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The Clique (The Clique, #1)
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This is a terrible book, part of a series that is at the top of many children's bestseller lists. It is part of that huge chunk of media that reinforces cruel behavior among teenage girls. Here are the popular and rich kids (no coincidence that the two traits go together): Massie, Bridget, Alicia, and Kristen. Here is the pretty, nice, and middle class girl, Claire, who only has one pair of jeans. They are white and from the gap. And she wears Platform Keds. Let's devote 100 pages to how the Clique tortures Claire to the extreme, 50 pages to how she gets them back, and another 50 pages to how she STILL DESPERATELY wants to be friends with them. The saddest part of it is that they are in 7th grade and wear $780 gucci halter tops. All they care about is designer clothing and cruelty. There are some brief glances of humanity, but for the most part it is devoid of any intelligent or real sentiment. It saddens me that this is the most popular series that young women are reading. It really does. I won't go off onto a tirade about how culture has devolved into this, but really this book is evil at its purest.
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Jan 15, 2009 06:27PM

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what is that supposed to mean?

i totally agree with you



and yeah, most of the comments criticizing this review feature worse spelling than I did when I was 10.




So what???Maybe they ARE ten. It isn't just grown-ups on here you know! I happen to know that ten-year-old's can spell perfectly fine. Maybe you should have gone with eight-year-old. Besides, you don't have perfect grammar yourself. ( Sentences start with a CAPITAL letter!)



1. Its not bridget, its dylan.
2. Kristen is popular, but she is NOT rich
GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT BEFORE CRITICIZING SOMEONE ELSE'S WRITING!!!

Also, if you want to form a legitimate argument, learn how to spell and form a sentence. It makes your argument easier to read.


You do have a good point, with your last statement. And you're allowed to think whatever you want of this book. If you are referring to Rayna G. (Due to lack of specification I am not sure who you are talking about) she just needs to learn that people are going to disagree with her tastes that's all.

2. With that Rayna girl... really? Not all noble, moral people are parents, and not are parents are noble or moral. I agree with the writer of the article: it was horribly cruel, shallow, and served no greater purpose--and I read this when I was thirteen. I'm sixteen now.
3. Stop freaking out about how shocked the article writer was when she discovered the horrors of this book. "Maybe you should've read more about what the series was before buying it" (Nicole)..."It's a book, get over it. Sure it's a little inappropriate but it's a book actually try and think about it. Plus bullies are doing this everywhere. Life isn't fair. But your reaction sure is funny. You are 29 try and act like your that old" (Hallie)... Wow. We write reviews to analyze the books, Hallie. We don't just say "Aw, f*** it, it's just a book." That's not the point! A book about girls so shallow and cruel as this should have served some greater purpose other than to educate us on the lives of b****y, rich little girls. Once again, I'm sixteen, and I am acting my age when I say that bullying shouldn't be ignored or accepted: it should be stopped. Duh. And Nicole, the writer no doubt was looking for a point to this book when she read it. She probably thought it would have a good theme or moral. But nope! It's a book about hoping your favorite character gets revenge in the end. Horrible.



WTH?! Okay, let me stop you right there. You clearly haven't read the entire series.
True, they are shallow and mean in the first book, but THIS IS A SERIES. A few books later they clearly state they would choose friendship over designer clothing and money.
THEY CHANGE. At least that's better than those books that have Mary Sue protagonists that were good people the whole time.
You know, the ones you oh-so-love.
The Clique is a FANTASTIC series, teaching people that your friends are more important than any piece of clothing or expensive house.
You're just being a hypocrite. The Clique has great morals and is well-written, something all authors strive toward.
Next time, maybe consider, oh, I don't know, actually READING the book before you give it a negative review based one what your YA novel-hating friend told you.
Thet are not sluts. Their clothing is appropriate (a tank top and cargo pants is perfectly okay for school and she didn't even wear it in school).
Also, BTW, her name is Dylan. Not Bridget.
True, they are shallow and mean in the first book, but THIS IS A SERIES. A few books later they clearly state they would choose friendship over designer clothing and money.
THEY CHANGE. At least that's better than those books that have Mary Sue protagonists that were good people the whole time.
You know, the ones you oh-so-love.
The Clique is a FANTASTIC series, teaching people that your friends are more important than any piece of clothing or expensive house.
You're just being a hypocrite. The Clique has great morals and is well-written, something all authors strive toward.
Next time, maybe consider, oh, I don't know, actually READING the book before you give it a negative review based one what your YA novel-hating friend told you.
Thet are not sluts. Their clothing is appropriate (a tank top and cargo pants is perfectly okay for school and she didn't even wear it in school).
Also, BTW, her name is Dylan. Not Bridget.