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Feeling Sorry For Celia

by Jaclyn Moriarty

Feeling Sorry For Celia by Jaclyn Moriarty X
Feeling Sorry For Celia by Jaclyn Moriarty
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    Feb 2001, 272 pages

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    Jan 2002, 288 pages

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Lucy (10/19/03)

this is one of my favourite books ever! i got it 2 or 3yrs ago, in the paperback form. i dont like the blurb written for the hardcover edition, the blurb on the paperback is much more interesting and intriguing- it was the reason i bought the book! i've re-read it heaps, the different format is really cool. i'm actually going to be using it as a "related material" in my HSC english exam tomorrow! i think its fantastic and i'd lvoe to see a sequel... so we can find out what her dad's new wife is like, how things go with jared, and share some more of her adventures :)

Lucy
aged 17 (15 when i first read it)
Melissa (10/07/03)

I absolutely adored this book. It was a pleasure to divulge through each and every page, and even more of an honour to read a book so greatly admired by other authors, that was written by a fellow Australian. I have read this book five times, and not because I am going to be writing a report on it for an assignment, but because of the author's sheer brilliance in the way she portrayed the outsider, Celia.

Reading her book for ever more,

Melissa (Age 15)
bebe (08/22/03)

Awesome! I'll give Feeling Sorry For Celia a 10 if I could. Jaclyn Moriarty created characters you'd love to know and be friends with if they weren't fictional. Their conversations (letters) were well written, very witty. The letters from imaginary association reflects your average teenager's thoughts and insecurities. While humour is its main selling point, one must appreciate how the several parallel story lines sort of converged in the end. This book has lots of pleasant surprises.
Fabiola (08/06/03)

I didn't really enjoy 'Feeling sorry for Celia' as i thought it was a hard book to start reading! I felt that you COULD put it down, unlike Harry Potter which you CAN"T! So overall i give it a 1.
(07/28/03)

Feeling Sorry for Celia was absolutely fantastic! It was originally written, exciting and expressed the feelings of Elisabeth very exactly! I hope Moriarty will write more!
vibezzz (05/16/03)

i'm a belgian girl and i'm realy happy my teacher gave me this book to read. it's such a fantastic story! i realy loved it! it's easy to read and it keeps you reading 'til the end. and of course i recommend this "feeling sorry for celia" to those who like funny stories :) anywayzzz got to go! bye!!!!!
Cherylina (03/19/03)

Felling sorry for Celia was fandabydosy! Everything about it was so Ab-Fab I couldn't believe it. I've read it 10 times which is two more than I read the lord of the rings series. I think Jaclyn Moriarty is a delicious writer. My favourite hobby now is to snuggle up with a cold beverage, a fingernibble or two and read F.S.F.Celia. The letters from the different societies are funky, cool and ultra kinky. This book is hilarious! If you haven't read it- read it right now. Don't waste a minute. Its fantabulous!!!
Cat (03/16/03)

'Feeling sorry for Celia' is by far the best book I have ever read. Every letter of the book I read made me smile and at some parts even laugh out loud. It such a sweet, funny book and is an easy read. It is also very interesting and original as it is written all in letters. Jaclyn Moriarty is obviously very imaginative so I really hope she writes more books because I am sure they would all be brilliant. If somebody can write as well as Jaclyn Moriarty can, they definately should.

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