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Post by greer on Oct 8, 2007 17:31:49 GMT -5
well i guess it is a good illustration to show what the book is about, so it's not just like omg kristy and her fam get another puppy.
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Post by sparklymouse on Jan 14, 2010 17:44:45 GMT -5
Ok, so apparently everyone hated this book. I kinda liked it. Maybe the short length had something to do with it. It was definitely a quick read. One thing that irritates me so much is whenever there's a darker/more important/very special storyline it is always about some random kid that we have no emotional investment in. It's not like there were so few characters that "damaging" one of them would lead to a shortage. Poor Deb. Glaucoma is supposed to be very painful. I bet she didn't even get to smoke pot like old people do.  |
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Post by oldhickory on Apr 27, 2011 16:16:13 GMT -5
i just read this book, and i didn't like deb AT ALL. i really felt sorry for her and i understand why she was angry, but she was just plain rude. it was like she was mad at everybody because they DIDN'T lose their sight, if that makes sense. she was so bitter that she couldn't see that people were actually trying to help her (the only person who felt sorry for her was herself) and she got used to playing the victim.
the only redeeming part of this book was the obedience class. it's not exactly the most positive thing, but i LOVED that the dachshund had an attitude -- if anyone else has a dachshund they know that this is very true :]
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Post by wiggir13 on Aug 16, 2011 11:42:52 GMT -5
I love dachshunds! I liked the obedience class portion of this esp the dog sitting on his owners foot. Other than that, this book is one big snooze fest. Boring!
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Post by zoar3 on Aug 17, 2011 11:13:45 GMT -5
I didn't like Deb much either, Oldhickory. But then I really didn't like the Scout subplot. First of all it made Emily's adoption even more WTF because with Scout, the TB's had one family meeting with someone from the program to make sure they were a good match. I would gather there were follow up visits as well. Emily basically came from the sky. I also thought once it was clear how attached Andrew was to Scout, poor kid finally finds a friend who unlike his sister and sometimes the rest of his family, truly is there for him. O/T, maybe that's why I like Andrew so much because he (sort of) reminds me of David Michael. I realize DM was much more involved with his family than Andrew, but it is similar that both were the youngest in a big family and due to whatever factors, sometimes pushed aside more than the others. My point is, I wish the TB's had tried to adopt Scout or if that couldn't happen, much sooner rather than later, have Andrew help pick out a puppy from a shelter. I just don't think the guide dog plan worked for (everyone in) their family.
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Post by anzuhana on Oct 5, 2011 9:15:36 GMT -5
I actually liked this book. I did like Scout and reading about the obedience classes. I felt sorry for Deb since she lost her eye sight but I wish someone would've called her out on her rudeness. I would've liked it if Deb reappeared in a later book. Getting glaucoma sounds terrifying.
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Post by shannon86 on Oct 5, 2011 17:20:52 GMT -5
I like that book despite that it was kind of short. The story is cute.
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Post by sparklymouse on Oct 5, 2011 17:52:27 GMT -5
^Why? How is the sex of the dog relevant to the story?
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Post by shannon86 on Oct 5, 2011 19:56:38 GMT -5
Forget what I said about the sex of the dog. I don't even know why I said it. And I thought that Scout was a boy's name?
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Post by shannon86 on Oct 5, 2011 19:57:21 GMT -5
And I think on the back it said "him" that's why I thought it was a male dog.
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Post by anzuhana on Oct 5, 2011 20:16:26 GMT -5
^ It did say that Scout was a "he" at the back of the book but when you read the book, Scout has always been referred to as a "she."
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Post by virgoscorpio on May 1, 2012 15:41:58 GMT -5
^ Yeah, Scout was a girl! I forgot about that actually.
Anyway, I liked this book as a kid. I loved the bright colour of the book and the cover art. For some strange reason, I used to have a "crush" on blind guys when I was a kid (after seeing the film At First Sight). I probably thought the guy (Jim) on the cover was hot. Also, I always assumed Jim was around Kristy's age and was surprised to re-read that he was probably in his 20s or 30s.
Deb was a real raincloud (with merit). But what bothered me is I really couldn't get a true sense of what she looked like. I wished ghostie would have put more emphasis on Deb and developing her as a character, not as some vicious, moody b*tch.
I'm a bit surprised that the Thomas-Brewer family has yet another responsibility, what with their 2439804 kids and 24914 pets already. But I guess with such a big household, they have a lot of hands to help out.
Obviously the editors wanted to get at least 1 book with the character's first and last name in it. (edited to add: as the title)
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Post by greer on May 1, 2012 17:18:51 GMT -5
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Post by virgoscorpio on May 2, 2012 15:33:37 GMT -5
^ Thanks for sharing. Your post made me laugh.
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Post by wanderingfrog on May 4, 2012 21:15:36 GMT -5
Deb was a real raincloud (with merit). But what bothered me is I really couldn't get a true sense of what she looked like. I wished ghostie would have put more emphasis on Deb and developing her as a character, not as some vicious, moody b*tch. Remember the Debbie Downer character from Saturday Night Live? Now, she's a raincloud. |
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