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Post by booboobrewer on May 1, 2007 19:02:27 GMT -5
But since the ceremony was described in detail (including the part where Richard and Sharon walk up the aisle together), I always figured her reason for not wanting to be given away had to be included somehow. I can see how it may have been unnecessary, but I never really saw it as preaching...
Oh, totally...I don't get why Richard wanted her language to be so precise.
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Post by aln1982 on May 13, 2007 17:33:36 GMT -5
I don't get the language thing, either, but I know other parents who do that. I'm one of the "rude" ones, though, who even calls parents by their first names (except in some cases). I do see Richard relaxing a lot more as the series went on. I'm going to reread soon so will probably have more thoughts then.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2007 8:12:16 GMT -5
The Chinese food thing was lame...once you've been with someone for a while, even if you're splitting things, it's more likely that one person will say, "I have a 20, you can pay me back later." You don't keep the delivery guy waiting while you each dig for exact change or something.
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Post by aln1982 on May 21, 2007 23:35:47 GMT -5
This was one of the first 10 or so BSC books (and only ones until about last year) that I owned but I had never read it many times and hadn’t reread it for a long time. I’m not sure why, though, because I just reread it and liked it really well. I never remember all of the good parts it has. I even enjoyed the subplot of the Arnolds, who I usually can’t stand. I was glad to see the differentiations in their personalities and was happy that they got to get different rooms that reflected these differences. I really enjoyed the baby sitting chapter with the Pikes. Hayley signing “monkey brains” to Matt made me laugh ;D All of the games that the kids played sounded fun – Sardines, 7 Up (which I used to love playing in school but had forgotten all about), and Mary Anne’s Game of School. I wish I was a kid so the BSC could sit for me ;D I also liked MA and Dawn giving Richard advice on romantic things to do for Sharon. Reminded me of how I am always doing this for my dad, who reminds me a lot of Richard. In fact, I just had to do this Sunday and always have to advise him on Christmas/Birthday gifts (my not doing so has created some situations that might make good BSC fight plots. My mom gets a bit like MA…) I really like Richard and Sharon’s relationship, anyway. The Pike triplets trying not to laugh at the wedding had me laughing. It reminded me of my mom’s stories about how she and her cousins (she had like 30 1st cousins on each side) used to sit together at funerals and weddings and all it would take to get them all going was one little thing. She was a big laugher who couldn’t stop once she got started or when she was nervous and started cracking up at her grandpa’s funeral. Another potentially good plot or subplot I was really touched by Mary Anne’s note to Kristy. It was something I could see myself doing and I’m always glad to read about the interaction between MA, Dawn and Kristy. Lots of foreshadowing – including the subplot of sibling rivalry – to Dawn’s Wicked Stepsister, which is another one that I haven’t read many times and don’t really remember but am about to reread. I’m glad I reread this one. There were some parts that did irritate me - all of which have already been mentioned so I won't focus on the negative again but for me, the positive aspects overshadowed these and I basically just ignored them. It’s not one of my very favorites but I definitely liked it. needed that today as I am dreading my upcoming dentist appointment – I need to read Karen’s Toothache again, I guess ;D
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Post by sotypical42483 on May 22, 2007 11:42:10 GMT -5
They play Sardines in this book? I'm pretty sure I learned Sardines from BSC books, so it must've been this one
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Post by aln1982 on May 22, 2007 16:04:46 GMT -5
I had never heard of it before reading this book and had forgotten all about it. It sounds really fun! I love reading about the kids' games.
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Post by booboobrewer on May 22, 2007 16:06:05 GMT -5
Sardines did sound like fun!
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Post by sotypical42483 on May 29, 2007 12:19:51 GMT -5
Just re-read this one. I liked it a lot, though it did make me feel bad for Kristy when she was feeling all left out. Didn't mind the C/M subplot and I was glad they came around in the end cause I felt bad for Marilyn. One thing I don't understand, all the kids say they don't know who Gozzie is, but Carolyn says she does. Is she just covering for Marilyn? Or is she saying that she's heard of her but never seen her? It confused me.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2007 12:23:27 GMT -5
LMAO!! I did, too! I remember trying to incorporate it into the neighborhood games at one point, but my friends were like, WTF?
That's what happens when you grew up with mostly boys, LOL
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Post by aln1982 on May 29, 2007 15:27:46 GMT -5
Just re-read this one. I liked it a lot, though it did make me feel bad for Kristy when she was feeling all left out. Didn't mind the C/M subplot and I was glad they came around in the end cause I felt bad for Marilyn. One thing I don't understand, all the kids say they don't know who Gozzie is, but Carolyn says she does. Is she just covering for Marilyn? Or is she saying that she's heard of her but never seen her? It confused me. I didn't pick up on that with Carolyn saying she had heard of Gozzie. That is really confusing and strange. Maybe she is covering for Marilyn or maybe she is just as clueless as the baby-sitters who believed that Gozzie was real. ;D Or maybe she means that she's heard of her because Marilyn talked so much about her. Not sure on this one but agree with feeling bad for both Marilyn and Kristy in this book. I did like MA's note to Kristy, though. That's something I could see myself writing.
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Post by sotypical42483 on May 30, 2007 19:26:31 GMT -5
I liked MA's note to Kristy too dibblycool - my sister and I actually did play Sardines with the 3 kids who lived next door a lot. We loved it! The only problem was that it's REALLY hard to find places to hide that can fit at least 4 people in them! Mostly we ended up in closets...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2007 17:48:01 GMT -5
I thought it was kind of interesting that this book was a cliffhanger and lead into Dawn's Wicked Step-Sister. I wonder why they did that with these two books but no others (at least, as far as I know)? I used to belong to the book club and I would get three books each month, and because of the numbering, I received 28, 29, and 30 one month, but I didn't get 31, the other half, until the next month. I was soooo mad!
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Post by alula on Aug 11, 2007 19:07:25 GMT -5
I always read it as Carolyn covering for Marilyn--one of those things where "I can tease my family, but the rest of you had better step off!"
I really liked the description of the twins' new rooms, the same way I liked their shopping trip in #21. And I used to spend time designing my own board games, so I liked the description of Mary Anne's homemade game.
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Post by aln1982 on Aug 11, 2007 19:13:06 GMT -5
^ The homemade game always sounded so fun. I never made one of those but always wanted to ;D I know MA has made a few of these. Karen made them, too, with Tia in Karen's Plane Trip. I might have to reread those and get some ideas ;D I also liked the descriptions of the twins' rooms and how this book was a cliffhanger. I wish they would have done that with more books.
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Post by Karen Brewer on Aug 11, 2007 19:28:48 GMT -5
Oh, totally...I don't get why Richard wanted her language to be so precise. If you've ever read Mary Anne's Book, you'll notice at the end of the book that Richard uses the word (gasp!) "yeah". ;D By this time I'm sure he loosened up quite a bit but I remember in earlier books Mary Anne quickly correcting herself with the word "yes" when she started to say "yeah".
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