I also felt like the book had sorta finished.

Witch13aby wrote:

Sisterhood was a really good book in and of itself - I just felt that it was a good book that got turned into a shabby/forced "series" to make more money.

And i agree with Witch13aby's comment.

Overall though it was enjoyable. I thought the characters were believeable and like you said WhatGoesOn,  they sound like people you would know, just ordinary girls.

(I'm going to try to reply to everyone on one post to avoid a million unnecessary posts - sorry if this is distracting or not ideal, I can do otherwise if it bothers anyone)

Witch13aby wrote:

When I was a baby my dad referred to me a his little witch, that then turned to Witch Baby. Several years ago I read the Weetzie Bat books and low & behold there's the name again. So I started using it again, especially online. And I have to say that Ms LaBlock is one of my favorite YA arthors, (per conversation above) sometimes her story lines can get a little deep for the younger half of YA.

Ooh that's very cool - I'm quite a fan of Weetzie and Shangri-L.A., so it makes me quite happy to see that your username is (at least partially) in reference to that

Witch13aby wrote:

Sisterhood was a really good book in and of itself - I just felt that it was a good book that got turned into a shabby/forced "series" to make more money.

According to what I heard when the movie came out - it was meant to be a stand alone - we are all girls in this together - celebrate boobies.

ImJustMe wrote:

I also felt like the book had sorta finished.

Witch13aby wrote:

Sisterhood was a really good book in and of itself - I just felt that it was a good book that got turned into a shabby/forced "series" to make more money.

And i agree with Witch13aby's comment.

Overall though it was enjoyable. I thought the characters were believeable and like you said WhatGoesOn,  they sound like people you would know, just ordinary girls.

PolkaDotBlue wrote:

The book is finished and while I did get sucked in by the story, I have no desire to read another "pants" book....

Something that I found interesting (for those who don't know, I'm studying to be a librarian, so this is my reference nerd coming out to play) - it seems that it was forced into a series, like Witch13aby said, and that might be why it seemed "finished" to us...Because it was...Don't know how true this is, but I found it interesting and it was something that I haven't heard of before (will definitely be asking my YA Literature professor if she knows anything about this)
http://gawker.com/news/ann-brashares/an … 226053.php
http://avastconspiracy.blogspot.com/200 … ed-in.html

"The Traveling Pants idea originated with a woman named Jodi Anderson, who was then an editor at Alloy. Ms. Anderson proposed the concept (a group of girlfriends who share a pair of jeans), which was based on some of her own college experiences. She wrote a proposal sketching out the idea that was sold to a publisher, and was under the impression that she might then get to write the book(s)....The writer said that she wasn't paid for what she submitted and wasn't contacted again or given feedback by the company....In the meantime, Ann Brashares, who was then co-president of Alloy with Les Morgenstein, decided to write the book."
And apparently it was intended by the individual who dreamed up the idea to be a single book rather than a series...I just found that interesting...

PolkaDotBlue wrote:

I would like to talk about the characters themselves, if anyone would be interested in that.

Certainly!  What would you like to discuss about the characters?

bibliophilia wrote:

I love Lena (side note; although I don't particularly like books being made into movies, I thought Alexis Bledel was really good in this role).

I haven't seen the movie myself...But the thing that I liked about the Lena character (and maybe this was weird) was that it was stressed that she was beautiful but she was also very introspective and quiet...So to others who didn't know her, she clearly may have come off as "b*tchy" or something of that nature, but showing her own insecurities and her point of view helped to give a bigger picture, which I think is especially important for adolescents reading this book...I feel that maybe it would help in conveying the message not to judge others until you know them.  I liked all of the characters in their own way, though...

I'm going to have to think about the quotes, PunkyBrew.

Bridget seems to have some psychological issues. She seems manic through most of the book, then in the aftermath of her affair with one of the coaches seems to fall into a pretty deep depression. Considering her family history, she should at the very least be evaluated for manic-depressive disorder, and most certainly some therapy.

Lena is very shy. It is understood that extreme shyness can be debilitating, however, this is no excuse for having allowed others to believe the worst about Kostos. When her grandparents didn't want to talk she should have still pushed harder. In the real world this could have led to legal repercussions.

Carmen acts out childishly when she feels invisible. Her father makes some near unforgivable mistakes in his handling of his up coming marriage, causing Carmen to feel that she needs to do whatever it takes to make herself feel seen again. It is pleasing that she is finally able to come to terms with this and do the right thing.

Tibby, while left at home and seemingly out of the summer adventures, learns a lot of very hard lessons, and does a great deal of growing up during the summer.

AHEM... LOSERS!!!!!! *runs away*

jesjerzjes wrote:

Lizzy1515 wrote:

AHEM... LOSERS!!!!!! *runs away*

what a loser to be commenting in the first place! please delete this as soon as before anyone else gets offended 

Ahem... I was just kidding.. Geee...It is a joke me and the author has

I would like to join... Which book should I be reading?

il read it by friday. i still havent started but i dont have much homework tonight so il start it.

Cool Ellie!  It's a pretty quick read, I don't think you'll have an issue finishing it.

Hi everyone!  I'm so sorry that I abandoned this thread!  I'm back in action here in BimboLand and ready to discuss another book...As promised, I have taken the names of everyone who participated in this discussion (ACTUALLY Participated - doesn't include Lizzy1515, who, even though she did not mean to offend, is still a LOSAHFAYYCEE - and I say that from the bottom of my heart and with the deepest and most sincerest of love and she knows it haha - thank you for providing an example of poor conduct in book discussion - I love you too, dear...)...So the person who gets to pick the next book isss.....

*drumroll*



BIBLIOPHILIA! 

Select any book of your choice and those who are interested in it will read it and then we'll discuss it!  Then YOU can have the honor of writing down all of the discussion participants' names, putting them in a little baggie (I didn't have a hat, sowwie) and picking one at random to decide our next book!

What'll it be, Bibliophilia? 

Sounds good to me, I like Christopher Moore, and haven't read that one.

Maybe you should PM the people who said they were interested, but didn't want to read the Pants book.

Oh, and not to totally spam this board, but when should discussion on this book begin?  I don't know how quick of a read it is - should we give it a week from today?  What do you think, ladies (and potential gents?)?