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cnowery's review against another edition
Tried to reread an old childhood favorite and was highly disappointed. I found none of the characters likeable, and listening to the audio was more irritating than I anticipated. Also, surprisingly, (or not based on when this was written) by halfway through there were THREE subtle nods at pedophilia/sexual assault…aaaaand yeah, that’s a no for me dawg.
Content Warnings
Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault
valeriabee's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.5
I mean, it's definitely a book of it's time. Very adolescent in a way that is only mildly irritating, but that is to be expected. I don't see why Mia would want to be Lily's friend, but I have definitely seen friendships like this one in real life. I appreciate why Mia wouldn't want to be a princess, but I know that at 14 I would have liked to be told I was a secret princess (and at 22, I still kind of wish I was).
It's definitely fun to read Mia's diary, especially because her tone is very dramatic -- which I love. I also kind of like that the Michael situation is getting more time in the books. I do want to know that the age difference between Mia and her love interests is kind of creepy, at no fault of her own, but theres no reason that a boy who is about to go to college should be into a girl who has gotten through puberty. It's not much of a difference when you're in your thirties and have similar life experiences, but at that stage in your life, four years is a big difference in maturity, development, and experience.
I don't think it helps my experience that I watched the movies before I even knew these were books, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. It's always fun to read something lighthearted.
It was a little bit annoying to read through the ignorant privilege of a rich white girl (like she really went to France every summer and had her dad - who she wasnt living with - pay her mothers bills). Of course, she's fourteen, so I don't hate Mia. I just hope she grows to appreciate her privilege and do some good with it. I'm not really in the mood for white feminism ever.
It's definitely fun to read Mia's diary, especially because her tone is very dramatic -- which I love. I also kind of like that the Michael situation is getting more time in the books. I do want to know that the age difference between Mia and her love interests is kind of creepy, at no fault of her own, but theres no reason that a boy who is about to go to college should be into a girl who has gotten through puberty. It's not much of a difference when you're in your thirties and have similar life experiences, but at that stage in your life, four years is a big difference in maturity, development, and experience.
I don't think it helps my experience that I watched the movies before I even knew these were books, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. It's always fun to read something lighthearted.
It was a little bit annoying to read through the ignorant privilege of a rich white girl (like she really went to France every summer and had her dad - who she wasnt living with - pay her mothers bills). Of course, she's fourteen, so I don't hate Mia. I just hope she grows to appreciate her privilege and do some good with it. I'm not really in the mood for white feminism ever.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Sexual assault, and Infertility
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship
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