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    Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn: A Novel
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    Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn: A Novel

    Written by Sarah Miller

    Narrated by Cassandra Campbell

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    What if you could get inside the head of the boy you love? Hear his every thought...? Know his every dream...? Listen in on his every fantasy...?

    The narrator of Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn can, and she tells us the story of her beloved Gid, an adorably clueless boy who flukes his way into one of the fanciest New England prep schools. Gideon's more than a little out of his league at Midvale, especially compared to Cullen and Nicholas, his charming but morally ambiguous rommates. They terrorize Gideon as they initiate him with a bet over Gid's borderline virginity, and the feisty, sexy Molly McGarry. Gideon is torn--he wants to prove himself, bu he also wants Pilar Benitez-Jones, the most beautiful girl he's ever seen. Hooking up with Molly might be possible, but winning Pilar would be legendary. On the other hand, Gideon actually likes Molly. It's all incredibly confusing and intoxicating. And one hysterically funny girl is savoring Gideon's every thought. But who is she?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMay 2, 2006
    ISBN9780739325117
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    Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn: A Novel
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    Sarah Miller

    Sarah Miller began writing her first novel at ten years old and has spent half her life working in libraries and bookstores. She is the author of Caroline: Little House, Revisited, and Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller, which was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and nominated for numerous state award lists. Sarah lives in Michigan. 

