Today in Horribly Awkward Scenarios I Hope To God I Never Experience:
Lara sat back against the pillows. “Yeah, definitely.” She smiled. “I hope we stay friends forever.”
Celeste looked away. “I don’t know.”
"I don't KNOW!?" Wow.
And, which World War II scenario is Cal coming from!? This novel is supposed to be set in nineteen EIGHTY something, right? And he's meant to be the age of a college student, no? Soooo, what napalm was he setting on which 'Krauts?' I mean, what? That whole thing was like he was drunk-spewing the plot of a really bad episode of Hogan's Heroes. With a side of murder he felt patriotic about.
My main reaction to this chapter is, repeatedly, in so many, many, MANY scenes is, "AND NO ONE THOUGHT THAT WAS COMPLETELY UNHINGED!?!?!?!?"
These are, like, the most unobservant teen girls, ever. Did none of them read Harriet the Spy??? ::sigh::
THANK YOU!!!! The Cal thing made NO. SENSE. to me, I couldn't even say much about it because I feel like IT BROKE MY BRAIN!!! And yeah, it pubbed in 1985 but has to be set in at LEAST 1983 because they mention Return of the Jedi.
And you and I are having mind meld again because I was JUST telling a patron about the Harrison Withers arc in Harriet the Spy, like LITERALLY an hour ago. Hand to god, I am not exaggerating, my coworker was here and can back me up!! Oh, and I brought her up yesterday, too, because I had to explain to a kid what a dumbwaiter is. (His response: AN ELEVATOR??? FOR FOOD??? BUT WHY??? Me: Because rich people, my young friend.)
This whole BOOK is unhinged, I continue to just be completely agog. I really thought I could rein it in and stick to one post per chapter, but no, these characters—and Christopher Pike, I guess—just all INSIST on being fascinating weirdos and making absolutely unfathomably bizarre choices at! every! turn!!!
Today in Horribly Awkward Scenarios I Hope To God I Never Experience:
Lara sat back against the pillows. “Yeah, definitely.” She smiled. “I hope we stay friends forever.”
Celeste looked away. “I don’t know.”
"I don't KNOW!?" Wow.
And, which World War II scenario is Cal coming from!? This novel is supposed to be set in nineteen EIGHTY something, right? And he's meant to be the age of a college student, no? Soooo, what napalm was he setting on which 'Krauts?' I mean, what? That whole thing was like he was drunk-spewing the plot of a really bad episode of Hogan's Heroes. With a side of murder he felt patriotic about.
My main reaction to this chapter is, repeatedly, in so many, many, MANY scenes is, "AND NO ONE THOUGHT THAT WAS COMPLETELY UNHINGED!?!?!?!?"
These are, like, the most unobservant teen girls, ever. Did none of them read Harriet the Spy??? ::sigh::
THANK YOU!!!! The Cal thing made NO. SENSE. to me, I couldn't even say much about it because I feel like IT BROKE MY BRAIN!!! And yeah, it pubbed in 1985 but has to be set in at LEAST 1983 because they mention Return of the Jedi.
And you and I are having mind meld again because I was JUST telling a patron about the Harrison Withers arc in Harriet the Spy, like LITERALLY an hour ago. Hand to god, I am not exaggerating, my coworker was here and can back me up!! Oh, and I brought her up yesterday, too, because I had to explain to a kid what a dumbwaiter is. (His response: AN ELEVATOR??? FOR FOOD??? BUT WHY??? Me: Because rich people, my young friend.)
This whole BOOK is unhinged, I continue to just be completely agog. I really thought I could rein it in and stick to one post per chapter, but no, these characters—and Christopher Pike, I guess—just all INSIST on being fascinating weirdos and making absolutely unfathomably bizarre choices at! every! turn!!!