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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2006 15:44:12 GMT -5
Hi,
I haven't read this book yet, but I'd like to know what's it about. The title absolutely intrigued my attention.
Please discuss this book here! ^_~
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wanderingfrog
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Post by wanderingfrog on May 15, 2006 18:36:47 GMT -5
Kristy thinks Bart is getting more serious about their sort-of-kind-of relationship than she's ready for, and she's not sure if she wants a real boyfriend. Also, there's a part where she gets in trouble because Watson or someone catches her kissing Bart on the couch. (This is the part of the book that people seem to talk about the most.) Not that she's absolutely not allowed to kiss boys or anything, but it was something like Sam and Charlie aren't allowed to have girlfriends over when adults aren't home, and she didn't think anything was wrong with having Bart over 'cause he's just Bart, but then they were kissing and someone came home and saw them. If I'm getting any of this wrong, someone please correct me. I only read it once, about a year ago.
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Post by booboobrewer on May 15, 2006 19:07:15 GMT -5
I liked when Abby called her a "kissing bandit."
And I found the chapter where Kristy is grounded and can't leave her room for a weekend amusing...the girl was going crazy after two days.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2006 20:01:46 GMT -5
Oh my god! That's so interesting!!
Please continue, I have got to get a copy of this! ^_^
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Post by sotypical42483 on May 16, 2006 12:33:00 GMT -5
^rookie, if you check out the Kristy and Bart thread under sitters, there's some discussion of this book, too.
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Amalia
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Post by Amalia on May 19, 2006 3:08:41 GMT -5
When I read this book, I was like whoa, how was she able to do all of those things in just one weekend, especially read all of those books.
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Post by macca on May 22, 2006 6:25:27 GMT -5
I want to read that book for this scene alone. According to TWoP it's pretty racy! For the BSC, that is.
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Post by lilafowler on May 29, 2006 15:48:14 GMT -5
macca, you're in luck. I'm procrastinating studying for my anthro test, so here is lilafowler's (Spoiler-filled!) Recap of The Kissing Scene (I am doing my best to make it longer than it is in the book. My test is supposed to be a hard one.): Kristy is baby-sitting for the super-sized set of Brewer rugrats, and she decides to watch a Mets game (holler at your bizzle!) after the kids have gone to bed. Bart comes over under the pretense that his parents are watching a history show and he needs a television on which to view aforementioned game. We, the readers, are expected to believe that a family that lives in a neighborhood containing a house containing a fish fountain, to say nothing of Watson the Millionaire or The Three Stevensons and Their Ginormous Dwelling, only possesses one television set. Kristy is unsettled at first, but softens when Bart tells her, "I just like to be with you, that's all. It's my favorite thing to do, you know." Awww! Kristy and Bart settle down in the den to watch the game, eat pretzels, drink soda, cheer, and high five. And that's it. Pretty sexy, huh? Just kidding! They do all those things, but then Kristy notices Bart looks uncomfortable, calls him on it, and he scootches closer to her on the couch. It is interesting to note that most teenage boys would have taken the opportunity to perform the fake stretch maneuver to get closer to their girl, but Bart must be seduced by Kristy in order to get his game on. Bad girl! Anyway, Bart does capitalize on his location on the same sofa cushion as Kristy to put his arm around her and eventually put his face "about an inch from" hers. Kristy notices that the game is on a commercial break, and we are treated to the fact that Bart has never read a single Seventeen magazine how-to article on kissing, as his eyes are starting to close before lip contact is made. This is one of the least sexy mental images a BSC book has ever produced for me, and in a series with, what, 150 plus (counting mysteries, Super Specials, et cetera) Chapter Twos describing example Claudia outfits and Mallory Pike's stocky build, that's saying something. Kristy, however, is undaunted. She closes her eyes, too, and the testosterone-driven pair kiss "to the music of Weed Wipeout lawn care products". This injection of "humor" causes me to flip back to the title page, and, yes, just as I expected, this trash, this filth -- it is the work of Peter Laryngitis. Bart cradles Kristy's face in his hands, and maybe he has been reading his teen magazines, because Kristy informs us that his kissing skills have improved since their tryst at the movie theater -- he is gentler, and his lips are "cool and sweet from the soda". Without realizing it, I begin looking for my Dr. Pepper Lip Smacker, but then I remember that Kristy is not real, so I will never get to suck face with her, no matter how tasty my lips are. Apparently, Kristy and Bart are a matched set of mouth-breathers, as they only pull apart to gasp for air. Once Kristy makes certain that the TV is still showing commercials, she really gets her freak on -- she turns to hug Bart and, to facilitate this, swings her legs underneath her. I touch myself. Oh, sorry. Someone says, "Oh!" and I wonder if it is meant to be an exclamation of pleasure, but we soon learn that it is Watson, doing some serious cockblocking. This next part made me lose my sherection, but whatever. Watson is angry, Kristy is embarrassed and wonders if she should have turned the volume on the TV down, then realizes that would have been sneaky of her and also bad, since kissing is nothing to be ashamed of! Elizabeth bounces in happily, but joins Watson in stepping on Bart's game once she realizes what is going on. Watson drives Bart home (bet that car ride was an awkward one!) and Elizabeth sentences Kristy to one weekend of being grounded to her bedroom. Sad! Epilogue: The Mets lost
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wanderingfrog
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Post by wanderingfrog on May 29, 2006 19:03:41 GMT -5
We, the readers, are expected to believe that a family that lives in a neighborhood containing a house containing a fish fountain, to say nothing of Watson the Millionaire or The Three Stevensons and Their Ginormous Dwelling, only possesses one television set.
You know, that's a very good point.
Great recap, considerably better than the actual book.
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Post by macca on May 29, 2006 19:28:42 GMT -5
I'm eternally grateful, lilafowler for that hilarious and entertaining recap of the kissing scene. I certainly have no doubt it's far more enjoyable than the Laryngitis version (and I thought I was the only one who called him that! Small world ;D )
Either that or Bart's been getting tips from Quint, the eleven yr old chin-tipping love machine!
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Amalia
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Post by Amalia on May 30, 2006 2:18:21 GMT -5
To lila: what's a sherection? I looked it up in the dictionary and couldn't find it.
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Post by macca on May 30, 2006 4:12:37 GMT -5
^ ha, I don't think it's a real word - it's just slang for the female version of "erection", ya know, she-rection.
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Post by lilafowler on May 30, 2006 23:34:12 GMT -5
you got it!
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Post by starrynight on Jul 17, 2006 10:56:30 GMT -5
I just reread this book, and the famous make out scene kind of disturbed me. Actually, it REALLY disturbed me, especially when I turned to the front to see who the ghostwriter was, and it was a guy. How does he know what goes on the mind of a 13 year old girl when she's kissing her boyfriend on the couch???
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Post by aln1982 on Jul 17, 2006 15:52:43 GMT -5
This really disturbed me, too. Not to mention that I don't think it sets the best example for young readers. It also seemed to come out of nowhere and be inconsistant with Kristy's character. I think it would have been much more believable if it was Stacey. I never liked the whole idea of Kristy/Bart and this whole book is probably my least favorite in the series.
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