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liralen's review against another edition
2.0
Breaking News: Queen Elizabeth Dethroned; Immaturity Reigns
I cannot be bothered to get up in arms about either this book or [b:Sophie Pitt-Turnbull Discovers America|46262|Sophie Pitt-Turnbull Discovers America|Dyan Sheldon|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320474345s/46262.jpg|45396] (or, for that matter, to review either of them properly), but I do find it quite curious that, though the author has lived in both the States and England, she chose to default to total stereotypes for so many of the characters—you have the uptight English and the rowdy Americans. (Is it worth noting that the American/Canadian part of my family is far more uptight than the Scottish/English part of my family?) I suppose one of the goals was to avoid a 'typical' travel story, but piling on the cultural stereotypes doesn't seem like the best way to do that.
I cannot be bothered to get up in arms about either this book or [b:Sophie Pitt-Turnbull Discovers America|46262|Sophie Pitt-Turnbull Discovers America|Dyan Sheldon|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320474345s/46262.jpg|45396] (or, for that matter, to review either of them properly), but I do find it quite curious that, though the author has lived in both the States and England, she chose to default to total stereotypes for so many of the characters—you have the uptight English and the rowdy Americans. (Is it worth noting that the American/Canadian part of my family is far more uptight than the Scottish/English part of my family?) I suppose one of the goals was to avoid a 'typical' travel story, but piling on the cultural stereotypes doesn't seem like the best way to do that.
merperplerp's review against another edition
3.0
Two high school girls, one from London and one from Brooklyn, switch lives for the summer. It's quick and amusing. Its companion is Sophie Pitt-Turnbull Discovers America.
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