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    • 3/5
      It's interesting to read "Carter Finally Gets It" and "Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn" within the same time span. Both novels attempt to get inside the mind of a teenage boy and find out what makes him tick. I imagine this is a valid concern for many teenage girls, trying to figure out what makes certain guys tick and why we act that we do. And while each novel concludes that guys are driven by one thing, it's interesting to see how differently each novel approaches that driving factor.With "Gideon" the feeling I got was that guys are motivated only by one thing--sex. And that's it. The insight into the guy's mind is that teenage boys think about sex A LOT. They think about the ways they could possibly have sex, where they could have sex and who they would like to have sex with. And that drives just about everything they do in trying to win over and impress girls. Honestly, the story doesn't go much deeper than that and, in the end, it becomes a bit repetitive by the halfway mark of the book. What will keep you reading is the curiosity factor over which of the characters is the first-person narrator with the all access pass to Gideon's mind. There were times I felt like skipping ahead to find out, but I kept thinking I might miss some pivotal moment or some character development. Alas, that never quite happens.On the other hand, you've got "Carter Finally Gets It," a story about high school freshman Will Carter and his journey though his first year of high school. Carter and his fellow male friends are clearly motivated by lust for their fellow females, but most of them would clearly have no idea what to do with a willing female should they get one. In fact, Carter and his crew really have no clue as to who they really are and instead put on airs and try to be the stud they all think the should be. The results are humorous and realistic. Carter starts off the book in a romance with his home ec partner from the previous year who has blossomed a bit. Helped by his older sister's advice, Carter is able to at first woo her but allows his early small successes such as holding her hand, kissing her and getting to first base to cloud his judgment and boost his ego. Before you know it, Carter is trying to have his cake and eat it too instead of just being the guy that he liked being and that most people liked him being.It all catches up to him in a realistic way and then the rest of the novel finds Carter finally "getting it" and figuring out who he is. Yes, by the novel's end Carter is still a hormonally imbalance waiting to happen, but there's been some growth and learning by Carter along the way. There's also been a couple of nice laughs that are grounded in the character. As I said in my review of "Swim the Fly," the tone is similar to the early "American Pie" movies where you had some crude humor but it was balanced by some heart. That's the case with "Carter" and while the book isn't necessarily perfect, it's still an interesting and enjoyable enough read.
    • 3/5
      As I was reading this book I had to wonder if this is really what goes on in the mind of a teenage boy. I know the stereotype is that they constantly think about sex but I seriously thought I was going to go crazy reading his thoughts about getting laid, where a good place to have sex is, how beautiful the girls all around him were. Geez, it's amazing guys are able to function if that is what their minds are like. I did like the concept of this book though. It was sort of What a Girl Wants but with a girl being in a guys mind. You do not actually find out who the girl is until the very last page. It was a little confusing at times to figure out what were Gideon's thoughts and what were the mystery girls thoughts about what Gideon was seeing going on around him. The main reason I did not give this a higher rating is I was starting to get bored with the repetition of Gideon's thoughts. It picked up enough at the end that I am curious about the next book, The Other Girl, which has the mystery girl gets stuck in the mind of a beautiful girl that Gideon has been lusting over.As a warning there is quite a bit of underage drinking, drugs and sex talk going on in this book.
    • 5/5
      Inside the mind of Gideon Rayburn is a very speacial book. Not only is the narrator one of the characters, but she is talking from the mind of this Gideon. She tells about his life through his eyes but by her words. Gideon is going through some hard times because he is new to an on campus school. His room mates make a bet to see if he can score a girl by a given time. You must read the book to find out if he makes it or not and how the narrator fits into the whole story. I liked it because it was very mellow. In the beginning the narrator tells the reader that she is a character, but you have to read the story to figure out who she is.
    • 4/5
      Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn by Sarah Miller is the story of Gideon's first year at prestigious and pretentious Connecticut prep school Midvale Academy as told by a female student there who has somehow managed to enter into Gideon's thoughts. The identity of the narrator is kept under wraps until the very end providing just the tiniest bit of suspense as we follow Gideon through his first year. It just so happens that in his first year at Midvale, the hapless Gideon ends up rooming with two big men on campus, good-looking, womanizing, pot-smoking Cullen McKay and quirky, vegetarian, also good-looking Nicholas Westerbeck. The two, upon finding that Gideon's virginity, despite one near miss, is very much intact make a bet as to whether Gideon will be able to get Molly McGarry, a girl within his "range," to go to bed with him by Halloween. Unfortunately, Gideon is distracted from his pursuit of Molly by the stunningly beautiful and far outside his reach Pilar Benitez-Jones who seems to be more into him than he could have ever expected. Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn is a fun romp as the more or less innocent Gideon gets sucked into Midvale's bizarre prep school culture where he learns its ins and outs and what makes its shallow students tick all while trying to bed preternaturally beautiful girls in part to win the friendship and respect of his slightly twisted roommates. It's probably not going to broaden your mind or increase your understanding but it's definitely a fun read.
    • 4/5
      Wouldn't it be amazing to know exactly what the guy you like is thinking 24/7? To know what he's thinking and everything about him without him actually saying it? That'd be pretty cool. And one girl gets to experience it.This girl and Gideon both go to Midvale Academy, the privet school that Gideon is just starting to attend. And, when Cullen and Nicholas, his roommates, start making bets concerning him and his virginity, he feels like they're becoming friends. And he'll do anything for them to like him. And when he starts to like a few girls on campus, things just keep getting more and more interesting.I loved this book. I really liked how the author waited until the last page to tell you who was inside his mind. It really mad the story more enjoyable to not know. The characters were all really likable. I think I like Gideon too. He is a pretty nice guy. I really loved Cullen, mostly for his name and the relation to Twilight and Edward (hottie) Cullen. The story was pretty eventful and very rarely had a slow point that made me look at all my books that I have not yet read and sigh.I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who:1. Wants a view of how guys think and why the do what they do/are like they are.2. Likes boarding school books (Looking For Alaska) and all the excitement that goes along with living like that.or3. Want to read an exciting book with a ending that makes you think "OMG!" "Awwww!" and "My life will never be the same" all at the same time.
    • 3/5
      This book has an interesting premise- a female classmate can read the mind of new prep school student Gideon Rayburn. The reader is invited to guess which girl she is. There are a lot of characters from which to choose.
    • 3/5
      Any book that offers a promotional ‘thong’ on the jacket can’t be all bad, eh? Although aimed at the ‘upper’ end of the teenage market, this is truly adult stuff – the US college students at Midvale Academy are too preoccupied with sex, drugs and practical jokes to worry about studying, and it is into this world our hero Gideon Rayburn is plunged headlong. What makes this book stand out is the clever twist: a girl seems to be eavesdropping on Gideon’s brain, giving us a unique perspective on this teenage boy’s thoughts. Scary stuff, you might think…true, but it is extremely entertaining and has more of a moral point to make than most other ‘college’ novels.