STACEY'S DIFFERENT... AND IT'S HARDER ON HER THAN ANYONE KNOWS
Welcome to the discussion post for week three! Don't panic if you haven't finished The Truth About Stacey yet - we're all in different time zones, so things will be a little bit staggered. The post doesn't have an expiry date on it, so just comment whenever you're ready.
This is the post to discuss your reading of The Truth About Stacey.
What was your favourite part? What was your least favourite part? Any memorable quotes you'd like to share? What had you forgotten about since the last time this book was read? If someone wrote a fic set during the timeline of this fic, what should they write?
There are no mandatory questions or points of discussion for this - anything you want to talk about in relation to this week's book, go ahead!
Next week's book is BSC #4 - Mary Anne Saves the Day.
This book has a lot of interesting Kristy and Stacey stuff, since a lot of it is based in Stacey's desperation to keep the club alive. They're a pairing I never thought much about, but it's interesting. I think I said that back in Kristy's Great Idea too. It's interesting how intimate things are with only four of them.
They're actually more alike than I remember, once you get past their superficial differences. They're both very driven and professional. I would read all of the Kristy/Stacey and Kristy&Stacey.
I forgot all about Stacey and Laine making up. I know things go bad with Laine later, and I guess that was all I remembered. Laine is just a huge bitch in my head but they are really sweet here. (And now that I think about it they had to be friends in the NYC Super Special because some of them stayed at her apartment.)
Yeah, I forgot about that, too. Now that I think about it, there's at least one book where Laine visits Stoneybrook, IIRC. I don't even remember what Laine and Stacey fight over, but I have a very strong conviction that Laine is Terrible, so.
I feel like Stacey's old friendship with Laine comes up again during the Bad Girls arc, when (IIRC) Stacey compares her new, sophisticated friends to Laine.
Stacey's situation is really sad and I love how mature she is in laying everything out for her parents. It's still clear to me that her parents are a mess and I know they divorce soon, so I'm sure they have underlying issues that Stacey's diabetes has just exacerbated. Poor Stacey. That has to be tough for her to feel like she's caught in this. I'm fascinated by the McGills calling on actualfax QUACKS, though! They seemed more normal than that to me. And it's fricking diabetes, not some rare, deadly disorder. I know a lot has changed since the books were written but it is seriously bizarre
I guess I can understand it in an abstract sense, in that Stacey is all they have and they're scared and want her to be well. But yeah. I was kind of disturbed by how easily they seemed to be influenced by anyone who claimed to know what they were talking about, and how they seemed to believe that a miracle cure was just around the corner. IDK if there's been a cultural shift in how we think about doctors and diabetes since this was written, or if this is specifically about the McGills. I was definitely cheering Stacey on when she stood up for herself, though.
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STACEY'S DIFFERENT... AND IT'S HARDER ON HER THAN ANYONE KNOWS
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They're actually more alike than I remember, once you get past their superficial differences. They're both very driven and professional. I would read all of the Kristy/Stacey and Kristy&Stacey.
I forgot all about Stacey and Laine making up. I know things go bad with Laine later, and I guess that was all I remembered. Laine is just a huge bitch in my head but they are really sweet here. (And now that I think about it they had to be friends in the NYC Super Special because some of them stayed at her apartment.)
Yeah, I forgot about that, too. Now that I think about it, there's at least one book where Laine visits Stoneybrook, IIRC. I don't even remember what Laine and Stacey fight over, but I have a very strong conviction that Laine is Terrible, so.
I feel like Stacey's old friendship with Laine comes up again during the Bad Girls arc, when (IIRC) Stacey compares her new, sophisticated friends to Laine.
Stacey's situation is really sad and I love how mature she is in laying everything out for her parents. It's still clear to me that her parents are a mess and I know they divorce soon, so I'm sure they have underlying issues that Stacey's diabetes has just exacerbated. Poor Stacey. That has to be tough for her to feel like she's caught in this. I'm fascinated by the McGills calling on actualfax QUACKS, though! They seemed more normal than that to me. And it's fricking diabetes, not some rare, deadly disorder. I know a lot has changed since the books were written but it is seriously bizarre
I guess I can understand it in an abstract sense, in that Stacey is all they have and they're scared and want her to be well. But yeah. I was kind of disturbed by how easily they seemed to be influenced by anyone who claimed to know what they were talking about, and how they seemed to believe that a miracle cure was just around the corner. IDK if there's been a cultural shift in how we think about doctors and diabetes since this was written, or if this is specifically about the McGills. I was definitely cheering Stacey on when she stood up for herself, though.