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    52 Reasons to Hate My Father

    By Jessica Brody

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    Being America's favorite heiress is a dirty job…but someone's gotta do it.

    Lexington Larrabee has never had to work a day in her life. After all, she's the heiress to the multi-billion-dollar Larrabee Media empire. And heiresses are not supposed to work. But then again, they're not supposed to crash brand-new Mercedes convertibles into convenience stores on Sunset Boulevard either.

    Which is why, on Lexi's eighteenth birthday, her ever-absent, tycoon father decides to take a more proactive approach to her wayward life. Every week for the next year, she will have to take on a different low-wage job if she ever wants to receive her beloved trust fund. But if there's anything worse than working as a maid, a dishwasher, and a fast-food restaurant employee, it's dealing with Luke, the arrogant, albeit moderately attractive, college intern her father has assigned to keep tabs on her.

    In Jessica Brody's hilarious "comedy of heiress" about family, forgiveness, good intentions, and best of all, second chances, Lexi learns that love can be unconditional, money can be immaterial, and regardless of age, everyone needs a little saving. And although she might have fifty-two reasons to hate her father, she only needs one reason to love him.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateJul 3, 2012
    ISBN9781429955232
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    52 Reasons to Hate My Father
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    Jessica Brody

    Jessica Brody knew from a young age that she wanted to be a writer. She started "self-publishing" her own books when she was seven years old, binding the pages together with cardboard, wallpaper samples and electrical tape. Brody graduated from Smith College in 2001 with a double major in Economics and French and a minor in Japanese. She went to work for MGM Studios as a Manager of Acquisitions and Business Development, and then, in 2005, she quit her job to follow her dream of becoming a published author. Brody is the author of two novels for adults--The Fidelity Files and Love Under Cover--and the young adult novels The Karma Club and My Life Undecided. Jessica's books are published in over ten foreign countries including the U.K., France, Germany, Czech Republic, Russia, Brazil, China, Portugal, and Taiwan. She now works full time as a writer and producer, and currently splits her time between Los Angeles and Colorado.

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    • 3/5
      This was an impulse read for me. A very, very impulse read. Literally I was on my phone around 10 o'clock at night on YouTube when I came across the video trailer for this book. The minute it was over, I got the book and started reading it. I read until around 1 or 2 in the morning. That's how intriguing this book was. Don't be fooled by my three star rating. If you've read my reviews in the past, then you'd know that I rate books pretty harshly. Three stars just means that I liked it, but it wasn't a favorite. Most books I read are three stars or so. Okay, so first off, I really enjoyed that this book was so entertaining. There really wasn't a dull moment in this book. Although the beginning was a bit slow, it was still interesting and wasn't boring. The beginning just took 1/4 or 1/5 of the book to really get into the plot, which was just fine. The other thing that I liked about 52 Reasons to Hate My Father was the romance. It wasn't overpowering, but it still there. I think it's important to have a bit of romance in a young adult book, because that's what interests young adults (love. Oh, the love. Prince Charming, where art thou?). Unless you're a guy. I know for a fact that most guys really don't care. But like I said, the romance in here was minimal, but it was present. I've found that this is the kind of romance that I like. I hate it when romance shadows the rest of the plot, and 52 Reasons to Hate My Father didn't do that, which I appreciated. Although I liked Luke and Lex together, I thought that they needed to be a bit more fleshed out as a couple. They really didn't hang out all that much, and when they did, it was because Luke was forced to drive Lex around and babysit her. I think that they needed more heart-to-heart moments to sell me on the fact that they're in love with each other. I know I'm being a bit contradictory with this point because up above I said that I like minimal romance, but I also like when they have reasons to be in love (haha, not-so-funny joke: 52 Reasons to Be in Love. Yeah, I'm done). I think the fact that this book was so entertaining had to do partly with Lex's inner monologue. She was hilarious, in my opinion. I read a few reviews where people didn't really like her because she was arrogant, but I think that they need to realize that she was basically raised by her brothers and/or her father's staff. People that were hired to take care of her. I think that if her dad had spent more time with her while she was growing up, then she wouldn't have been so...her. I thought that it was interesting to see the perspective of a supposed rich daddy's girl. I say supposed because I doubt that Brody is a real-life rich daddy's girl. That's really all I have to say about this book. It was thoroughly enjoyable. I don't think I'll be rereading it anytime in the near future (too many other books that I need to knock off my TBR! And oh, god! Christmas! So many books!), but that's okay. There are a lot of books that I like that I probably won't be rereading for another twenty years or ever. I think that this was well worth the read, and it's an easy read at that. If you're looking for something to just sit down and plow right through with, then 52 Reasons to Hate My Father is definitely the book for you! Or if you're just looking for something to read next, this is a good option. It's fun-filled, and definitely something I'd recommend to my friends in real life.
    • 5/5
      I'll admit that at first I was a little worried about whether or not I'd like this book. A spoiled socialite who is trying to earn her multi-million dollar trust fund? I had a vivid image of Paris Hilton in my head, and let's just say it wasn't working for me. Let me tell you though, I proven so wrong. I loved 52 Reasons to Hate My Father. Absolutely loved it! There's so much more to this story than you think. By the end, I was teary eyed, and smiling like an idiot. Oh yes friends, it's that good.

