Post by sparklymouse on May 3, 2024 15:03:42 GMT -5
This one was tweaked quite a bit. I think it bothered me so much because these were things that we heard about in literally every book.
Karen only got ONE pair of glasses. (Pink ones) I don’t like this at all. She’s Karen Two-Two.
Another big change was the seating arrangement. We all know that Karen sat in back with Hannie and Nancy, then she and Ricky had to move to the front of the class when they got their glasses. In the graphic novels the desks were arranged in groups of 4. It was Karen, Hannie, Nancy, and Jannie in a group. Karen never had to move because according to the illustration her group was already the closest one to the board (but not closest to Ms. Colman’s desk). Ricky had to switch with Jannie so that it was him and the 3 Musketeers. Lord knows where Natalie was because she wasn't in the group that was closest to Ms. Colman.
In the original she wore her pink and blue unicorn shirt on her first day with her glasses because BOTH pairs matched it. She wore her pretty blue dress with the checked skirt for picture day. GN Karen wore some random unmentioned outfit with her first day glasses and her unicorn shirt for picture day. She looked so casual. This was a girl who would dress up in a party dress every chance she got. I can’t handle all these changes.
They made Ricky’s insults more PC. The original was Four-Eyes and Bat-Woman (I liked that, btw). GN was Googly Eyes and Owl Girl. When Karen tried to step in and help Ricky from being bullied by Bobby, Ricky called her Ugly-Puss. GN changed it to Nosy Owl.
The cover was changed from the class picture to Ricky teasing Karen while Hannie and Nancy looked on. They put a picture of the class in at the end. I don't know these kids. All of the boys look dressed up in ties or collared shirts, and then there's Karen in jeans and a sweat shirt.
This was just a funny picture of Rocky getting his tail squished. We've all been there, Rocky.
Karen only got ONE pair of glasses. (Pink ones) I don’t like this at all. She’s Karen Two-Two.
Another big change was the seating arrangement. We all know that Karen sat in back with Hannie and Nancy, then she and Ricky had to move to the front of the class when they got their glasses. In the graphic novels the desks were arranged in groups of 4. It was Karen, Hannie, Nancy, and Jannie in a group. Karen never had to move because according to the illustration her group was already the closest one to the board (but not closest to Ms. Colman’s desk). Ricky had to switch with Jannie so that it was him and the 3 Musketeers. Lord knows where Natalie was because she wasn't in the group that was closest to Ms. Colman.
In the original she wore her pink and blue unicorn shirt on her first day with her glasses because BOTH pairs matched it. She wore her pretty blue dress with the checked skirt for picture day. GN Karen wore some random unmentioned outfit with her first day glasses and her unicorn shirt for picture day. She looked so casual. This was a girl who would dress up in a party dress every chance she got. I can’t handle all these changes.
They made Ricky’s insults more PC. The original was Four-Eyes and Bat-Woman (I liked that, btw). GN was Googly Eyes and Owl Girl. When Karen tried to step in and help Ricky from being bullied by Bobby, Ricky called her Ugly-Puss. GN changed it to Nosy Owl.
The cover was changed from the class picture to Ricky teasing Karen while Hannie and Nancy looked on. They put a picture of the class in at the end. I don't know these kids. All of the boys look dressed up in ties or collared shirts, and then there's Karen in jeans and a sweat shirt.
This was just a funny picture of Rocky getting his tail squished. We've all been there, Rocky.
