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Post by aln1982 on May 26, 2007 10:31:19 GMT -5
^ That's another reason I don't want to read the ff series - I love the baby-sitting. Also understand what you're saying about feeling like childhood ending, msstock. Right now, I almost feel like I'm "part" of the BSC, strange as that sounds.
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Post by sotypical42483 on May 26, 2007 10:40:42 GMT -5
Ah thanks greer, you're right. Then in Grad Day they meet up for some big talk but unfortunately we don't get to see it. I agree with aln and msstock, I hate it when they disband the club! But I don't miss any of the babysitting chapters in FF, lol.
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Post by maddieruns on May 26, 2007 11:13:01 GMT -5
ooh, I agree, I like to think that the club will go on together through high school, and keep in touch over the years. It's just to sad too think of the BSC breaking up, it's probably realistic though, and likely to happen in real-life, but since they're books, I just make up my own happily-ever-after ending. This is probably why i tend to avoid the FF books, but I do seem to like these books better if I think of them as completely different people from the regular series.
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Post by msstock87 on May 27, 2007 16:46:20 GMT -5
I feel the same way. The friends forever series just made me sad. I liked the friendship in the regular series and wanted to think that they would stay friends forever, as cheesy as it is.
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Post by lyricalangel on May 28, 2007 2:59:19 GMT -5
Me too. I am still friends with lots of my childhood friends. I have the same best friend I did at 9 years old.
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Post by aln1982 on May 28, 2007 8:03:41 GMT -5
^ That's so nice! You're really lucky - I've lost touch with almost all of mine as I've stayed in town and they've moved away and have different interests. It's really hard to pick up in the same way with new friends, too. Maybe this is why I want the BSC to stay together as 13 year olds forever - my living vicariously again  |
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2007 17:02:08 GMT -5
ITA! It's almost like even though we've all grown up, we want to believe that all the things we enjoyed as kids -- even the fictional ones! -- still continue to thrive in some alternate universe ;D
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Post by blossom114 on May 31, 2007 15:09:37 GMT -5
Oh, man! I cried when I read graduation day. I agree...BSC was such a major part of my childhood, and even though I was 16 when the last book came out, I still got it and read it and cried sooooo much because it felt like a part of me died with the BSC. (did anyone else notice that Charlotte aged a year?)
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Post by murderedmymuse on May 18, 2008 22:05:01 GMT -5
Ann wrote this one, didn't she? I noticed no 'thanks to ------- for helping me prepare the manuscript' at the start of the book. It was really noticable that it was written by her (as opposed to the ghostwriters)--all the characters were fleshed out, there were funny and unique details reminiscent of the first BSC books. The relationship between Claudia and Janine was really enjoyable, and so much better written than their relationship in Super Special European Vacation (which felt like it was phoned in by the ghostwriter). I really enjoyed all the Claudia and Mary Anne chapters. Claudia's spelling didn't bother me at all. However, Kristy's did. Ugh. I teared up when MA's grandmother gave the Spiers Alma's old stuff. Nicely done.
I had been reading the BSC Super Specials 11 to 15 before I read Everything Changes, and mostly those books were good for light reading and giggles. When I got to Everything Changes, I was pleasantly surprised.
Edited to add: anyone notice that while Claudia can't spell her way out of a paper bag, MA/Kristy/Stacey don't have a SINGLE spelling mistake in their entries. How likely is that? They are only thirteen. Okay, my mini rant for the day is done.
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Post by greer on May 19, 2008 10:40:16 GMT -5
yep, if there's no thanks to at the beginning, ann wrote it herself.
i really like this book too, even if kristy's journal-speak is a bit annoying. i love love love the kishi family dynamics and am not a fan of ed in this one.
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Post by luckymojo on May 19, 2008 18:45:35 GMT -5
The club ending or scaling down as they called it was very sad for me. Part of me felt like my a piece of my childhood was sorta over, as weird as that is. Every time I saw those FF books,sad feelings wash over me.I felt weird.I cant explain. |
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Post by murderedmymuse on May 19, 2008 19:12:02 GMT -5
The club ending or scaling down as they called it was very sad for me. Part of me felt like my a piece of my childhood was sorta over, as weird as that is. Every time I saw those FF books,sad feelings wash over me.I felt weird.I cant explain. It is kinda sad, especially since Sweet Valley continues to soldier on (they're reissuing the SVH books which are updated to 2008. I'm going to miss those cringe-worthy 80s references and fashion). I'm not sure I want to read Friends Forever Graduation Day, it would make the end of the BSC too real. |
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Post by sweetvalleygirl99 on May 20, 2008 20:08:37 GMT -5
Well, even if it is sad, I want to read grad day just to give me BSC closure. The e-book is on LJ somewhere and once I'm done reading the ones I want to read, I'll read Grad Day  . |
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Post by Crystal Clair on Aug 12, 2008 23:51:12 GMT -5
It has been already ebooked. I have it on my hard drive.
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are we allowed to post BSC ebooks on this board or is this board supposed to be "clean" as in not violating a copyright.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2008 22:54:33 GMT -5
You know what always annoyed me the most about this? When Claudia is emailing Stacey about going to Monhegan(?) Island, she actually says,
"Help! I've never been stranded on a desert island before!
Really Claudia?! Never? Not even in Island Adventure??
Lordy!
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