      Lexington Larabee starts off as your typical privileged girl. One whose only goals in life are shopping, partying, and being on the front page of as many magazines as possible. Needless to say, it's tough to instantly fall in love with her. However it isn't long before the reader begins to slowly find out the rest of Lexi's story. Her absent father, her need to fill a family void with as many material things as she can. Little bits of Lexi are laid out as the story progresses, and it's perfectly done. I'll be the first to admit that about halfway through I was totally in love with this girl!

      What's even more fun are the jobs that Jessica Brody sets out for Lexi to complete. Each one comes with its own set of trials and tribulations, and Lexi's sarcastic wit totally made my day! Imagine you're a girl who has never had to clean in your life. Now imagine you're thrown into the job of being a maid. Sound like a recipe for disaster? You'd be right! I loved watching Lexi stumble through the way the "other half" lives, and come out a better person on the other side. Favorite part? Hands down, her video logs. Too cute!

      I could go on and on about this book. The sweet romance that isn't too over the top. All of the side characters who totally have their own wonderful personalities and, bless their hearts, love Lexi for who she is. There are a million reasons that I could give you to read 52 Reasons to Hate My Father. However I'm just going to give you one. It's adorable. Lexis's story is equal parts hilarious and heartfelt. This is a fun, light read that will make you smile. At the end of the day, isn't that all that matters? Loved this one! I know you will too.
    • 4/5
      This was such a fun read. I absolutely loved Lexi's voice, the author captured the stereotypical rich, spoilt, bratty heiress beautifully. Despite being such a witch, she was extremely likeable from page one. My only criticism was that I would have liked to have seen how Lexi coped in some of her other jobs, because the descriptions of her at work were the best parts of the book.
    • 3/5
      Surprisingly enough, I enjoyed this story. I thought there's be too much drama and stupid actions by the storyteller, but Lexi was a very interesting and resourceful young lady.
    • 5/5
      Absolutely love this book. Jessica Brody is a rock star of contemporary YA.
    • 5/5
      52 Reasons to Hate My Father was a fun, quick read. Lexington Larrabee is the typical spoiled, rich kid. She has everything she wants, but all she really craves is attention from her father. She spends her life going from party to party and bad decisions to worse decisions. She is really just marking time until she turns eighteen and receives her twenty-five million dollar trust fund. She knows that then her life will really begin. However, after her latest big mistake, she is informed that her trust fund will be put on hold until she completes a different job each week for the next year. To make matters worse, her father assigns his intern as her babysitter. How can she succeed when everyone expects her to fail?I really enjoyed reading this book. It was very funny and entertaining, eventhough parts of the plot were somewhat predictable.
    • 3/5
      It’s now called the 52-Reasons-to-Hate-My-Father list. And currently we’re on reason #6. The cemetery. Digging graves for a week. So what did I learn from that experience? I learned that I would like to be cremated.Last week, if someone had asked me whether I would read a book that wore the line, 'Being America’s favorite heiress is a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it.' I would've laughed in their faces. But that was before 52 Reasons to Hate My Father.

      1. What can I say? I loved it. Teen Lit has never been so hilarious.
      2. I actually liked Lexi's voice. Think real. Think keen. Think spoiled but sort of awesome.
      3. The story wasn't all about Lexi and Luke (got to love a patient guy), but it wasn't too about "female self discovery" and "girl power" either.
      4. I like Jessica Brody's twist on the whole Filthy Rich Diva story.

      So, even though everything that I expected would happen did, 52 Reasons to Hate My Father really did surprise me.

      Favorite quotes:
      Luke Carver is the devil. No. Wait. He’s the devil’s apprentice. Which is way worse. Because the devil’s apprentice knows how evil the devil is—he’s heard rumors about his immorality and heartlessness and cruelty—and yet he signs on to work for him just the same. He chooses to be like him. To dress like him. To talk like him. To follow in his callous footsteps. And that makes him even more wicked, even more abominable than the devil himself.

      Oh, I also learned that you’re not supposed to use cake icing to spell out obscenities or draw distasteful images on children’s birthday cakes. And for the record, I don’t know what Neil told you but that was not a picture of what he thought it was. It was supposed to be two people playing leapfrog. Just wanna clear that up.

