It's not a dead-on condemnation, it's a broad condemnation that lacks any kind of nuance.

It's not a dead-on condemnation, it's a broad condemnation that lacks any kind of nuance.

Pretty sure the "relatable" was sarcasm?

I honestly don't remember what happened in this book besides 1) visiting every faction and 2) the big reveal. Maybe that's a good thing? I loved the first book so much so maybe my expectations for the sequel were too high.

i think her prose suits her stories. It's whimsical, lighthearted and very British in its humor and style. Virginia Woolf-eque prose wouldn't have suited that type of story at all, it would have come off as the author trying too hard or taking herself too seriously. I say this as someone experienced in novel-writing…

Well, yeah, that's how she got her job, but I'm talking about what happened after she got it. If she'd failed to do her job well she would have been fired/ written off. There's only so much being cute can do for you.

I'm thinking she must at least be somewhat hardworking if she managed to become a pop star. As for humble, well, most celebrities are the opposite. Especially pop stars. I pretty much look at her and I'm like, "Nope, nothing new here."

Yikes, that's terrible. My mom was also popular and is a natural extrovert, so I don't think she ever really understood why I couldn't just stand up for myself or confront the bullying head on, but she never encouraged me to change my interests to fit in. No one should ever try to push a kid into a mold like that.

Having reasons for what they do doesn't excuse it. I've done shitty things in my life as a kid and adult and I always had reasons, but that doesn't mean what I did was right. Reasons are not excuses.

That's awesome that he grew up to be like that!

Oh, ignoring never works. I think adults forget this, because it works once you're an adult, sometimes—if someone is giving you a hard time, ignoring them might be all you need to do. Not so when you're a kid. I read somewhere that adults perceive the ability to ignore assholery as a strength and a virtue, 'be the…

The "incapable of hurting other kids" thing was really what it came down to for me, too. I just didn't think what I said or did would ever be considered important enough by anyone for it to hurt them. When people got mad at something I said, I kind of thought they were just using that thing I said as another excuse to…

Aw, thanks :)

I don't think youth means ignorance of right or wrong either, but I think it can mean being too immature to fully understand the consequences of your actions or see things from other people's points of view.

I always wished I was one of those kids who was born at sea, so it could say "the high seas" on my certificate (I don't actually know what such a certificate would say).

I don't think he was ever "somebody", he was always just a random rich kid who hung out with Paris Hilton, or something.

Also, movies with POC leads ARE being made, and people are watching them, so I don't know what he's even talking about?

Any Jezzies have experience in being single by choice as a 'real' adult?

I wouldn't consider it "talking behind her back". It's normal for friends to talk about a mutual friend about whom they are worried so they can try to figure out how to help them, it's not at all the same thing as gossiping.

I was definitely guilty of the "better than those girls" mentality as well, and still am occasionally. I try not to do it. It's insidious. But I believe we will be better people for fighting against it :)