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1toughgfcookie's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
lilycobalt's review
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
I loved this book while I was reading it, but there was one glaring omission: Abby! It surprised me that in a collection with so much excellent discussion of race, queerness, and disability, the one Jewish babysitter wasn't mentioned at all.
animemiz24's review
3.0
Reading We are the Babysitters Club is a book that may be a bit of a memory lane for readers who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s. There is a good deal of what-ifs or whatnots that can be inspired from reading this book of essays that are written by fans who ultimately write essays that hold up Ann M. Martin’s fictional series to the lens of this decade. Essays written in this book have topics that write of how the inclusion of characters highlights a variety of issues that are far-fetched for some readers. These topics include adolescent diabetes or the ableism of Kristy, the skin color of Jessi, and the not-so-typical model minority that is Claudia. Socially there is also the mention of how different male and female socialization can be.
This book tries to use a bit of multimedia, specifically with illustrations that get included in this book. This book also makes mention of the existence of fanfiction that continues the fandom of this series, and for the many reboots or revivals of this series that can introduce the idea that starting a babysitters club can ultimately begin friendships and be a moneymaker from a small business viewpoint.
Would I recommend reading this book? Maybe, since reading Babysitters Club is a childhood memory, but also for reading this book, a reader should have read a good deal of the original series before picking up this book. Because otherwise, reading only this book might be confusing. This review is based on reading a galley of this book through netgalley.
This book tries to use a bit of multimedia, specifically with illustrations that get included in this book. This book also makes mention of the existence of fanfiction that continues the fandom of this series, and for the many reboots or revivals of this series that can introduce the idea that starting a babysitters club can ultimately begin friendships and be a moneymaker from a small business viewpoint.
Would I recommend reading this book? Maybe, since reading Babysitters Club is a childhood memory, but also for reading this book, a reader should have read a good deal of the original series before picking up this book. Because otherwise, reading only this book might be confusing. This review is based on reading a galley of this book through netgalley.
ashhulksmash's review
5.0
Five stars. Perfectly imperfect.
And if you missed that Ann M. Martin is queer, idk what to tell you. That Queen wrote Kristy Thomas.
And if you missed that Ann M. Martin is queer, idk what to tell you. That Queen wrote Kristy Thomas.