      See this? See all these little white bandages on my fingers? Those are from the iron. Yes, the ir-on. As in what you use to remove wrinkles from clothing. Whoever invented that thing is a masochist. Here’s a question. Why don’t they just make clothes that don’t get wrinkled? I mean seriously, how hard is that? We’ve landed a man on the moon and no one can invent a stupid shirt that doesn’t wrinkle?




    • 3/5
      A great beach book, this tale will keep you laughing, with and at, notorious heiress Lexington Larrabee. This supremely spoiled, yet lovely inside (way deep down where it is safe) and out, protagonist has a knack for fulfilling everyone's expectations of her. Too bad she can't see that and start defining and fulfilling her own expectations. At least not right away.This book reads as if it was ripped directly from headlines around the world - from publications known for spending more money to get the picture or headline than for actually doing any fact-checking on those same items. However unlike real life, this book does have a happy ending - for at least one person. Read it to find out who ends up getting just what they deserve and who ends up with their happily ever after.
    • 4/5
      There are many reasons to love 52 Reasons to Hate My Father. Glamour, turmoil, family drama, and personal growth fill the pages of the story featuring a main character that is so unlikeable, it’s actually hilarious. My favorite part, however, is the master plan that Lexi’s father creates to help her get her life together.As terrible as Lexi is, I thought she was hysterical—particularly when she found out she would have to work to keep her trust fund. Her over-the-top reaction actually reminded me of one of my childhood friends, which made it all the more awesome for me to read. Had Lexi been a complete brat throughout the story with no personal growth what-so-ever, this book wouldn’t be that great. Naturally Lexi learns a lot from her jobs and the people she meets throughout the story. I really do think having Lexi do 52 jobs was brilliant and the way he picked the jobs (which we don’t find out until the end) makes it even more meaningful.The only aspect of 52 Reasons to Hate My Father that I did not like had to do with the business dealings at the end of the novel. They just seamed too unrealistic to me and it ruined the climax of the novel.All in all 52 Reasons to Hate My Father is a funny novel about personal growth and rebuilding a family. It’s a fun, fast read, but I liked it because of the brilliance behind the plan Lexi’s father concocted to help her find her way in life.
    • 5/5
      Okay, two things right off the bat: 1) This is the first book I've ever purchased based on the book trailer. Normally, I abhor book trailers, but the one for 52 Reasons to Hate My Father was like watching a preview for a really cute teen chick flick and I was all, "OMG, I so want to see this movie," and then "Wait, it's a book! I can buy it right now and read it while I wait for some Hollywood producers to snap it up."2) This book was absolutely freaking adorableIn the beginning, Lexi can seem almost unbearably obnoxious, but if you avoid judging her and think about the fact that she was raised differently than most people, I think you'll love her as much as I do. She's spoiled, but funny, and even though I'm nowhere near as wealthy as she is, I could totally sympathize with her situation. She's being forced to work for the first time in her life. And not just work, but work menial jobs that until that point she'd just overlooked. I think everyone can remember their first job. I do. I was a teenager working in a McDonald's restaurant. I can remember the first time I was told to clean the bathroom. It was my first and last day on the job. I knew immediately that that kind of work just wasn't for me. Lexi knows it too, but she has little choice. She has to perform each of 52 jobs (1 for each week of the year) to her father's satisfaction or she loses her trust fund. A twenty-five million dollar trust fund. On the surface, 52 Reasons looks like a fairytale in reverse. A fluff-filled riches to rags story ala Material Girls starring Hilary Duff (did anyone but me actually watch that movie?). But at its heart, it is so much more. It's a story about a daughter and her relationship with her absent father. It's about the pain of loneliness. For all her faults, Lexi has a reason to be angry. A reason to be hurt. Her mother is dead. Her father is never home. Their entire relationship is manufactured by his PR people and played out in front of the press. I'd be angry too. I might even crave attention. Even bad attention if that's all I could get, because at least he'd be forced to notice me.Lexi's growth is heart-warming and often humorous. As is her relationship with Luke, the liaison hired by her father to make sure she sticks to the agreement. I adored Luke. He is the opposite of Lexi in every way. He grew up poor, worked hard to get into college on a scholarship. But he's also very analytical and controlling and doesn't know how to let loose. And while it may be easy to assume that Luke will be the one teaching Lexi about real life, Lexi helps Luke to grow as well. Her reactions to the occupations she is forced to endure are so accurate and relatable. And while I know how to use a vacuum and Lexi has to Google it, for the most part I found myself OMGing along with her. The monthly status video reports had me laughing until there were tears in my eyes. In the end, I think readers will be pulling for Lexi. She's a strong, resilient character. She's likable despite the circumstances. She's funny. She's smart. And she will remind you that while the life of the rich and famous may appear glamorous from afar, the grass isn't necessarily greener just because you can afford to pay a landscaper.