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Literary Taste

, 25th August 2012 at 10:45 PM (349 Views)

I severely disapprove of my sister's literary taste. Well, if you could call it literature: she ~~is obsessed with~~ likes this thing called "Dork Diaries".

It's basically a dumbed-down, preppy-girl ripoff of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I tried reading it, and I nearly gagged from all of the shallow, ZOMG BOYS!!oneone!! nonsense in there.

A lot of things in the book annoys me, like the adjectives ("OMG superlong", "I was supersurprised") and the smileys ("IT. MAKES. ME. WANT. TO. SCREAM!!!:(!!!!"). And don't even get me started on the initialisms. (CCP: cute, cool and popular, GGG: Giggling, Gossiping and Glossing.)

And all the spoiled, preppy-girl shit. ("OMG, I want a new phone", "OMG, this pen is supercute", "OMG those boys are hot!")

I am disappoint. When I was her age, I was reading Anne of Green Gables and Black Beauty. And hell, she gets annoyed when I recommend real literature to her. I doubt she even opened that copy of The Giver I gave her.

Then again, I've always heavily disapproved of my family's literary tastes. My aunt genuinely likes Twilight.

I'm still pissed at what she told me when I expressed my ~~loathing~~ dislike of that certain series. "Ah, I know! You're just too young to appreciate Twilight. You're not mature enough. It's not a kiddie book, see."

I had to suppress the urge to shove my copy of A Game of Thrones in her face.

*sigh*

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Contrary - 25th August 2012 11:25 PM
Kids these days, so unappreciative.

Also, this Dork Diaries books sound awful. Unless it's really a Jonathan Swift-esque satirical look at shallow people. But are you sure the books have no depth?
Dragonfyre - 25th August 2012 11:44 PM
Originally Posted by Karamazov

Kids these days, so unappreciative.

Also, this Dork Diaries books sound awful. Unless it's really a Jonathan Swift-esque satirical look at shallow people. But are you sure the books have no depth?

Yeah, pretty sure. I don't think anyone's going to sell satirical books to ten-year-olds.

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Jack Pschitt - 26th August 2012 10:55 AM
The Giver <3

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OverlordRuby - 26th August 2012 11:09 AM
^Love that book.

I agree, that book is horrid *shudders* This means something, coming from a girl who read Nancy Drew in first grade... and the Boxcar Children in kindergarten. My reading level was greatly superior.
Fennel - 26th August 2012 09:45 PM
Lol yeah I know Dork Diaries. I love Anne of Green Gables :)
Dragonfyre - 27th August 2012 12:14 AM
Originally Posted by Jack Pschitt

The Giver <3

Best. Book. Ever.

Originally Posted by OverlordRuby

^Love that book.

I agree, that book is horrid *shudders* This means something, coming from a girl who read Nancy Drew in first grade... and the Boxcar Children in kindergarten. My reading level was greatly superior.

Exactly. I really don't know why it's a New York Times Bestseller. I really hate the shit it's teaching children.
Jadeco - 5th September 2012 01:31 AM
I had to suppress the urge to shove my copy of A Game of Thrones in her face.

You should've done it. Or Fevre Dream. Same author, but with vampires.