Lady: My Life as a Bitch – Melvin Burgess
This story is told from the point of view of a seventeen year old girl by the name of Sandra Francy. She’s a rebel who stays out late getting drunk, getting high on drugs and sleeping around, but her life changes completely when she is turned into a dog. Most people would think that is the worst thing to happen but Sandra begins to find pleasures that she never knew about. It also gives her time to reflect on her life as a human and the mistakes she made.
This book is written as though by a real teenager and deals with issues that confront many young people, such as family, friendship and boys. Most of the book is about Sandra in the present day living her life as a dog and getting used to not having hands and not being able to speak, but some of the book is made up of her thoughts of what she did when she was still human. It goes into her thoughts about her family and the talks she had with her older sister. It goes into her friendships and relationships with people and what they meant to her and it also shows her raw side, when she began to go downhill and how it affected her life. Burgess really digs deep into the mind of a teenager and I think that this book is really well written. I would recommend this book mainly to teenagers as they can relate to the issues but older people might find it interesting although it is definitely written with teenagers in mind.
Plot – 11/20
Characters – 12/20
Description – 12/20
Overall Enjoyment - 14/20
Total Percentage – 61%
