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Post by virgoscorpio on Nov 9, 2008 14:07:08 GMT -5
This is a comment to alula's post about the Mary Anne and Stacey relationship.
I think - apart from their particular best friends - Stacey and Mary Anne have the most in common. Throughout the books, their relationship has seemed pretty even-tempered (apart from the rocky beginning when they were first getting used to each other. I think the shock of the Mary Anne being shy and Stacey being outgoing was a difficult barrier. However, Sea City essentially changed their relationship for the better).
They both have a love for New York City. They are both interested in fashion, and even though their styles might be different, the interest is still there.
In the later series, they are both interested in boys (although, I find the girls in general losen up with boys later in the series).
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Post by icequeen on Jan 16, 2009 20:44:40 GMT -5
I read this one for the first time last night and was also confused about Stacey suddenly deciding she LOVES movies and would love to be a director. I thought it was out of the blue but after a few of your comments I realise Stacey does seem to really like movies, maybe more so than the others. I know the teacher/director wanted to "push them out of their comfort zone" and get them to try something new, something they may discover they had an interest for even if they never knew it, but it annoyed me when the teacher swapped their roles in the movie making. I wanted to see Stacey have a go at her new-found love of directing
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Post by otempora541 on Jan 19, 2009 13:12:43 GMT -5
All of this discussion makes me want to go buy the book now In regards to earlier comments, this book is probably used as foreshadowing for FF. Regarding Jessi- in earlier Jessi books she does make comments about how hard it is to go from dance class to BSC in time, but the issue was pushed aside in later books. About Stacey/Mary Anne- I didn't think much of their dynamic until I read BFF, and now I do see that perhaps in the end, Stacey and Mary Anne would be the best friends out of the entire group.
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Post by booboobrewer on Jan 20, 2009 14:06:59 GMT -5
I love this Kristy/Abby part...catfight!
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Post by otempora541 on Mar 19, 2009 13:22:39 GMT -5
I've finally read the book, and I gotta ask: what is it with Suzanne Wynn and her inability to write longer books? This book was so skimpy and ended abruptly when there was plenty of information to create a longer book.
I thought that some of the things that the kids said were thought provoking: Cokie telling Stacey that the BSC is a clique and the rest of her school life would be a clique, Alan wanting to be seen as more then a class clown (is it me or is there foreshadowing when he goes to the art room and writes on Claudia's shirt 'I love Alan Gray?), and Pete saying that he wants to move on from Stoneybrook.
As Stacey's last BSC book, I thought it was a decent one.
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Post by booboobrewer on Mar 19, 2009 14:11:29 GMT -5
That could be foreshadowing...maybe the writers were in the beginning stages of plotting the Claudia/Alan storyline?
Agreed about it being a good last Stacey book. Interesting that there was nothing about crushes or clothes or NYC.
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Post by starrynight on Mar 19, 2009 14:29:17 GMT -5
^ Those are the things I always used to love about Stacey's books.
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Post by booboobrewer on Mar 19, 2009 15:46:48 GMT -5
Me too. I just think there was something refreshing about this one not having any of that.
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Post by anzuhana on Jun 17, 2010 16:16:59 GMT -5
I liked the interviews. I like that Cokie told Stacey how every clique thinks it's the best. I think it opened Stacey's eyes, since it seems like she wasn't aware of it. I agree with everyone about the foreshadowing of Abby and Jessi leaving the club in FF.
I was annoyed with Kristy and I didn't like how she acted in this book. I didn't like how she told kids that they weren't funny.
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Post by oldhickory on Sept 10, 2010 10:52:58 GMT -5
this book and disaster date are books that i've had since forever, so i always knew that claudia and alan were going to end up together. but i just wish it had happened in this book instead so i could read about it more! i love the claudia/alan pairing. i think they have a LOT more in common than they realize -- they're both outgoing and quirky and funny -- and they should have gotten together a long time ago. it seems so typically middle school-ish that a boy who likes you will annoy you instead of just asking you out. if they had just gone on a double date with kristy and cary, i could die happy :]
but honestly, i think MA was really awful in this book. i know that is probably not a very popular opinion, but i hated how she made it stacey's job to get the interview edited out. it's been so long since i read this book that it's possible i forgot, but i don't remember MA going to emily or erica and talking to them about the video. i HATED that her expectations for stacey were so unrealistic. i know she was in a bad mood that day, but like everyone has mentioned, it would have been so easy to reschedule. (i do like the fact that she gave an interview when she was mad though -- it seems more honest that way, and less like she has something to hide, if that makes sense.) someone upthread made a point about how she should have had the right to quit whenever she wanted to, but i think the issue here was that she was trying to get her hands on some film that she had already agreed to release to them. that's something different.
anyway, i have been wanting to reread for a while but i decided to come here first, so i could pick up some of the little details i missed. i couldn't help adding though my two cents though :] i will probably post again once i reread.
