll be fully informed about jammers and blockers and have a great time in the process.
bliss cavendar wants all of this stuff to happen, and.. luckily, it all just kind of happens. without trying, without much strife, without much conflict, without much conversation, she magically finds herself the best roller derby girl in austin with the hottest boyfriend and the best grades. then her parents come around and let her do what she wants despite having the opposite feelings slightly earlier, and when her boyfriend betrays her, she.. kinda gets over it in a way that a sixteen year old girl never, ever has.

the book was fluffy and enjoyable, but for a book written to empower girls to follow their dreams and carve out places to fit in, and a book glorifying the inclusive pro-girl sport of roller derby, the book was rife with fatphobia- on almost every other page, bliss complains about fat tourists, fat customers at her restaurant, roller derby women who are fat, any woman who is fatter than she is, and how fat her mother is. what a bummer.