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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
freaky friday facts, 22 May 2001
By A Customer
When Annabel Andrews wakes up one friday morning she's in for a suprise! for when she looks into the awaiting mirror she dosn't see her normal 13year old face, but one belonging to a fully grown women...her mum to be exact! At first Annabel is sure she is in for a relaxing, lazy day but soon after she realizes just how hard being a mother is. This was an amuzing, funny book. Although since the book is set in the time space of one day, it can seem quite slow causing the middle to get slightly boring. As I read about how Annabel tackles her mother's daily challanges I realized just how important my own mother is for her tackticts were hilarious. The book offers a funny read for young and old readers i recommend from 7+.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Courtesy of Teens Read Too, 6 Jul 2009
I don't know about anyone else, but whenever I hear the words Freaky and Friday, I automatically think back to Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis circa 2003. But this is a different FREAKY FRIDAY, the original, the better of the two in my opinion (I know there was another movie version in the 70s, but I've not seen it in years, and don't remember much about it besides Jodie Foster). This is the story of Annabel and Ellen Andrews, and Annabel needing to learn her lesson.
I will tell you now, don't expect the same exact story as the movie that you've probably seen at some point in your life; expect the same premise, but a better story. Annabel is the stereotypical 13-year-old girl: she's loud, bossy, and negative, hates her family and teachers, but loves her friends and annoying her brother. Annabel is a highly amusing narrator and she sees things like most kids do, i.e. better than adults give them credit for.
Annabel wakes up as her mother, gets dressed, fixes breakfast, sends Ben, aka Ape Face, and Annabel off to school, and then goes through her day in her mother's body. Dealing with all kinds of issues throughout the day, from the neighbor boy saying he loves her, losing both the kids, the police thinking she's crazy, and her husband's unexpected clients as guests, she handles it well...at first.
Not only does she have a wild ride, dealing with things her mother normally would have to deal with, she also has a school meeting to attend...about herself. She finds out things that she probably needed to hear, but things that hurt to hear, and that's where the lesson really starts to set in.
The majority of the story is told from Annabel's perspective, while she is in her mother's body, and that actually helps the humor even more. Take this little gem for instance: "Well, in case you're interested, a mouthful of heart is something like a mouthful of captured frog, and a mind in turmoil simply means all the blood in your body rushes around in your head, leaving you icy cold from the neck down. As for 'butterflies in the stomach,' there is no such thing. They are June bugs." You'll have to read the book to find out the context here, but there are plenty more humorous moments between the 175 pages that make up this book.
This is a quick read, but one I definitely recommend. It's funny and somewhat realistic, not in the whole switching bodies with your mother aspect, but in the way this family interacts with one another. I know that despite the length and the material that make up this adorable story, even I learned something about myself and I think everyone could take something away from this book, kids and parents alike.
The whole 1972 copyright may throw some people off, but don't let it; it's a story that is still relevant today and probably will continue to be for as long as there are 13-year-old girls with mothers and little brothers especially.
Reviewed by: Samantha Clanton, aka "Harlequin Twilight"
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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Freaky Friday is a fantastic read, outstanding., 31 Dec 2000
By A Customer
Freaky Friday needs a review which uses all the old cliches review writers used to endlessly use in their write-ups. This is because they are the only words that can describe the book. Freaky Friday is an amazing creation, great humour written around a fantastic stoyline which everyone, no matter what their age, will find thouroughly entertaining. Read it NOW.
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