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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2007 23:18:08 GMT -5
Pete's awesome - I RP him, so I turned him into a rocker that still has his nerdy 8th grade president roots. When SHS did prom, he still wore his Converse shoes with the tux. This book disappointed me, because I really did like Laine in New York, New York! Way nicer there.
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Post by Kylie90210 on Aug 16, 2007 23:05:23 GMT -5
Laine seems to go back and forth alot. She's always 'mature' but sometimes nice, sometimes a snob. Go figure. I really liked this one though!
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Post by aln1982 on Nov 4, 2007 0:38:24 GMT -5
Stacey was kind of dumb in this one thinking that Laine would want to come to Stoneybrook but I can not understand why Laine agreed to come. It should have been obvious that she wouldn’t have fun and she didn’t really seem to want to come. Maybe that’s another reason she was such a jerk. I felt awful for Pete and the others she was rude to and found her really foolish and obnoxious. I know it was probably immature for Stacey to sign the letter “your ex best friend” but I think that might have been her way of achieving closure, which was her purpose for writing. I’ve done things like that before so kind of understand. I liked how Stacey apologized for Laine’s behavior (I’ve done that a lot for my “too cool” friends too when they were actually more embarrassing by being embarrassed – if that makes sense ;D) and loved Kristy’s muttered comments. Also things I can see myself saying. ;D I did really like the subplot of this one. The kids are so cute and the party sounded really fun – gets me in the mood for Valentine’s Day. ;D
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Post by sweetvalleygirl99 on Nov 4, 2007 22:47:11 GMT -5
Is it just me or did anyone find it weird that a bunch of 13 year olds got really really excited at their sleepover when they found out that 'To Kill a Mockingbird' was on? I just know from experience, as I am a big fan of classic movies, that when I was 13, none of my friends would watch a classic film with me if I ever brought one round... if was normally a teen comedy or romantic tear jerker that they got excited about. It would have been more realistic if the BSC had yelled out "Hey Ferris Bueller's Day Off is on!" It's not just you; I thought that too. Not so much when I first read it because at the time I had no idea what To Kill a Mockingbird was (I was only in 3rd grade at the time) but when my English class read the book last year and then saw the movie it all clicked and I was like, " This is what got the BSC all excited at that sleepover?" Sure, TKMB was a good movie, but it definitely was not an, "OMG, it's on let's watch it!" kind of movie. With that being said, I actually enjoyed this one, my very favorite Stacey book by far. I'm glad they stopped being friends at the end of this book because I can't stand Laine, but I felt bad for her at the same time because she was stuck in Stoneybrook going to school with Stacey while she was on a vacation from school.
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Post by aln1982 on Nov 5, 2007 0:41:54 GMT -5
^ What I don't understand is why Laine came to Stoneybrook. She should have known that is what it was going to be. No one forced her to come, so I don't feel bad for her at all. She should have just told Stacey no. I don't see Laine as the kind of person who would have a problem doing that. ;D
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Post by starrynight on Nov 5, 2007 11:18:53 GMT -5
I can understand why Stacey would think Laine's visit to Stoneybrook would be a good idea. There have been many times that I've wanted to share something that was important to me with someone who wasn't normally involved, and it can be really hard to keep in mind that the other person might not share my enthusiasm. As for Laine not saying no, well, Stacey just kind of steamrolled her when they were on the phone, and she didn't really have a chance to! She probably just wanted to be polite. That wouldn't really be in keeping with what we saw of her character later on, but as we've established, consistency isn't really a BSC strong suit!
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Post by aln1982 on Nov 5, 2007 17:03:33 GMT -5
^ Maybe Laine was trying to be polite but she certainly didn't care about it later. I think it would have been a lot better to just say no (and there were a million nice ways she could have done it) than to come and whine about being miserable because in my opinion, that was no one's fault but her own, then, for not speaking up. I guess I just don't have a lot of tolerance for people who won't speak up for themselves and then take out their misery on other people. And I really hate Laine so that's probably why I liked the ending of this one so well. ;D
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Post by aln1982 on Feb 23, 2008 18:01:49 GMT -5
My other thoughts on this book are mostly the same but I had a few random thoughts this time. If Lennie was important enough to Claud to take to Stacey’s to a sleepover, why didn’t she care enough to take him home? Why did Stacey stash him under the bed instead of just giving him back? Bart told Kristy that he might not want to go to the dance because he’d rather watch a big game on TV? Nice guy. ;D I loved how Mrs. McGill supported Stacey on the phone to Laine’s mom. I can imagine she was getting fed up with Laine, too. I had to laugh that King called Laine “Babe” as her special nickname since all I could think was that was the same thing Tess was being called in Secret Friend. ;D I know it was being used in a different way but it still made me laugh. ;D
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Post by greer on Feb 24, 2008 0:43:11 GMT -5
i don't know why claudia brought lennie, but i don't think it was like a security thing. for fun, maybe?
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Post by aln1982 on Feb 24, 2008 17:05:37 GMT -5
^ No idea why she would have brought him, then, either. ;D I doubted it was really for "security" as much as she just took him everywhere. I know even some adults do that sometimes (like my mom has to have a certain pillow or she can't sleep) Why didn't Stacey just give him back, I wonder??? ;D
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Post by Rie on Feb 26, 2008 5:12:15 GMT -5
Stacey was kind of dumb in this one thinking that Laine would want to come to Stoneybrook I agree. Stacey was kind of dumb in this one thinking that Laine would want to come to Stoneybrook but I can not understand why Laine agreed to come. It should have been obvious that she wouldn’t have fun and she didn’t really seem to want to come. Maybe that’s another reason she was such a jerk. I felt awful for Pete and the others she was rude to and found her really foolish and obnoxious. I know it was probably immature for Stacey to sign the letter “your ex best friend” but I think that might have been her way of achieving closure, which was her purpose for writing. I’ve done things like that before so kind of understand. I liked how Stacey apologized for Laine’s behavior (I’ve done that a lot for my “too cool” friends too when they were actually more embarrassing by being embarrassed – if that makes sense ;D) and loved Kristy’s muttered comments. Also things I can see myself saying. ;D I did really like the subplot of this one. The kids are so cute and the party sounded really fun – gets me in the mood for Valentine’s Day. ;D I loved the subplot too!!! And I felt sorry for Pete too...
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Post by starrynight on Feb 26, 2008 11:00:32 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure Lennie the rag doll was a girl.
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Post by aln1982 on Feb 26, 2008 17:18:10 GMT -5
^ I think you're right. I guess I always think of Lennie as a guy's name, which is why I kept saying "he" ;D
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Post by booboobrewer on Feb 26, 2008 22:05:52 GMT -5
Lennie's name always reminded me of the girl on the TV show Ghostwriter
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Post by Rie on Feb 27, 2008 4:51:14 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure Lennie the rag doll was a girl. Me too.
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