tiff85
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Post by tiff85 on Jan 30, 2010 15:33:24 GMT -5
Neither do I. If that's Mrs. Stevenson's way of keeping Mr. Stevenson's memory alive, then she's entitled to do that. Maybe it's because I've never had an immediate family member die and I don't really know how it works, but I don't think it was at all creepy that the Stevensons put their dad's personal stuff around the house. It was just their way of keeping his memory alive, and keeping him a part of the family, even though he wasn't actually with them anymore. I don't see anything wrong with that.
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Post by anzuhana on Jun 26, 2010 9:39:41 GMT -5
I like how Anna wasn't interested about the carnival. I liked the end where the family talked about Jon.
I don't think that it was creepy that they put his stuff around the house, either.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2010 21:17:56 GMT -5
well this was my first abby book and it was okay...could have been better though in my opinion. I do agree that there was very little about how she joined and the plot focused on another irritating carnival. Just how much money did all these parents pump into these different booths. ya, the pins were horrible, maybe more realistic to have parents dip their hand in a jar to win a free babysitting hour, not a full five hours. And second, my biggest problem was with the cost of polaroids, being that the goat booth was the most popular. Polaroids were not cheap, especiallly during the time this book was published, and contained only what..ten photos per pack? They would have had to prepay for all the film, and nothing would ever be gained because all the earned money was for the charity. ummm...I am thinking they probably spent hundreds in film. would have been more feaseable if the rides were donated, and watson did not pay for the operations of the rides....my mind was spinning at the costs of the booths all the cake mixes.. it was a bit freaky to place the robe on the hook, but not creepy to have it as a memento. I can see if my husband passed and always wore a certain robe, I would keep. Certain objects used by loved ones do begin to symbolize that person. but hanging it up on the door is not healthy especialy if the mother would start dating.
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lilafowler
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Post by lilafowler on Dec 29, 2010 16:19:05 GMT -5
^I agree with you that keeping things that belonged to Abby's dad isn't creepy in and of itself, but leaving items around as if they were still being used is a little weird. Plus, when you're new in town, nearly everyone who visits your house isn't going to know you very well, and that's just asking for awkward situations: "Hey, whose glasses are those?" "They were my dad's, but he's dead." "Oh."
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Post by booboobrewer on Dec 29, 2010 16:31:47 GMT -5
my biggest problem was with the cost of polaroids, being that the goat booth was the most popular. Polaroids were not cheap, especiallly during the time this book was published, and contained only what..ten photos per pack? They would have had to prepay for all the film, and nothing would ever be gained because all the earned money was for the charity. Yup. Wow, they must have wasted a LOT of money on that goat... To be fair I don't think Mrs. Stevenson was going to jump back into the dating game anytime soon...
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Post by zoar3 on Jul 23, 2011 19:45:46 GMT -5
I'll say this book was a tad bit better than "Kristy and the Dirty Diapers." I would have enjoyed seeing Watson enjoying one of the carnival rides he paid for. I hope Mrs. Porter was able to come support Dru. I really am liking her (Mrs. P) more and more.
Like in other books, most recently, "Farewell, Dawn" the BSC and their charges make cookies that are not going to eaten (sold) for a while. In #88 they made James' cookies on a Thursday and delivered them on Tuesday evening. In this one MA helps Marilyn and Carolyn bake "goat-shaped" cookies (for the Friday carnival) on what sounded like the Thursday (a week) before. To be fair, in BSC books, there is often no true "time" and one day that seems "recent" could really be long ago, or vice versa. What I'm wondering is, at least in #88, would the cookies really have stayed fresh that long even in "a cookie tin?"
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Post by wiggir13 on Jul 23, 2011 23:05:33 GMT -5
I really like Abby. She wasn't in the books when I was reading them originally so it's sort of refreshing to have a new character. I relate to her a lot since my father died when I was six and I tend share her sarcasm.
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Post by sparklymouse on Jul 24, 2011 18:50:17 GMT -5
I can't believe they put the near-death asthma attack in Abby's first book. Way to kill any suspense with it. Stacey didn't nearly die from diabetes until her seventh book.
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Post by zoar3 on Jul 24, 2011 19:37:20 GMT -5
^And then, Abby never (except briefly at the carnival) has another attack again. It would have been much more realistic had she needed to remind herself every now and then to take it easy. Given how dramatic/big the above came across, it was hard to believe even something much smaller -scale never was an issue. As for Stacey, I really didn't like the way she dealt with Dana in "Super Sitter." If the lead up to "Stacey's Emergency," been shown, I bet there would have been at least one instance where she needed to take a break/rest for a few while sitting. Maybe I just still think it was a cop-out that neither Charlotte or Becca (who on the cover was looking right at Stacey) saw her take that "Martian" fudge. Yes, I know, in the book the girls were watching tv in the den when Stacey snagged the candy. All this reminds me of our many "chapter 2" discussions on how much better the books could have been had we been "shown" more character specifics instead of "told" them over and over.
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Post by wiggir13 on Jul 24, 2011 20:40:23 GMT -5
I sort of hate the chapter 2s. I feel like they are what makes the characters become somewhat caricatures. I really hate that the development of the characters is so much of just written in a sentence or two.
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supprazz
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Post by supprazz on Aug 28, 2011 1:18:45 GMT -5
People deal with grief differently from one another, there is no right or wrong way to address it. Everyone has their own truth when it comes to beliefs about the afterlife.
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Post by wenonah4th on Nov 16, 2012 19:10:44 GMT -5
Somehow it just doesn't surprise me that Sam knows how to ride a unicycle.
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supprazz
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Post by supprazz on Nov 17, 2012 5:27:45 GMT -5
he's skilled at pulling out baby teeth like a 7 year old
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celaeno
Sitting For The Papadakis's
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Post by celaeno on Mar 31, 2013 15:42:27 GMT -5
I think Sari and Pat the Cat look weird on this cover...Sari's hair is way too long and thick for a toddler! She looks like she has an adult's head and a toddler's body. And Pat's head looks strangely tiny compared to the rest of his body. Also - the Papadakises went with a primary blue, red and yellow theme for the couch? That's pretty ugly.
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Post by wenonah4th on Mar 31, 2013 15:55:35 GMT -5
Hannie also looks a bit odd.
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