Like I said last week, I was going to read Forever by Judy Blume in celebration of Banned Book Week.

Forever is a teenager love story between Katherine and Michael, who grow to love each other, and once they’ve decided their love is forever, they make love. If you remember how it feels to be 17 and in love, it’s funny how various remarks sound so familiar. “It’s serious between us!” “Why do I have to think about how it would end?” “This is the real stuff!”

I can imagine how parents could get so edgy about the book, since it contains sexual discussions, issues, and scenes among teenagers. But hey, if you close your eyes, it doesn’t mean things are not happening right? As long as it’s done safely, responsibly, and with all consequences known. But who am I to say. I haven’t got any kids :)

**spoilers ahead**

I’m somehow a bit disappointed about how easy it is for Katherine to forget Michael. I guess when you’re that age, forever is really too long. It’s probably what happens to most teenagers, although it didn’t happen that way for me.

The top cover is the one I read, but I quite like this second cover on the side.

Pages: 155
Rating: 3.5 out of 5

First line
Sybil Davison has a genius I.Q. and has been laid by at least six different guys.

Last line
‘Theo called.’

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ps: Okay, something weird happened. I just checked that the links to banned book week and ALA banned book site are no longer accessible. Is it from Singapore only? *puzzled* It says: You are not authorized to view this page. and Forbidden. You don’t have permission to access / on this server. What the hell?