Bwahahaha! It's true: All the characters had flashing, cornflower blue eyes and amazing hair (usually flaxen blond or raven black), and there was a young, female protagonist who suffered for being so insanely beautiful and talented. And of course, the common thread in all those books was a deeply inappropriate relationship between siblings/cousins/ etc. Horrible! And yet, so very funny. Maybe V.C. Andrews was some kind of mad genius who meant it as a big joke.
Petals On the Frickin' Wind. Gold. On Dec 9, 4:11 pm, [email protected] wrote: > I'm sure I read them because I wanted to know what the fuss was about. > There was a girl in school reading them, and they were on my mother's book > shelf, and I thought it was a great opportunity to discover some secrets and > have an excuse to talk to the girl. A twin killing! They were wildly > over-written: > > Our father was perfect. He stood six feet two, weighed 180 pounds,and his > hair was thick and flaxen blond, and waved just enough to beperfect; his eyes > were cerulean blue and they sparkled with laughter,with his great zest for > living and having fun. His nose was straightand neither too long nor too > narrow, nor too thick. He played tennisand golf like a pro and swam so much > he kept a suntan all through theyear. He was always dashing off on airplanes > to California, to Florida,to Arizona, or to Hawaii, or even abroad on > business, while we wereleft at home in the care of our mother. > When he came through thefront door late on Friday afternoons -- every Friday > afternoon (he saidhe couldn't bear to be separated from us for longer than > five days) --even if it were raining or snowing, the sun shone when he beamed > hisbroad, happy smile on us. > His booming greeting rang out as soon as he put down his suitcase and > briefcase. "Come greet me with kisses if you love me!" > > Don't know why I was allowed to walk around school carrying them. Petals in > the Wind! I just remembered! Swear I didn't look it up! > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erika <[email protected]> > To: The Unique Geek <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Dec 9, 2009 1:02 pm > Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: Girls Gone Geek > > Didn't they warp you forever?! I remember reading one of those books > on the bus and thinking, "I really shouldn't be rooting for Catherine > to live happily ever after with her brother." I read some excerpts > recently, and the writing is pure comedy gold. > > On Dec 9, 3:32 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > I think we're all better off if I don't read it. I think that's win/win. > > > I read Flowers in the Attic, though! And If There Be Thorns! And the other > one! Seeds something? Incest Weeds or something? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Erika <[email protected]> > > To: The Unique Geek <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wed, Dec 9, 2009 12:27 pm > > Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: Girls Gone Geek > > > You're off the hook Ravenface, if for no other reason than I say so! > > Thank you so much for the blog love, one and all. > > > As someone who writes for a living, I'd be lying if I said I didn't > > have problems with certain elements of the books. As Vanessa knows, I > > couldn't even get through "Breaking Dawn" because of Bella's grating > > inner monologue. And yet, I think Twihards have been unfairly > > stereotyped as nutty soccer moms and airhead girls with low self- > > esteem. There's nothing wrong with not liking the books, but the > > bashing seems to be a knee-jerk reaction in some corners. I mean, I > > hate R. Kelly's music passionately, but I've listened to enough of his > > songs to form an opinion. > > > If you want to read some truly godawful fiction with a young adult > > following, look no further than V.C. Andrews' "Flowers in the Attic" > > series, which was huge during my tween days. > > > On Dec 9, 11:51 am, [email protected] wrote: > > > Right. Read excerpts, of which there are many, flipped through actual > book. > > Couldn't stand it, but I'm not fourteen or a trisomie. You can also get > > half > > of the text from reading tattoos on myspace. > > > > Very different situation than with Harry Potter, Meyer can't write, but > > > that > > Rowling chick could put a sentence together but couldn't plot to save her > wand. > > Boy, that would have been an easy job, "editing" those last few Potter > > books. > > You just take what she turns in, don't look at it, send it to the printers, > > roll back over and set the alarm for payday. Criminal! > > > > Regardless, don't dislike Twilight fans, don't hate Meyer, just don't want > > anything to do with it. We need a geek word for conscientious objector. > Like, > > I'm a conscientious objector with the new Dr. Who. When I saw the one where > the > > earth thinks happy thoughts to save a Yoda-ized Doctor, I was out for good. > > > > What are some good ideas for that? That's a postworthy topic, right? > > > Like, > > there was that great thread about popular things we never got around to > reading. > > What was that called, geek sins? What about things you've rejected but > > don't > > hate? > > > > Conscientious Obgeektor? Something better, please. