Comments on: Fly on the Wall: how one girl saw EVERYTHING by e. lockhart http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/29/fly-on-the-wall-how-one-girl-saw-everything-by-e-lockhart/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:20:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jen Hubert http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/29/fly-on-the-wall-how-one-girl-saw-everything-by-e-lockhart/comment-page-1/#comment-1132 Jen Hubert Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:44:50 +0000 http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/29/fly-on-the-wall-how-one-girl-saw-everything-by-e-lockhart/#comment-1132 Ash, thanks for sharing both your and your boyfriend's thoughts on the book. I can't wait to hear what you two think of Frankie. I hope you both continue to visit Reading Rants and use it to find good books to read and fight over:) Ash, thanks for sharing both your and your boyfriend’s thoughts on the book. I can’t wait to hear what you two think of Frankie. I hope you both continue to visit Reading Rants and use it to find good books to read and fight over:)

]]> By: Ash http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/29/fly-on-the-wall-how-one-girl-saw-everything-by-e-lockhart/comment-page-1/#comment-1130 Ash Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:45:35 +0000 http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/29/fly-on-the-wall-how-one-girl-saw-everything-by-e-lockhart/#comment-1130 I was looking for a book to read over Winter Break, I’ll check that one out and make my bf read it too, LOL! Actually, he’s pretty decent (for a guy). He really liked “Fly on the Wall,” and thought it was well written from a girl’s point of view (although he didn’t like the gay bashing—he said that never happens to that extent in any locker room he’s been in). His point to me was that if the gender roles were reversed in the book, it probably would have been labeled as smut and not allowed in our school library. I agree that he is probably right. He just hates “double-standards” (both against boys or girls). In “Fly on the Wall,” a girl is “curious” about a boy’s anatomy, where a boy would be considered a pervert for having the same thoughts. Such is life, I say. I showed him your reply and he said you are correct about the past, but he doesn’t believe that he should be punished for things he never did. It’s all good though, he’ll come around if he ever wants to check out these “biscuits.” Plus, I told him that I would let him take me to see the movie version of "Fly on the Wall" when it comes out, he laughed! I was looking for a book to read over Winter Break, I’ll check that one out and make my bf read it too, LOL! Actually, he’s pretty decent (for a guy). He really liked “Fly on the Wall,” and thought it was well written from a girl’s point of view (although he didn’t like the gay bashing—he said that never happens to that extent in any locker room he’s been in). His point to me was that if the gender roles were reversed in the book, it probably would have been labeled as smut and not allowed in our school library. I agree that he is probably right. He just hates “double-standards” (both against boys or girls). In “Fly on the Wall,” a girl is “curious” about a boy’s anatomy, where a boy would be considered a pervert for having the same thoughts. Such is life, I say. I showed him your reply and he said you are correct about the past, but he doesn’t believe that he should be punished for things he never did. It’s all good though, he’ll come around if he ever wants to check out these “biscuits.” Plus, I told him that I would let him take me to see the movie version of “Fly on the Wall” when it comes out, he laughed!

]]> By: Jen Hubert http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/29/fly-on-the-wall-how-one-girl-saw-everything-by-e-lockhart/comment-page-1/#comment-1129 Jen Hubert Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:06:32 +0000 http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/29/fly-on-the-wall-how-one-girl-saw-everything-by-e-lockhart/#comment-1129 Well, no one likes seeing their own gender skewered. That's just human nature. You might remind your boyfriend that in general, women being treated as sexual objects in popular culture and history is far more common and accepted than men being treated as such. And that's because men historically have been the arbiters and decision makers when it comes to creating history and making judgements about taste and culture, because women were largely left out of those decisions because they did not have a voice politically. You should really read Lockhart's latest, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks. And so should your boyfriend, if you can convince him:) Well, no one likes seeing their own gender skewered. That’s just human nature. You might remind your boyfriend that in general, women being treated as sexual objects in popular culture and history is far more common and accepted than men being treated as such. And that’s because men historically have been the arbiters and decision makers when it comes to creating history and making judgements about taste and culture, because women were largely left out of those decisions because they did not have a voice politically. You should really read Lockhart’s latest, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks. And so should your boyfriend, if you can convince him:)

]]> By: Ash http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/29/fly-on-the-wall-how-one-girl-saw-everything-by-e-lockhart/comment-page-1/#comment-1128 Ash Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:36:17 +0000 http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/29/fly-on-the-wall-how-one-girl-saw-everything-by-e-lockhart/#comment-1128 I liked the book a lot, it really made me laugh. My boyfriend read the book also and didn't like it as much, but he did laugh at parts. He asked if I would have enjoyed the book if the genders were reversed (a boy peeping on girls)? I said no. He called me a hypocrite because I did not want to hear all about "biscuits" and little "fuzzy tacos." I liked the book a lot, it really made me laugh. My boyfriend read the book also and didn’t like it as much, but he did laugh at parts. He asked if I would have enjoyed the book if the genders were reversed (a boy peeping on girls)? I said no. He called me a hypocrite because I did not want to hear all about “biscuits” and little “fuzzy tacos.”

]]> By: Jen Hubert http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/29/fly-on-the-wall-how-one-girl-saw-everything-by-e-lockhart/comment-page-1/#comment-598 Jen Hubert Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:58:27 +0000 http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/29/fly-on-the-wall-how-one-girl-saw-everything-by-e-lockhart/#comment-598 All of Lockhart's books are like that--so funny yet so real. I also highly recommend Dramarama and The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (both are reviewed on RR) All of Lockhart’s books are like that–so funny yet so real. I also highly recommend Dramarama and The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (both are reviewed on RR)

]]> By: renee http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/29/fly-on-the-wall-how-one-girl-saw-everything-by-e-lockhart/comment-page-1/#comment-593 renee Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:42:37 +0000 http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/29/fly-on-the-wall-how-one-girl-saw-everything-by-e-lockhart/#comment-593 omg!!! this book is so hilarious and amazing! everyone has to read it! omg!!! this book is so hilarious and amazing!

everyone has to read it!

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