Having read it from this vantage point (2014) I am unusually inclined to agree with Germaine Greer, that this book is a 'profoundly moral tale.' It is their first published book. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.
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Puberty Blues caused a big stink when it came out. Puberty Blues is an Australian cult-classic and it's the book that parents give to their children when they become a teenager to dissuade them from experimenting with drugs and sex.
But puberty blues was like a Monday morning conversation at school - who went to whose party, who got drunk/wasted, who was dropped.
the main characters didn't seem to be phased at all bythis book was just ... okay. I imagine being a parent and rereading it, you would never let your daughters out!! Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. I love that the writers and producers of the show were smart enough to realise their audience is most likely 28 - 45, maybe older. I don't doubt that for kids living in the Shire and many other parts of Australia today, that the same sorts of things still go on. I was so happy to read a book set in Sydney, but the historical context of this book was what really differentiated my lifestyle to Deb and Sue's. Very Australian, but even I had trouble understanding some of the slang.
Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of I reside in Sydney, which houses Cronulla. The sentences 'That's why nearly every young Australian girl gets deflowered in a car. This is an important book in our literary history as a commentary on the moral landscape of the 1970s and early 1980s.Finally I have read it (and in one night) so now I too can say "yes, I have read Puberty Blues". At that point in time I found that having this backstory enriched my traveling experience, as I surfed at some of the beaches along Sydney's coast.this book was just ... okay. And I recently went down to the beach. That's the only place there is.' I was so happy to read a book set in Sydney, but the historical context of this book was what really differentiated my lifestyle to Deb and Sue's. it's also only a very short book so if you're feeling curious about surfie culture in the 70s, give it a go. If only their wives weren’t atheists.I couldn’t ask for a better husband… as much as I’d bloody well like to.Statistically, 100% of divorces begin with marriage.Marriage is nature’s way of promoting masturbation.Marriage is a fun-packed, frivolous activity – only occasionally resulting in death.It’ll be an amicable split. The books is a gross exaggeration on all accounts, culture and hyper sexuality.First of all I'd like to point out I am an Australian, and no we don't actually talk like that, even the teenagers of that generations. Reading it as a mature male and remembering the era, I am reminded of the damaging suburban sexism of the era and the casual objectification of women. I was shocked and felt bad for many of the characters, especially in light of the listing at the end of the book about who ends up where. I love the show for different reasons - particularly the parent's perspectives - which are not in the book. I think the follow up, “Menopause Blues” must be on the creative cards.I don’t recall reading Puberty Blues so much as devouring it. This boI read an excerpt of this book a while back and always told myself to read the full thing.
We’d love your help. I know my parents think it is boring and my 13 year old daughters' friends make fun of it on chat, they are too young. "Thank you very much for the invitation :). PS: How are you? I thought the book must have glorified the sex and drugs of the surfie lifestyle. This novel is exactly wat i thought it would be FANTASTIC ......I absolutely luved the movie which i've seen upteen times n now i'm addicted 2 the tv series. Start by marking “Puberty Blues” as Want to Read: Coming of age in the 1970s, Puberty Blues is about 'top chicks' and 'surfie spunks' and the kids who don't make it, in a world where only the gang and the surf count. I love the book - I was really disappointed that it was so short!A snapshot of the microcosm of a Sydney beach-side suburb, but also of the time in two girls' lives when they were 13-16 years old. Puberty Blues is not high literature by any means but like reading your own childhood diary again, the language you use and what was desperately important back then, upon reflection is funny and sad and nostalgic. :p[ the rape parts were really disturbing. It just felt like an exaggerated stereotype of what some would call I read Puberty Blues when I was 15, in the early 80's.
It has long been controversial with adults but much sought out by teenagers for its depictions of adolescent sex.
I think rereading this as an adult (without children), it almost a memoir, although I never got into the back of cars or shot up heroin, I do remember. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website.