WordsOnWordsThis was a frustrating read. And it wasn’t frustrating because the story was weak or anything - it was frustrating because this kid needed real parents and the Stine trope of absentee parents hit hard. I’ve never wanted to grab a kid in a book and give him the mentorship he DEFINITELY needs more in my life.
But, if I could, I would have told him that:
1) Girls (or anyone, really) aren’t prizes and it’s weird that he’s competing against someone for a girl as if the girl has no say in this.
2) MOST girls are into people who are genuine rather than people putting up facades.
3) It has to suck to live your whole life in competition with a neighbor and this will never stop unless YOU stop it.
4) Be content with yourself. You’re good enough and you don’t need the external validation of your neighbors to feel good about yourself.
This was a sad book for me because Stine wrote a sad kid so well I felt bummed I couldn’t help him out. That’s pretty good on Stine’s part. ;-)
It was also way better than the cover or title would have led me to believe. It felt like there were more fleshed-out problems and characters in this one.
WordsOnWords This was a frustrating read. And it wasn’t frustrating because the story was weak or anything - it was frustrating because this kid needed real parents and the Stine trope of absentee parents hit hard. I’ve never wanted to grab a kid in a book and give him the mentorship he DEFINITELY needs more in my life.
Show moreBut, if I could, I would have told him that:
1) Girls (or anyone, really) aren’t prizes and it’s weird that he’s competing against someone for a girl as if the girl has no say in this.
2) MOST girls are into people who are genuine rather than people putting up facades.
3) It has to suck to live your whole life in competition with a neighbor and this will never stop unless YOU stop it.
4) Be content with yourself. You’re good enough and you don’t need the external validation of your neighbors to feel good about yourself.
This was a sad book for me because Stine wrote a sad kid so well I felt bummed I couldn’t help him out. That’s pretty good on Stine’s part. ;-)
It was also way better than the cover or title would have led me to believe. It felt like there were more fleshed-out problems and characters in this one.
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