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Post by anzuhana on Jun 25, 2010 13:25:54 GMT -5
I could relate a little to Abby since I have a family member who thinks that I wouldn't have that great of a life if I don't get married. I like that Abby wasn't into the whole romance aspect.
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Post by virgoscorpio on Feb 6, 2011 15:58:34 GMT -5
Since Valentine's Day is around the corner, I thought I would give this another re-read.
I thought the Abby-Anna-Ross threesome drama was a little weird and something that you'd more likely find on a soap opera. Since there seems to be a lot of talk about Abby's sexuality on this thread, I thought I would add in my two-cents. I can see Abby being a lesbian -- but then again, I am biased -- because I actually know of many lesbian women who are exactly, exactly like Abby. But I agree that her not being interested in boys does not automatically make her a lesbian, but to me, it's fun to think about it.
I ACTUALLY LIKED THE SUB-PLOT IN THIS BOOK! Usually I don't; the odd time I do. But I did like the Scout plot-line. I liked that it was put into another book (as opposed to another Kristy book about Scout) and that it didn't deal with Valentine's Day, as not to overload the book with V-Day stuff. Andrew could have annoyed me, but he is pretty good in the rest of the series. He is only 4, and as an animal lover myself, I could sympathize with his pain on giving Scout away. I would have probably felt the same way at that age.
Seeing as it's been a long winter -- or so it seems -- I liked the mention of it being cold and snowy in this book (unlike in Jessi and the Troublemaker, when it was February and unseasonably warm with snow. Although, I liked that, too! Maybe I am easy to please, haha).
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Post by u4me on Feb 6, 2011 17:12:33 GMT -5
I thought Abby was too nice to Ross. I HATE when guys don't know when to lay off. And I really hate when friends pressure their friends to do stuff they don't want to do.
I was adamant about not going to prom when I was in high school. I was NOT someone who was into that kind of thing. I wasn't an outcast or a jock or anything like that, it just wasn't my thing to spend money on a dress and get all dolled up. A bunch of my friends (including my best friend) kept harrassing me to go with a guy from work and I was irate about it. It was so awkward between me and that guy for weeks!
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Post by zoar3 on Feb 6, 2011 18:05:38 GMT -5
I didn't like anything about this book. However, I completely agree with you, u4me. I didn't have a high school boyfriend who I wanted to go to Prom with either. I was developing a friendship with a guy who had moved out of state for college and honestly would have only considered going with him. I'm not the dancing/party type anyway and because money was a big issue for me and my family at that time I would only have gone had the Prom truly meant something spcial to me. It didn't, so I had no qualms about not going. Friends and even some family disagreed. I did go to Grad Night at Disneyland (remember I lived--and do again currently--in LA) so I was lucky to have gotten to go there often growing up. I just always loved Disney. My point is, I regretted shelling out the ridiculous cost of attending the all night gala. Back then, we were required to be dressed up, too. When it comes to clothes, I'm Kristy all the way. I do like to look "nice" I just would rather be comfortable and have no interest in the latest styles, etc. Why at 18 I tortured my feet wearing dress shoes to Disneyland, when I could have gone anytime for less money is beyond me, but lol I was 18!
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Post by u4me on Feb 6, 2011 18:10:34 GMT -5
I agree with you - I think I would have regretted spending the money! 10 years later, I still don't regret going to the prom. It just wasn't my thing. If that makes me like Abby, then so be it! haha
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Post by oldhickory on Feb 6, 2011 19:21:14 GMT -5
^ i'm not the dancing/dressing up type either and i skipped most dances in high school, but i knew i would regret NOT going to prom. i didn't mind spending the money since it was the last chance i would have to see all my friends together. selwyn and i only danced twice but it was so much fun :]
i really need to reread this book. stacey is lucky abby didn't knock her out.
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Post by zoar3 on Feb 6, 2011 20:37:16 GMT -5
^That's completely different then Oldhickory and I'm glad you went and hope it was fun.
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Post by u4me on Feb 6, 2011 21:16:40 GMT -5
I would have LOVED if Abby would have knocked Stacey upside her head for the crap Stace was giving her!
