I frequently invoke "least said, soonest mended", particularly at work.And some lessons like "least said, soonest mended" and "make hay while the sun shines" still hold up
Same here. I don't even think we discussed controversial issues in books we read for English at school. I don't know what I'd do if I was trying to introduce the Little House books to a child. Although in my experience if says you should read something because they loved it as a child you immediately don't want to or don't take to it (or maybe that's just me!). My grandmother loved the Anne of Green Gables books but I could never get into them. and when everyone was into Judy Blume books I tried one and hated it.
Wifey was hugely controversial because up until then, Blume wrote children's books and people were afraid kids would pick that one up and read it because her name was on the cover. Which, of course, they did.
I loved that book and re-read it when my kids were around the age for that one. I thought it held up well.
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I was in fifth gradeI read my mom's copy because she recommended it to me.
(I was in college.)
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I loved those ones! I always wished there had been an Alison POV book to go along with the Steph and Rachel ones.
oh, totally. I recall the last time they trotted Rudy (RIP) out at a reunion show - he did the Rudy Thing, which is probably why they called on him in the first place, and it already showed how poorly the cranky old homophobe schtick had aged (IIRC this was sometime between 2010-2015). I like to waste time by watching highlight clips from Survivor, and SO MUCH of the show does not play well now. It's great that they finally kicked someone off for harassing women, but check out Tom in S3. I knew he was a revolting creep even then, but the show was more than happy to play up his pervy ogling (of Kelly, I think? the one who had a tick in her butt cheek) for lolz. Also, see Thailand, where Ghandia accused Ted of making unwanted advances, and got voted off because she was "the problem". See also: Richard Hatch/Sue Hawk in the first all-stars. etc etc etc.
But there is a former figure skater as a secondary character. 
) and then said she must have forgotten about some of that stuff when she gave me the book
They are showing all the V. C. Andrews series movies on Lifetime. Not watching. I read all of the Flowers in the Attic ones several times. I only watched the first Flowers movie on Lifetime. And I think I read the first of the other ones, but not the whole series, like Ruby? And I still didn't understand My Sweet Audrina when I read it as an adult!
Me neither! I think I've concluded it's not worth wasting my brain cells trying to understand.
There was? Where? It was my favourite books growing up. I don’t remember Quebec though.
Flowers in the Attic etc? totally creeped me out.
I will have to read it again.
Probably. I've blocked it out of my memory.
Yeah I can completely understand that.
I may regret asking, but what is the timeline inconsistency? I thought the altered timeline was a major plot point? I haven't read the book in years.When I was 9-13, I read all kinds of smutty trashy books that no one blinked an eye about. "Chick lit" of the early '80s was full of violence and weird sex. For the teen set, of course I read all the Flowers in the Attic books, but also the standalone VC Andrews book My Sweet Audrina, which is really twisted. And also has a timeline inconsistency that always drove me bonkers
I think I thought that Audrina1 was 9 years older than Audrina2. The book is probably still at my parents' house, but I don't know if I want to read it again.
According to this:I think I thought that Audrina1 was 9 years older than Audrina2. The book is probably still at my parents' house, but I don't know if I want to read it again.
