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Sugar Rush (Paperback)

by Julie Burchill (Author)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books (3 Sep 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330415719
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330415712
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.4 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 102,340 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"The Mirror has said of her: 'This woman writes the backside off her contemporaries.'"

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Sixteen-year-old Kim is horrified when her dad tells her she's got to leave her posh private school and go to infamous Ravendene Comprehensive, 'the source and inspiration of five thousand urban myths and horror stories'. How will she survive in this wild and hormonal adolescent jungle? But then Kim meets gorgeous Maria (better known as Sugar) Sweet, queen of the 'Ravers', and falls instantly under her spell. Leaving her restrained, good-girl past far behind, Kim finds herself not only drawn into Sugar's exciting and daring life - but also asking herself a disturbing question: has she fallen deeply in love with her best friend?
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Book v's TV programme, 8 Aug 2005
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This review is from: Sugar Rush (Paperback)
I missed the first few episodes of the TV show and only started watching just after I had bought the book. While the book is very in depth about the circumstances of Kim's life, it tends to overlook what would seem more crucial to the storyline. The situations in the book seem sometimes quite far fetched and although the reader can sympathise slightly with Kim, I found it hard to connect with the situation. The book is very good, with lots of references to modern music and ideals of a 15 year old, but the TV programme is far more hard-hitting and true to life. For example, details of Kim's struggle to tell Sugar how she feels and the resulting relationship in the book seems all to easy, as if one day Sugar decides to play along. In the TV programme, the ups and downs of Kim's relationship with Sugar are true, I found myself really feeling for her, especially when Sugar kissed Kim in the club just to attract some boys...I must admit I actually cried, I felt that bad for her! The reason why I love the TV programme so much is because it is almost identical to a situation I was in a few years ago and the TV Programme justifies it perfectly, my heart breaks all over again when I watch it.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read for teenagers everywhere, 19 Feb 2005
This book tells the story of Kim, a smart but somewhat submissive girl who is forced to leave her private school and attend the local comprehensive where she falls in love with 'Sugar' , the beautiful , loud , vodka drinking queen of the 'ravers' .Add intoxicating language, highly relatable characters and a dreamy backdrop and you have one of the best books of the year. Try to read it in the summer.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Different....... but not, 23 Aug 2005
By J. Tyrer "christvswarhol" (u.k) - See all my reviews
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I to watched the series first, and feel that i should have waited a little longer after it ended before attempting the book. I think i would have found it more enjoyable if i'd have separated the tv series story to the printed one as i did find the latter to be just as interesting just from a different view point.
It filled in some of the background information you didn't get to learn about Sugar in the series, the downside being that alot of the characters brought to life in the series were emitted in the book or turned up briefly in different situations. I found this abit of a let down but in book form made perfect sense.
I was interested to find that as an older reader the book still appealed to me when i discovered it to be different, and although disappointed by the differences, would choose to read it again on it's own merit, being brilliantly written and taking a view point that most writers are afraid to take.
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5.0 out of 5 stars one of my favourite books!
this book should be a must read for teenage girls, it has at least one thing everyone can relate to including living in a single parent family, exploring your sexuality and... Read more
Published 12 months ago by addicted2amazon

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
I read this book after watching the first series of Sugar Rush because i believe when there taken from books more than likely the book will be better than a show but how wrong i... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Ms. A. A. Harris

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as I thought it would be.....
I'm quite...surprised. I loved the TV show and thought the book would be good....it wasn't. I've given it three stars cos it was slighly funny but too far-fetched. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Lilly Potter

3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting read, depending on what you're looking for
If you're looking for a juicy lesbian love story, you should really go elsewhere. While Kim and Sugar's unfolding relationship is insightful and more than a little unconventional,... Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2007 by Serpantine

5.0 out of 5 stars Sugar Rushed
Before I watched the TV series I had heard about how controversial this book was in a newspaper and when I read it I did not think it was controversial whatsoever. Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2007 by Ms. N. F. Jones

4.0 out of 5 stars Sugar Rush
After watching the tv programme I did not think that the book was written as good as it could have been. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2007 by Sara J. Hodgetts

5.0 out of 5 stars Sexy stuff baby
Another gem from the pen of Julie Burchill.
I completely lost myself in this book. I picked it up and just read and read until I got to the final page. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2007 by Lou

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
I loved the TV series of Sugar Rush, and therefore was expecting a great many things from the novel- the same pleasurable, relatable, witty storyline- except presented in a... Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2006 by Amykins

4.0 out of 5 stars Great teen novel
What a contrast between the series and the book. The book should be highly praised in its own right, but the series really does it for me more than the book. Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2006 by K. Frampton

5.0 out of 5 stars Not for the Weak Minded
I loved this book, it was believable, but unreal. Kim is living the Private school live when all of a sudden she's thrown into the Public school, where all the "bad" kids go,... Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2006 by Stephanie Becker

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