tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post7682489756600628137..comments2023-12-26T09:58:45.306-06:00Comments on Writer Musings: Rhymes With Witches by Lauren MyracleTabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-31042700418772707682020-04-17T11:48:42.787-05:002020-04-17T11:48:42.787-05:00Yeah that how i felt
This book meat up my mentali...Yeah that how i felt <br />This book meat up my mentalityAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903355344515048300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-91309776559926602702009-06-17T00:30:24.865-05:002009-06-17T00:30:24.865-05:00I can't help liking mean girl stories. I was t...I can't help liking mean girl stories. I was tormented throughout middle and high school by mean girls and reading about them as an adult makes me sigh with relief that I'm out of that. I take your point about needing to see some change in a character, though; for me, that's the whole point of the book. <br /><br />Having raised daughters myself, the one thing I am convinced of is the power of mothers to deal with bitchiness. Bitchy, non-self-examining mothers tend to produce bitchy non-self-examining daughters. <br /><br />Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen is a good example of geeky (sort of) girls triumphing over mean ones. My daughters checked this out and I thought it looked awful, but they assured me it was good. I read it and thoroughly enjoyed it.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-14538676394215444192009-06-12T21:33:27.707-05:002009-06-12T21:33:27.707-05:00I liked BLISS until the end, too. Which made it s...I liked BLISS until the end, too. Which made it sooo much worse because it could have been really good. <br /><br />If you didn't like BLISS because of the ending, you definitely won't like RHYMES. Bliss is at least likable in many ways. Jane isn't. And, she also crawls into a corner, which is aggravating. <br /><br />But I'm glad you were able to get your frustrations off your chest! :)Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-11718519396284241792009-06-12T15:32:37.811-05:002009-06-12T15:32:37.811-05:00I've been looking for someone to share my frus...I've been looking for someone to share my frustrations with BLISS with. I didn't know there was a book I was supposed to read before it, either, and was VERY annoyed at the ending...she just gives up? She lets her friends hang out with a psychopath? She never explains anything to her really cute boyfriend?<br /><br />And the worst part of it all was that I really liked the book until the end. The writing was engaging and Bliss was delightful. For her to just crawl into a corner was very disappointing.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing my frustrations! (And now that I know RWW is pretty much the same, minus the likable mc, I am not going to waste my time.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-44587345486936373212009-06-12T09:54:22.111-05:002009-06-12T09:54:22.111-05:00Boy, you said it, Stacy. There is enough meanness...Boy, you said it, Stacy. There is enough meanness in school without books promoting it. The girls in my youngest son's *preschool* are already starting it. I mean, come on! It's PRESCHOOL. These girls are 4 years old and they're already walking around with the hair toss and saying 'you're not my friend.' The first time I saw that, I just stared. Like it was a train wreck. Which, I guess, it kind of is.<br /><br />And I totally agree that any good that could come out of a mean-girls book is the geek learning how to not want to be a part of the mean group. But I haven't found a book like that yet...has anyone else?Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-16508655408981343372009-06-12T08:56:50.099-05:002009-06-12T08:56:50.099-05:00What is the allure with all of the mean girls book...What is the allure with all of the mean girls books? A friend of my oldest daughter has been taunted at school by a group of mean girls. She's only in fourth grade. They came up with a couple of acronyms: NNTA - Not Talking To Annabel, for instance, so they can figure out who to shun. I'm not sure mean girls books help anybody unless the geeky girl figures out how to overcome her desire to be a part of them maybe.Stacy Nyikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830844058919457619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-50462682241227110052009-06-11T19:46:11.142-05:002009-06-11T19:46:11.142-05:00Christina - yeah, that's kind of how I felt af...Christina - yeah, that's kind of how I felt after I'd finished. If I wanted to see a character stay the same, well, I can get that in my own life. :) I read so I can live outside of my life.<br /><br />PJ - too funny! :) I finished it awhile ago, actually, but needed to think on it before writing a review. I'm really curious what you'll think after you finish it.<br /><br />Danyelle - yep, same here. I like to reread books so I can go on a journey with the characters again and again. If the characters don't go on a journey, I don't see much point in rereading. :)Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-23231350167287562802009-06-11T13:47:08.816-05:002009-06-11T13:47:08.816-05:00Interesting. For me, characters are one of the mos...Interesting. For me, characters are one of the most important aspects of the story. If I don't like the characters, I don't reread the book.Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-80982593361587473042009-06-11T09:55:31.915-05:002009-06-11T09:55:31.915-05:00I was just wondering the other day if you'd re...I was just wondering the other day if you'd read this yet. I haven't though I did read your spoilers :)PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-15953597390261523442009-06-11T09:11:50.023-05:002009-06-11T09:11:50.023-05:00Hmm... I really see what you mean here. I haven...Hmm... I really see what you mean here. I haven't read the book, but I do like to see a character come away from the story with new insights that are shared with the reader. Otherwise, you leave the book thinking, why did I just spend all that time with this story?Christina Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459203755170266842noreply@blogger.com