Favorite Family Member

[aln1982]

With all of the talk about siblings, aunts and grandparents, thought it would be interesting to find out who everyone's favorite is.

I voted for Janine because I think she tries really hard to be a good sister to Claudia and is nice to the BSC. I like her the best of all the other family members and even better than Claudia, herself.

[macca]

I voted for Aunt C. She's really snarky and funny, almost makes the later Jessi books worth reading.

[inge]

I voted for Mimi, because I loved how Claudia and Mary Anne had someone like her to talk to when they felt different or something like that. I hated it when she died.

[sotypical42483]

I'm not a huge fan of any of the choices. I think I probably would pick Claire Pike. lol.

[hitzpink]

Out of those choices I picked Janine. Sam and Charlie are kind of "eh" to me, as is Nannie. I never really cared for Aunt Cecilia, and I thought Mimi was totally dull.

[Amalia]

I voted for Janine because she is a no-nonsense type of person.

[sotypical42483]

oh yeah, out of these choices, I agree on the Janine vote She seemed pretty cool.

[macca]

sotypical42483 said:

I'm not a huge fan of any of the choices. I think I probably would pick Claire Pike. lol.

I love her too! Thought I was the only one!

I sense a few anti-Nannie vibes, for some reason, but for me it wasn't Nannie herself that I didn't like, it was more the role she played in the family - like Emily's foster mother or something.

[sotypical42483]

I think Claire is super cute and I don't mind her silly-billy-goo-goo stuff. I love little kids.

I think people have a problem with Nannie because we wonder why she didn't step up to help when Kristy's dad ran out on the family and there were FOUR children to look after. I personally don't have a problem with her (I'd never wondered about where she was earlier, until I came to this board and people discussed it), I just kinda find the whole "OMG Nannie is soooo cool, she has a pink car and bowls!" thing to be a little irritating.

[jen]

Yeah, out of those choices, I picked Janine as well. She seemed more well-developed than the others.

[lyricalangel]

I picked Mimi. Reading about her now makes me miss my own Grandma.

[digigirl02]

I always been a fan of the Pikes, but of the ones metioned I would say Janine.

[liss31d]

Janine seems to be the most popular so far! I voted for her as well. I like her character and get kinda annoyed (especially in the early books) at the BSC's attitude towards her - "OMG Janine is so annoying, let's run past her door so she won't hear us and try to talk to us!" Nice Also Claudia and Mean Janine - the most misleading and ironic title in the BSC series. I feel kinda sorry for her feeling pushed out of her family and being forced to strive for constant high high high academic achievement. Love the way she stuck up for Claudia in the Middle School Mystery book, one of my favourite moments bteween them... also when Claudia gave her a makeover in Mystery at Claudia's House Her grammar stuff probably would have irritated me in reality, but to read about is pretty amusing

[ktag]

From this poll, it seems that Claudia had the best family. You know Claudia wouldn't have agreed though, much as she loves to complain about them. Well, except for Mimi. But she'd probably put this down to Janine being a genius and everyone loving her because of it.

[digigirl02]

Yeah, Claudia does have a pretty cool family.