such a pretty girl - subplot
In the book there is only one subplot, as far as I can see.
There is of course the main plot about Meredith and how she wants to be away from her father that cam out of prison three years to early, but then there is this little story about Meredith and her neighbour Andy.
Andy is a few years older than Meredith and he is her best friend (I think?).
He is paralyzed partially, from an accident that he was a part of a couple of years earlier, and because of that he's in his bed for the most of the time.
I don't know really where he's paralyzed because it's not written out clearly but I think that it's on his upper body because one time he was making out with Meredith and his "precious part" got hard.
So... The subplot then... Meredith is obviously in love with her best friend, however I don't know if he feels the same way for her. They kiss from time to time in his bed but they never go further than that, and I think that's why Meredith have doubts about Andy's feelings for her.
Their relationship is a rather big part of the book and I hope that in the end they will get together, even though I'm pretty confident right now that it's not going to happen because it's not that kind of book...
- Riccione (Alice N, M09C).
Such a pretty girl - the setting
I tried looking it up on Google but I found nothing.
The main character, Meredith, is (so far) mainly in three different places; in her family's home, her best friend Andy's place and in her grandmother Leah Louisa's house.
About the first two homes... I don't know if they live in a house or in an apartment.
It's often written that Meredith is running from her home to Andy's, but that doesn't mean that she lives in a house. It could be that they live in two different buildings. However, I think that Meredith's family and Andy doesn't live in a very good place. I don't mean that they live in a neighbourhood where everybody uses drugs (although, I think that some of them do) and where people can't afford food. What I mean is that it's not a very expensive block to live on.
Meredith's grandmother, on the other hand, lives in a very nice neighbourhood, and you get the feeling that Meredith loves her grandmother's home.
"My grandmother, Leah Louisa Delklap, lives at the east end Estertown. The houses are stately, graced with
gently rolling lawns and ancient maples."
Inside her house it's also very classy.
"The bedrooms are beautiful, guest rooms out of a magazine, with polished wood floors and thick throw rugs, matching sheets and comforters, and tons of fringed pillows. The walls have framed old-fashioned paintings on them, one with rich, blue hydrangea bushes and one with lush ponk roses."
- Riccione (Alice N, M09C).
Such a pretty girl
I've only read around 50 pages yet so I haven't quite got the hang of the story yet.
But from what I understand so far the book is about 15 year old Meredith who lives in Estertown, somewhere in USA. Three years ago her father comitted som sort of crime. I'm not sure exactly what he did yet but I think he abused Meredith in some way. Anyway, he got locked up in prison and was going to be locked up for nine years, but after three years the police let him go. That's when the story starts.
I get the feeling that Meredith is a pretty strong girl, which of course came from whatever her father did to her. She doesn't really care about her mother, who absolutely doesn't care about Meredith, and most of all she wants to see her father dead. Her best friend is her neighbour, Andy, whom I guess is around 18 years old.
I don't know if they are friends or more because one time Meredith takes off her bra when they sit together in Andy's bed but then nothing else happened.
I can't say just yet what type of person Meredith really is and I don't know if I'll ever get the answer of that.
She is a girl that has been through something terrible but recovered and became stronger.
- Riccione (Alice N, M09C).
