Tampa

Celeste. This woman is horror in a female form. She is without conscious, empathy, sympathy, sense...She's my worst nightmare as a mother and teacher of seventh graders. Can we actually imagine a person like this existing? Now we can. Horrifically beautifully written, Tampa makes your skin crawl, just because this happens. I'm glad and sad I read it.

Warning: disturbing. I have read and seen some of the most disturbing books and films available but this has left me feeling like I've spent a week in Guantanamo bay. Worth a read though if you can handle it.

This is a serious, humous novel that demonstrates that, no matter what other victories feminism has achieved, there is a very fundamental difference in the way society views the sexuality of males and females. There is no way this book would be legal if the teacher was male, regardless of the sex of the students. The book also benefits from a witty fast paced writing style that never let's the reader's interest wane.