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Post by sparklymouse on Nov 2, 2010 16:17:37 GMT -5
I liked how so many minor characters that we’ve known since the first few books were highlighted. I don’t even care that their secrets were basically a checklist from a middle school health class text book.
It was unfortunate that Mary Anne said things she regretted, but she consented to being videotaped. Whatever came out of her mouth wasn’t the fault of anyone but herself. Emily and Erica used being “journalists” as an excuse for being a little cutthroat. They were cowardly for being so calculated in their interviews and not giving up any relevant information. Pete showed in Mary Anne Misses Logan that he was a hard working group member who tried to stay out of the drama and just focus on doing whatever it took to get himself a good grade. He was also the guinea pig for the interviews and didn’t hold anything back even if his thoughts weren’t as dramatic as hating a dead parent. I think he more than the two girls had the right to have the “you gave it, we’re using it” attitude.
I also liked how Mary Anne tried to fix her videotaped temper tantrum embarrassment by yelling at Stacey and hanging up on her.
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Post by starrynight on Nov 15, 2010 14:00:23 GMT -5
this book and disaster date are books that i've had since forever, so i always knew that claudia and alan were going to end up together. but i just wish it had happened in this book instead so i could read about it more! i love the claudia/alan pairing. i think they have a LOT more in common than they realize -- they're both outgoing and quirky and funny -- and they should have gotten together a long time ago. it seems so typically middle school-ish that a boy who likes you will annoy you instead of just asking you out. if they had just gone on a double date with kristy and cary, i could die happy :] but honestly, i think MA was really awful in this book. i know that is probably not a very popular opinion, but i hated how she made it stacey's job to get the interview edited out. it's been so long since i read this book that it's possible i forgot, but i don't remember MA going to emily or erica and talking to them about the video. i HATED that her expectations for stacey were so unrealistic. i know she was in a bad mood that day, but like everyone has mentioned, it would have been so easy to reschedule. (i do like the fact that she gave an interview when she was mad though -- it seems more honest that way, and less like she has something to hide, if that makes sense.) someone upthread made a point about how she should have had the right to quit whenever she wanted to, but i think the issue here was that she was trying to get her hands on some film that she had already agreed to release to them. that's something different. anyway, i have been wanting to reread for a while but i decided to come here first, so i could pick up some of the little details i missed. i couldn't help adding though my two cents though :] i will probably post again once i reread. I agree with all your thoughts on Mary Anne. Nothing she said was that bad, and I've always believed that her interview should have been left as it was.
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Post by virgoscorpio on May 28, 2011 17:52:48 GMT -5
I am probably crazy but I really enjoyed reading this book this time around because it's the end of May -- around the same time as the book was set in. And, for some reason, I love the "May vibe" of the cover... the school grounds with the greenery and pretty flowers.
Although Stacey's right arm looks kind of gimpy...
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Post by wiggir13 on Aug 25, 2011 8:04:13 GMT -5
I liked this one. I agree with you sparklymouse that it was nice to see some of those characters again that we liked along the way of the series.
I loved the shock Stacey had from several interviews. She appeared to just be so clueless!
I did sort of feel that this one had an afterschool special vibe of - you aren't alone out there kiddies. I didn't feel like any of the interviews were big epiphanies or life changing to anyone but I guess that's because these are rich, mostly white folks who grew up a little sheltered. I would love to see these guys at my HS in Atlanta!
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Post by zoar3 on Aug 25, 2011 15:14:56 GMT -5
I actually thought MA saying she hated her mother for dying was the most honest (and genuinely endearing/understandable) thing she ever said. It's too bad that wasn't the subplot instead of a truly psycho Kristy turning into one of the worst sitters ever! She was evil to Jackie. I also had higher hopes that Alan would stand his ground among his classmates (and Kristy).
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