tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post3924278455482896364..comments2024-03-28T04:19:56.449-04:00Comments on The Baby-Sitters Club Revisited: "I think she just knew her time had come"....BSC # 26: Claudia and the Sad Good-ByeBSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-6782657742102822452016-01-04T20:32:10.427-05:002016-01-04T20:32:10.427-05:00"I thought it was strange, though, that girls..."I thought it was strange, though, that girls called the relatives/friends to tell them about Mimi's death. I could understand Janine calling since she's 16, but I found it less believable that Claudia would have."<br /><br />When my grandpa died I was 14, and I had to be the one to call the relatives and let them all know, because my parents were both at work when it happened. Haidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444011994921631055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-60805819656941742712011-02-22T17:04:32.538-05:002011-02-22T17:04:32.538-05:00I lived with my grandmother and we were really clo...I lived with my grandmother and we were really close too so at the beginning of BSC I kind of related to Claudia on that point. And when my grandmother died, even if I was twenty by then, I remembered this book and the one where Mimi has her stroke, because I felt so guilty for not being patient enough with my own grandma in the months before she died. So I guess those early books were pretty Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-34487849456284859922009-06-27T14:19:49.632-04:002009-06-27T14:19:49.632-04:00The retelling of Mimi's funeral from Stacey...The retelling of Mimi's funeral from Stacey's perspective is in Welcome Back Stacey, in Stacey's new Stoneybrook bedroom at the end of the book. Man, I didn't have to look that up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-86721215434560056102009-06-22T23:23:06.357-04:002009-06-22T23:23:06.357-04:00I loved the funny mimi stories! The one where they...I loved the funny mimi stories! The one where they were supposed to go out for fancy japense food but get stuck eating pizza which mimi had never hard was so cute.<br /><br />I think Claudia had a fight with Mimi before her stroke so Claudia felt guilty about causing it somehow.MsJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765668495941714351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-82801360420719220452009-06-21T08:42:50.088-04:002009-06-21T08:42:50.088-04:00This book came out about 2 months after my grandfa...This book came out about 2 months after my grandfather died and I read it all the time for about a year. I actually ended up having to replace it because I wore the binding/cover out!<br /><br />I always thought this was one of the most well-written BSC books, albeit the saddest :| <br /><br />I thought it was strange, though, that girls called the relatives/friends to tell them about Mimi's Jenhttp://momgeek.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-15677362403597219202009-06-20T00:37:00.062-04:002009-06-20T00:37:00.062-04:00I haven't read this one a lot, either. When I&...I haven't read this one a lot, either. When I'm in the mood for a BSC book, I don't want one about death. That's probably why I don't read Kristy and the Snobs that much, either.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511914877644410598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-19999816317624503572009-06-18T00:14:06.122-04:002009-06-18T00:14:06.122-04:00I remember feeling bad after this book because Lou...I remember feeling bad after this book because Louie dying seemed sadder than Mimi...I hope because, at the time, my dog had just died while my grandmothers were still alive. Or I'm a horrible person, I don't know.SJSiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996362396265436534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-59696885836504961562009-06-17T18:30:51.679-04:002009-06-17T18:30:51.679-04:00Sadaka: Well, I am the one with the BSC blog, so I...Sadaka: Well, I am the one with the BSC blog, so I can't really fault Claud for reading Nancy Drew either. But I do read other stuff, too.BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-74673844841721550102009-06-17T10:48:10.952-04:002009-06-17T10:48:10.952-04:00I don't think I read this book. I didn't w...I don't think I read this book. I didn't want to read about Mimi dying.<br /><br />Corrie Addison comes out again in one of the mystery books. The one with Claudia and the museum break in. In that book, she brings Corrie and the Arnold twins with her to the museum. She mentions how Corrie loved art and blah blah blah. Since I never read this book, I had never heard of Corrie.<br />Now it mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311099990382284384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-39801798026569493272009-06-17T00:12:41.133-04:002009-06-17T00:12:41.133-04:00I hooked pinkies, said "jinx," and count...I hooked pinkies, said "jinx," and counted very fast to ten. The person who counted to ten first, supposedly, was obligated to buy the other a Coke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-2469889524895619772009-06-16T22:36:09.471-04:002009-06-16T22:36:09.471-04:00"* Jessi also says the Community Center is “p..."* Jessi also says the Community Center is “practically off-off Broadway.”"<br /><br />...it's a fucking community center, are you kidding me?! <br /><br />I felt bad for Mallory in this book - once again, she gets stuck in the awkward situations. It seemed like Mimi thought she was someone else, giving her things and yelling at her for doing things she hadn't done, when she Mollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-55038823498574301202009-06-16T21:30:55.180-04:002009-06-16T21:30:55.180-04:00Actually I still read a lot of books that I read w...Actually I still read a lot of books that I read when I was really young so I can't really fault Claud for that. Plus, Nancy Drew rules!Sadakohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01164802394129505587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-37110582092596233212009-06-16T21:23:50.491-04:002009-06-16T21:23:50.491-04:00I loved Mimi- this book made me sad.I loved Mimi- this book made me sad.Jannie aka girl talk readnoreply@blogger.com