tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107652553845392650.post7795154751811032451..comments2023-11-08T00:17:39.605-08:00Comments on The Ladybug Reads...: Review - A Handful of StarsLa Coccinellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03118313017081994087noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107652553845392650.post-25457717769847515582015-06-26T09:36:51.287-07:002015-06-26T09:36:51.287-07:00That's why I liked the Ramona books, and why I...That's why I liked the Ramona books, and why I still remember them fondly. Nearly everything that happened was realistic, and the characters' reactions to the events in the story were realistic, too. I always related to Ramona (even though I was the older sister of two, so maybe I should've related more to Beezus).<br /><br />Anyway, yeah. This book had pretty realistic characters (including a friend who'd suddenly gone boy crazy and wouldn't stop talking about this kid she liked... which I can totally see happening with 12-year-old girls!).<br /><br />And blueberries. I really wanted to eat some blueberries after finishing this book.La Coccinellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118313017081994087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107652553845392650.post-91823417316372295112015-06-26T03:06:42.241-07:002015-06-26T03:06:42.241-07:00BLUEBERRIES. I would like to try this one because ...BLUEBERRIES. I would like to try this one because BLUEBERRIES. (Okay they're not my favourite berry, but any book that centres around food has so much win for me.) I don't read a lot of MG, but I kind of want to. I like the incredibly good ones, particularly when the characters are realistic and not being super deluded. Gah. I was always a very serious kid who though a lot, so I never understand the boppy MG books where no one has any sense. XDCG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107652553845392650.post-24846289781450221352015-06-25T09:42:11.708-07:002015-06-25T09:42:11.708-07:00I haven't read Wonder, but if it has annoying ...I haven't read <i>Wonder</i>, but if it has annoying characters, I probably wouldn't like it. Thanks for the warning!La Coccinellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118313017081994087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107652553845392650.post-68442095381295103832015-06-25T09:41:05.499-07:002015-06-25T09:41:05.499-07:00Yes, some middle-grade fiction can be very irritat...Yes, some middle-grade fiction can be very irritating if the characters aren't done right. If I'd read those sorts of books as an actual middle grader, I probably would've thought they were stupid because I couldn't relate to the characters.La Coccinellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118313017081994087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107652553845392650.post-27968715236400587382015-06-25T05:27:23.538-07:002015-06-25T05:27:23.538-07:00This looks interesting. I think an inherent flaw w...This looks interesting. I think an inherent flaw with a lot of MG books is that the characters don't sound like themselves, either older or younger. As someone who was 12 three years ago, and has a 12 year old brother, I can tell you a lot of MG book characters annoy me. Like the ones in Wonder. If I ever see this, maybe I'll check it out! Thanks :) http://weavingwaveswords.wordpress.comSharMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756984319034623444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107652553845392650.post-83807256261661481042015-06-25T02:49:08.063-07:002015-06-25T02:49:08.063-07:00Oooh, this sounds like a really sweet , short read...Oooh, this sounds like a really sweet , short read. I'm usually irritated at middle grade-fiction, because the portray characters of this age as either extremely stupid, or unbelievable. As being almost a year older, I wanna put myself in their shoes and imagine the book properly. <br /><br />I loved reading your review :)<br /><br />Nirvana @ <a href="http://nirvanamjad.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Quenching the Quill</a>Nirvanahttp://nirvanaamjad.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com