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A review by mon_ique
How My Private, Personal Journal Became a Bestseller by Julia DeVillers
5.0
My report: The Power of Fame
I hated writing essays with an intro, body, and conclusion because my thoughts are always disjointed. So this review will be naturally me. (Was that an intro?)
I love how gradually the shift in mentality happened with Jamie, her friends, and her parents. The parents especially, just noting from 'no phone, no new laptop' to immediately 'we do need a new dishwasher and okay you can have a phone just temporarily, ok maybe new laptop would help you'. The introduction of not only a literary agent, but a stylist and publicist. Compared to the movie, it was slower placed and more drastic. Jamie isn't such a jerk so soon in the beginning of her fame either. At least one friend is included in training stuff, and she doesn't immediately abandon the other for the popular table. She drags her with her. And Connor isn't 'old best friend' which i definitely like better.
In this story, Jamie really cares about the plight of the 'normal' teen girl. The author adds some nice internal monologue throughout, and seems more motivated to help others than the movie's 'gotta save the family's pizza store ' drama. I also loved all the old Disney and Nick at nite references.
That whole scene with Jennifer2?? Was it too mature for Disney at the time to add it into the movie??? It screamed internet safety classes, but i thought very well done.
In the Battle of Book verses Movie, i will have to concede to Book in this round. (it shouldn't be surprising that i support movie adaptations, all thanks to Emma 2020 that made me like something of the story of Emma) The movie was a watered down, disnefied (not that i don't appreciate Disney reforming Cheetah Girls and Princess Diaries, adding the movie adaptation KO) cliche rework of this pretty fantastic book.
I hated writing essays with an intro, body, and conclusion because my thoughts are always disjointed. So this review will be naturally me. (Was that an intro?)
I love how gradually the shift in mentality happened with Jamie, her friends, and her parents. The parents especially, just noting from 'no phone, no new laptop' to immediately 'we do need a new dishwasher and okay you can have a phone just temporarily, ok maybe new laptop would help you'. The introduction of not only a literary agent, but a stylist and publicist. Compared to the movie, it was slower placed and more drastic. Jamie isn't such a jerk so soon in the beginning of her fame either. At least one friend is included in training stuff, and she doesn't immediately abandon the other for the popular table. She drags her with her. And Connor isn't 'old best friend' which i definitely like better.
In this story, Jamie really cares about the plight of the 'normal' teen girl. The author adds some nice internal monologue throughout, and seems more motivated to help others than the movie's 'gotta save the family's pizza store ' drama. I also loved all the old Disney and Nick at nite references.
That whole scene with Jennifer2?? Was it too mature for Disney at the time to add it into the movie??? It screamed internet safety classes, but i thought very well done.
In the Battle of Book verses Movie, i will have to concede to Book in this round. (it shouldn't be surprising that i support movie adaptations, all thanks to Emma 2020 that made me like something of the story of Emma) The movie was a watered down, disnefied (not that i don't appreciate Disney reforming Cheetah Girls and Princess Diaries, adding the movie adaptation KO) cliche rework of this pretty fantastic book.