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Cary Preston <[email protected]> > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Wed, Dec 9, 2009 8:37 am > > > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: Girls Gone Geek > > > > I couldn't get past just reading excerpts. It's typical fan fiction > > > stuff on a much larger scale. > > > > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > where are the doctors when we need them? > > > > > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Todd Elliott <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > >> So you've determined the twilight books are not well written, but > > > >> you've > > > >> never read them? > > > > >> I've read them, and they are poorly written. The second book was 300 > > > >> pages of crap, 50 pages of action, and then 50 more pages of crap. > > > > >> --------------------------------------------- > > > >> Todd Elliott > > > >> [email protected] > > > >>http://www.theuniquegeek.com/ > > > >>http://www.google.com/profiles/thelliott > > > > >> On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:05 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>> Yes, it (the twilight article) was well-written...unlike the Twilight > > > >>> books. But, as the article pointed out, there's no arguing their > success. > > > > >>> I guess I'm in that camp of people who don't hate the Twihards. I > > > >>> think > > > >>> the phenomenon is cute, and I'm glad they've found something to be > > > >>> passionate about. But...I will never read them. It's like one of > > > >>> those > > > >>> pizza toppings I don't order. I don't blame people for liking > anchovies. > > > >>> You go ahead an eat all the anchovies you like, and god bless you, but > > those > > > >>> salty bitches aren't going into my mouth. > > > > >>> So, I'm a non-hater who will never be a participant as opposed to a > hater > > > >>> who wants no one else to participate or a non-hater who becomes a > > > >>> lover. > > > > >>> Ok! > > > >>> Ravenface > > > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > > >>> From: Vanessa <[email protected]> > > > >>> To: The Unique Geek <[email protected]> > > > >>> Sent: Tue, Dec 8, 2009 8:05 pm > > > >>> Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: Girls Gone Geek > > > > >>> Really? No love Twilight love? Well, can't say I am surprised. Do > > > > >>> you at least thing the article was written well? > > > > >>> And, yes, the Wonder Woman and Vixen entries are quite delish. Kudos > > > > >>> to the author. My partner in crime ;-) > > > > >>> On Dec 8, 10:10 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > > > >>> > Hey, I liked it. Good voice. Loved the Vixen entry. Lost me with > > > >>> > the > > > > >>> Twilight! Brought me back with the Lobo-bashing! I'm in! > > > > >>> > -----Original Message----- > > > > >>> > From: Vanessa <[email protected]> > > > > >>> > To: The Unique Geek <[email protected]> > > > > >>> > Sent: Tue, Dec 8, 2009 9:55 am > > > > >>> > Subject: [The Unique Geek] Girls Gone Geek > > > > >>> > Check it out :-) > > > > >>> >http://girls-gone-geek.com/ > > > > >>> > -- > > > > >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > >>> > Groups "The > > > > >>> > Unique Geek" group. > > > > >>> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > >>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > >>> > [email protected]. > > > > >>> > For more options, visit this group > > > >>> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > >>> -- > > > > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > >>> "The > > > > >>> Unique Geek" group. > > > > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > >>> [email protected]. > > > > >>> For more options, visit this group at > > > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > >>> -- > > > > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > >>> "The Unique Geek" group. > > > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > >>> [email protected]. > > > >>> For more options, visit this group at > > > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > >> -- > > > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > >> Groups > > > >> "The Unique Geek" group. > > > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > >> [email protected]. > > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The > > > Unique Geek" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe > > ... > > read more » -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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