Forever - Judy Blume

I'm 14 and I read this book in one sitting. I picked it up at the book store and it looked pretty interesting. I sat on my couch and could not put it down. Some people think that a book like this is the "okay" to have sex as a teen. I think the complete opposite. This book made me realize that there is so much more than just the physical part of sex. You really should wait to have sex with someone that means a lot to you and that will wait until you are ready. Judy Blume did a great job with making the characters realistic and easy to relate to even if they are seniors in high-school everyone can relate to the common things these characters go through. I think ...  Read the complete review

First published in 1975, Forever has become one of the most well known books by teen author Judy Blume, due to the ongoing controversy surrounding it. Well known as an author who tackles teen 'issues' in her books, Blume here approaches the issues surrounding teen sex with frank openness and honesty. Even now, when sex has become a common theme of teen books, Forever stands out as being explicit and often bears warnings regarding its suitability for younger readers. The story is simple - seventeen year old Katherine meets Michael at a party and loses her virginity to him, sure that their love will last forever. As they begin to prepare for college and ...  Read the complete review

This book was banned at my school. It was banned for its ‘explicit sex scenes’, and its ‘adult content’. Of course banning it meant that all us girlies had to get hold of a copy. And it's probably just as well we did . . . . . The story is simple. An all-American 17-year old girl meets an all-American 17- year old guy at a party. They are instantly attracted (as only teenagers can be), fall hopelessly and madly in love, go skiing, go steady, and have sex. Katherine and Michael promise each other ‘forever’, but what happens when Katherine’s parents insist that she spend 7 weeks as a tennis coach at Summer ...  Read the complete review

Forever is considered to most famous and known book of Judy Blume and I guess also the book which caused the most controversy and debate. It was published in 1975 and it is currently in the list of the 100 books banned by the American Library Association. The plot is relatively simple. Katherine is in high school an dis 17 years old. She feels the desire to finally loose her virginity, but at the same time she does not want to do it for the sake of it. The novel is focused around Katherine, from the beginning, when she goes to a party and she meets Michael, and she kisses him. Michael will prove to be different from the previous ...  Read the complete review

Thinking about it, I don’t think there was a single member of my form who had not read this book by Lower 4 (our name for Year 8, 2nd year senior school). There were a few copies which would circulate among us and which, by the end of the year, had become very worn. The copy that belonged to me even had “important” bits underlined by some annoying person – note to self, beware who you lend books to in the future. Whichever was you look at it, “Forever” was THE book – it taught us more about sex than any biology lessons, and made us laugh and cry and scream with exasperation at some of the parents’ actions. What more could ...  Read the complete review