I think one reason prom wasn't important to me was because my best friend and other close friends were a year ahead of me and my other best friend was a year behind. I had friends in my grade, but not BEST friends.
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Post by scrounge on Feb 8, 2011 22:46:58 GMT -5
Stacey was so frustrating in this book. Abby already told her friends she wasn't interested in Ross, and yet Stacey gave him more advice on how to get on Abby's good side? A true friend should have told Ross, no matter how nice he was, that Abby just wasn't interested in being more than friends. It really bugs me when people try to pressure other people into doing something like dating just because the potential date is a nice guy.
It actually reminds me a bit of Claudia and the World's Cutest Baby, when Claudia was so annoyed that Melissa was following her around Philadelphia instead of hanging out with her roommate Lily. Lily may have been the most pleasant person in the world but that doesn't mean Melissa had to like her and it was none of Claudia's business in the least.
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Post by wiggir13 on Aug 24, 2011 20:24:40 GMT -5
Oh man well a good thing about this book is it is the last Abby book! Other than that, I did like that she didn't want a bf but I really felt she was out of line for saying something to the fact that Claudia and Stacey only did to be cool (or something like that). I think Ross should have stfu after Abby said no instead of showing up to her house. If I had been Abby, I probably would have slammed the door on him, but then again I have never had a problem telling people I'm not interested (unfortunately not in the nicest of ways )
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Post by zoar3 on Aug 24, 2011 21:15:47 GMT -5
I re-read earlier the only good thing about this is that it's Abby's last book. I did like how Mrs. Stevenson actually drove the girls to Ross' house, simply because for that moment we saw her (in the present). I really wanted to tell Watson, Kristy, and at the end Karen to shove it (their words) about Andrew/Scout. I felt horrible for him and worse that his family knew from the beginning that he really didn't understand that Scout was "temporary." He saw it as one more loss he had no control over. :/
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Post by booboobrewer on Jan 28, 2012 18:16:31 GMT -5
The subplot made me so sad! I hadn't read it in years and I felt so bad for Andrew... I got a book of New Yorker cartoons last V-Day so Abby and I have that in common And I keep hearing this song on the radio called "I Never Liked St. Valentine" and it makes me think of this book
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Post by virgoscorpio on Jan 29, 2012 2:09:16 GMT -5
I was adamant about not going to prom when I was in high school. I was NOT someone who was into that kind of thing. I'm glad that I wasn't the only one who didn't go to prom. I say because tonight I was watching an episode of The Golden Girls where Dorothy's friend, Jean, develops a crush on Rose. Well Rose mentioned that she didn't go to prom and Jean answers, "Really?" in a really surprised tone. And I realized that the assumption is most people DID go to prom. (Which is true.) I didn't go partially because no one in my family cared. Renting a tux was "too expensive" (but it was okay for my older sister to get a brand new dress which costs way more than renting a tux). Plus I wasn't interested in girls, or dances, and didn't really feel like going with a friend-who-was-a-girl or pay money to go. I'm glad I didn't end up going, in a way, because the after party was a camp sleep out on someone's farm. A kid I went to school with (and grade school) had brought a machete and was tackled down by some guys and arrested. We weren't the best of friends, so when I look back I always think: if I was there he would have probably attacked me! haha
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Post by valuemeal2 on Dec 7, 2013 3:13:00 GMT -5
Re: the prom discussion: I had this romantic vision of what prom would be like, having seen it in movies and on tv all growing up. I didn't ever have a boyfriend until I got to college (turns out guys aren't really into girls who are over six feet tall in middle school...) but I knew I really wanted to go to prom even though I didn't have a boyfriend. I wound up going to both junior and senior proms with my gay best friend, and had the time of my life both times. The "after party" was going back to my house to hang out and have snacks and watch a movie, haha.
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Post by virgoscorpio on Dec 7, 2013 12:36:54 GMT -5
People always mention that Kristy could, potentially, be a lesbian. But I see Abby giving off more of that vibe. Funny enough, this book could be proof as she doesn't seem very interested in male attention. (By the way, I am just joking around and being lighthearted about this.) But if Abby did enjoy female companionship I can see her getting girls very easily.
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