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Post by sotypical42483 on Jul 3, 2006 13:34:02 GMT -5
I just read this one over the weekend and umm... okay... wtf Mallory? Does she think all her horse stories are reflections of the author's lives as well? And I just read a BSC book where Mal was writing a story about a girl who wakes up and is suddenly living in the 1800s (from present day) so... did that happen to Mallory at some point or something?
The premise of this book just makes absolutely no sense. No way would Mallory ACTUALLY think books have to be based on the author's real life experiences. Stupid.
The play she wrote was hilarious. I love how Ranessa and Delaware and stuff are all like "Oh Valery how do you put up with us?!" lol.
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wanderingfrog
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Post by wanderingfrog on Jul 3, 2006 13:40:29 GMT -5
^ Oh, wow, I'd forgotten that she'd changed Claire's name to "Delaware" in the play. That rules.
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lisa
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Post by lisa on Jul 4, 2006 8:04:20 GMT -5
^ LOL, and Claire's name was the only one she didn't ahve to change when Mallory had to rewrite, because Claire liked the name
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Post by jen on Jul 6, 2006 6:45:15 GMT -5
I just read this one over the weekend and umm... okay... wtf Mallory? Does she think all her horse stories are reflections of the author's lives as well? And I just read a BSC book where Mal was writing a story about a girl who wakes up and is suddenly living in the 1800s (from present day) so... did that happen to Mallory at some point or something? The premise of this book just makes absolutely no sense. No way would Mallory ACTUALLY think books have to be based on the author's real life experiences. Stupid. I swear, this is the ONLY book where she has no understanding of the meaning of the word "fiction". She seems to get it fine in "Mallory on Strike".
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Post by spazgirl on Aug 2, 2006 12:06:04 GMT -5
This book would have been better if someone had just come right out and told Mallory how crazy she was being. Preferably, Henrietta Hayes, but Mal probably wouldn't have listened to her since she's a big fat liar anyways It would have been cool if one of the babysitters said something about Mal's play other than "Ummm Mal how do you think your family is going to like this?". Yes Mallory we get it you have to make soooo many sacrifices as the oldest of 8 kids you deserve a medal. Her plays were horrible anyways. Why does Henrietta Hayes always call for a taxi to come and get Mallory? Does Ms. Hayes not drive or something. And OMG that scene where Mallory is badgering Ms. Hayes for information on her family life, information she ALREADY KNOWS and knows that Henrietta wont want to talk about... horrible. Ugh Mallory loses major points in this one. ETA: TWOP also rekindled my love for the BSC. I've posted the link to here over there a couple of times but theres (as Rejoice) still people trying to post about the books there...
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lilafowler
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Post by lilafowler on Aug 2, 2006 14:10:51 GMT -5
^Thanks for that. I only discovered these boards when they were linked to on TWoP!
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macca
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Post by macca on Aug 3, 2006 1:56:26 GMT -5
Hmmm... maybe she just doesn't feel like going out at night and it's just easier to arrange a taxi for Mallory? Or maybe Mallory's bike doesn't fit in her car? Who knows? It is strange, come to think of it. Now that's fighting a losing battle
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Post by greer on Aug 3, 2006 2:04:59 GMT -5
I think Henrietta Hayes called for a taxi because she was just rolling in dough after writing the Alice Anderson series.
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Post by sugarmonkey on Aug 3, 2006 8:01:10 GMT -5
Maybe she didn't was to spend anymore time with Mallory than she had to.
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macca
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Post by macca on Aug 3, 2006 21:19:18 GMT -5
^ fair enough, but then why "employ" her in the first place? Surely someone else would've been available if she spent her taxi money on a job advertisement.
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Post by aln1982 on Aug 7, 2006 9:42:48 GMT -5
I would love to have a free "assistant" (slave I wish for one of these every day, though being annoyed is the price to pay, I'm sure. As for Mal's lack of understanding for the difference between ficton and reality, it is surprising how many usually "intelligent" people make this mistake when it comes to some books. Agreed that Mallory's misconception was over the top (Especially accusing the poor woman of lying) but I don't think it's too rare or unusual. I didn't mind this book and actually felt a little bad for Mallory as I know what it is like to worship someone and then realize they are not what you percieve them to be. The subplot also shows that if writers do use real life (which many do I think), they better be careful about disgusing the unflattering characters. Wasn't there some problem with the real Steve Urkel getting mad about that show Family Matters?
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Post by sotypical42483 on Aug 7, 2006 13:53:46 GMT -5
I always wondered who was paying for the cabs Henrietta was calling for Mallory. I mean, don't you generally pay after you get dropped off? Did she send Mallory with a stack of money to pay for it?
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macca
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Post by macca on Aug 8, 2006 1:20:26 GMT -5
^ Probably, I hardly imagine she would've made the Pike Parents fork over the money each time.
Was Mallory paid to help out Henrietta? I can't remember.
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Post by spazgirl on Aug 8, 2006 7:22:56 GMT -5
^^I don't think $ was ever mentioned. Mallory seemed content enough with the fact that she was working for her favorite author.
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Post by greer on Aug 8, 2006 10:19:52 GMT -5
Hmm... do cabs outside of cities have meters? Usually aren't they part of a limo company, and you'd pay a set price to go, say, anywhere in stoneybrook?
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