Lila could say cutting things, Jessica could scheme, Mandy could… I don’t know, give her cancer or something. OK, I just finished reading this very well-written and very tear-inducing book from the point of view of a teenage girl dying of cancer, up to and including the death. And it was horrible and I read it in the smallest possible increments so that it wouldn't make me as sad, not to mention scared of dying too. So I don't know why I laughed so hard at this. I suspect that it is because I am a horrible, horrible person. (That or the fact that we all know that Sweet Valley cancer is a very different animal to Earth cancer, so that might actually be possible.)
HEY BRUCE! *immediately goes to the wiki to check that his bird phobia is mentioned* I love that we all remember that he's afraid of birds but everyone in Sweet Valley forgot after the book ended.
… Except maybe that girl Tina, who was Rachel’s servant? We never figure out what happens to her or what kind of dirt Rachel had on her. Weird. Poor Tina.
Yeah, that's what I think. I bet Sweet Valley Cancer is like the flu or something. Definitely something you can catch.
Weird. Poor Tina. I *think* she was the interior designer, Mrs. Riels' daughter. But I don't know why she let Rachel boss her around, since she wasn't an employee or anything?
The way Rachel was so weird about her mother, I thought she was a criminal too when I read this book. Maybe she'd seen some community brochures about Sweet Valley and was understandably nervous that she'd be thrown out if she was black and had divorced parents.
I feel bad for Tina, as well. Maybe once the ghostwriter forgot about her, she went and found Elizabeth, who gave her a condescending shoulder-pat.
She’s forever cool, like James Dean. Probably the most accurate description of Lila Fowler EVER.
we all know Lila’s mansion is called “Fowler Crest” but it’s rarely referred to as such in this book. It’s just called the Fowler Mansion. I don't know why, but ghostwriters getting the name of Lila's house wrong irritates me more than anything, even in the TV show when they call it Fowler Manor. Fowler Crest is so iconic! It's like calling the Playboy Mansion something other than the Playboy Mansion! (That might not have been the best example.)
I don't know why, but ghostwriters getting the name of Lila's house wrong irritates me more than anything It's because it has a name! You wouldn't refer to Jessica as "that blonde girl who looks like the other blonde girl." She has a name. Use it. And houses so rarely have names in the US. It makes them sound so much more important. Adds gravitas. Like I don't think anyone would've care about "Gone With the Wind" if the plantation was named Tara. It'd just be a book about some bitchy southern lady.
I think strangerface just forgot the "n't" on the end of "was" in the sentence about Tara. Which I think we can pardon her for after such an awesome recap ;) point noted, houses that have titles are just plain better. Which reminds me...lol...if my memory serves me correctly, in an argument between Rachel and Lila in the next unicorn book, Rachel calls it "boring old Fowler CRUST". Oh no she didn't!!! She needs to respect the Lila.
Of course Lila's bathtubs have wave machines. I'm ashamed of myself for not already assuming this Right? I always wanted a pool with a wave machine. Obviously Lila would one up me and go for the bathtub. So silly of me not to realize.
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OK, I just finished reading this very well-written and very tear-inducing book from the point of view of a teenage girl dying of cancer, up to and including the death. And it was horrible and I read it in the smallest possible increments so that it wouldn't make me as sad, not to mention scared of dying too. So I don't know why I laughed so hard at this. I suspect that it is because I am a horrible, horrible person. (That or the fact that we all know that Sweet Valley cancer is a very different animal to Earth cancer, so that might actually be possible.)
HEY BRUCE!
*immediately goes to the wiki to check that his bird phobia is mentioned* I love that we all remember that he's afraid of birds but everyone in Sweet Valley forgot after the book ended.
… Except maybe that girl Tina, who was Rachel’s servant? We never figure out what happens to her or what kind of dirt Rachel had on her.
Weird. Poor Tina.
But, on the upside, ( ... )
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Weird. Poor Tina.
I *think* she was the interior designer, Mrs. Riels' daughter. But I don't know why she let Rachel boss her around, since she wasn't an employee or anything?
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I feel bad for Tina, as well. Maybe once the ghostwriter forgot about her, she went and found Elizabeth, who gave her a condescending shoulder-pat.
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Probably the most accurate description of Lila Fowler EVER.
we all know Lila’s mansion is called “Fowler Crest” but it’s rarely referred to as such in this book. It’s just called the Fowler Mansion.
I don't know why, but ghostwriters getting the name of Lila's house wrong irritates me more than anything, even in the TV show when they call it Fowler Manor. Fowler Crest is so iconic! It's like calling the Playboy Mansion something other than the Playboy Mansion! (That might not have been the best example.)
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It's because it has a name! You wouldn't refer to Jessica as "that blonde girl who looks like the other blonde girl." She has a name. Use it. And houses so rarely have names in the US. It makes them sound so much more important. Adds gravitas. Like I don't think anyone would've care about "Gone With the Wind" if the plantation was named Tara. It'd just be a book about some bitchy southern lady.
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Also Scarlett is my hero exc after she gets boring from marrying Rhett.
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Right? I always wanted a pool with a wave machine. Obviously Lila would one up me and go for the bathtub. So silly of me not to realize.
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