Marguerite (M)'s Reviews > Punk 57

Rating : 3 stars

Punk 57 is the story of Misha and Ryen who had been pen pals for years.
Every thing was perfect. They were friends, they told each other everything. Until three month ago, when Misha stopped writing.

I want to say I loved it, because I did.
But I hated it.
I want to say I loved Misha and Ryen, because I did.
But I hated them.

Misha was a douchebag. A broken douchebag who thought hurting the girl he loved was exciting.
Ryen was a bitch, a bully. She was mean to everyone, superficial and fake.
Misha was angry at Ryen for lying to him, and Ryen was angry for lying to herself.

These two characters were my biggest issue about the book, but also the main strenght. I felt so many things for them ; love, hate, disdain, frustration, pity. I hated them so much for the choices they could make, but I also wanted so much to see them happy and growing up.
They were sad, pitiful teens, but they deserved to be happy as much as everyone else.
I wanted to punch them.
I wanted to slap Ryen for not standing for the unpopular kids even if she wanted to.
I wanted to slap Misha for being such an asshole and lying to Ryen.
I felt so many things.
I was so angry at them. I wanted to help them to make things right.
But they had to do that by themselves, because some things cannot be teached.

Punk 57 made me cry.
Punk 57 made me smile.
Punk 57 made me feel.
Punk 57 drove me mad.