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Post by sparklymouse on Aug 26, 2009 17:47:18 GMT -5
Do you think the order you originally read the books influenced whether or not you liked specific ones? I've read lots of complaints about the higher number books and how they do so many festivals, fairs, etc. and they get repetitive. So do you have any examples of books you would have liked more/less if you read them in a different order?
One that I enjoyed was Dawn's Big Sleepover, but if it had come later in the books I would have been so over the kid fundraiser storyline. I think I would have liked some of the later Mallory books more if I hadn't read about her patheticness (I don't think that's a real word...) in every book prior.
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Post by booboobrewer on Aug 26, 2009 19:11:04 GMT -5
I might have liked Stacey's Big Crush better if I had read it in order back then. I read it for the first time a year or so ago and couldn't wait to be through with it.
I also didn't read most of the 70s when I was a kid (I think by the time they came out I had stopped buying the books consistently), so I'm not as "attached" to those books as I am to, say, the 30s or 40s.
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Post by Kylie90210 on Aug 30, 2009 22:16:36 GMT -5
That's a good point, and I think you're probably right. I haven't read many later ones yet, so I can't say for sure, I'll get back to you  |
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Post by anzuhana on Jun 29, 2010 15:55:23 GMT -5
Maybe, because when I was younger, I read some of the later books and I prefer the later books, so it is possible that I like the later books better because I read them before I read the earlier books.
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oldhickory
Sitting For The Arnolds
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Post by oldhickory on Jun 29, 2010 20:59:10 GMT -5
this isn't so much to do with the order (because the only book i EVER bought new was the fire at MA'S house), but i prefer the books that i had as a kid, rather than the books i bought within the last few years to complete my collection. i wish i had the opportunity to read them in order, because a lot of the books contain spoilers of earlier books. i read live from wsto as a kid and claudia talks about how stacey answered her ad, so when i finally found perfect boy (just a couple years ago) i wasn't as into it as i could have been.
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Post by sparklymouse on Jun 30, 2010 17:05:59 GMT -5
Oldhickory, I understand both of your points. I prefer the books I had as a kid too, but that may or may not be because I had the first half of the series. When I started re-collecting I made a point of reading everything in order, but I've been spoiled on quite a few major plot points anyway from reading the board.
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Post by Lila on Aug 26, 2010 2:45:45 GMT -5
I like reading the books about each sitter in order.
Like for Mallory's books you realize how underappreciated she is and how likely she is to "rebel" agaisnt the family.
Mallory is the smart, well-behaved child of the family.
I can imagine the entire Pike family is laughing over the triplets holding contests on who can kick who in the balls harder and Mallory is agast saying "mom dad, STOP THEM" and the parents are doubled over saying "Mal, lighten up"
Every Pike but Mallory has behavior problems like the triplets are destructive and vicious-personality,, Vanessa has authority issues and a high sense of self entitlement (how she acts twards her poems,) Nicky is the bullied kid who turns around and finds another victim to take his anger out on (Claire/Margo), Margo is a vicious kid (What she did to Karen Brewer with the Mermaid was really rotten) and Margo has attention issues (half the stuff she does with her feet is gross) and Claire throws way too many tantrums for a five year old kid and the parents dont do anything to nip the behavior.
Claudia, you eventually start feeling sorry for" Janine, is really painfully disgusting with her super nerd syndrome. Its like, no wonder Claudia disregards school so much. She probably doesnt' want to be psycho nerd girl. However, Claud couldbe a genius and not a psycho-wardrobe challenged nerd.
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Post by wiggir13 on Apr 10, 2011 18:01:12 GMT -5
I started very early in the series and those are the books that I love. I could see how if you read the later ones it would change your view of the previous books because nothing would be a surprise, however, its a shame that you missed out on how the characters were initially written and how real they were at the beginning.
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Post by u4me on Apr 10, 2011 20:19:15 GMT -5
There's nothing like reading the earlier books for me. I read Logan Likes Mary Anne last weekend and it took me back 15 years. I love the earlier books.
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Post by virgoscorpio on Apr 11, 2011 0:07:11 GMT -5
I like to read books that take place (or are published) in the same month or time of year. For example, since it is April now, I would be into reading books set in April or around spring time |
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Post by booboobrewer on Apr 11, 2011 1:59:00 GMT -5
Yes, I'm in the mood to read some springtime BSC!
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Post by peppermintraymaker on Apr 11, 2011 5:30:55 GMT -5
I think the only thing that may have been affected by where I started in the series would be that I may not have gotten as attached to Dawn since I knew she'd be leaving the group eventually.
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Post by virgoscorpio on Apr 11, 2011 12:31:13 GMT -5
^ booboobrewer, for some reason, the first book that comes to mind is Mind Your Own Business, Kristy. I think it's set in April?
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Post by booboobrewer on Apr 11, 2011 13:55:48 GMT -5
Correct! Takes place over spring break.
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