Nicole Andelfinger
Auteur van Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends: (A Graphic Novel)
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Algemene kennis
- Geslacht
- female
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A good adaptation of a book I always struggle with due to the injustice of Jess's abilities being ignored in favour of perfect Liz (a recurring theme in the series). I'm still trying to get used to red-haired Amy, though!
Representation: Black and Asian characters
Trigger warnings: Bullying
Score: Six points out of ten.
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Best Friends by Nicole Andelfinger was circling my recommendations for a while and when I saw that a library has this one, I seized the opportunity to get it. Eventually, I picked it up and read it, but when I finished it, I was underwhelmed. There were so many flaws I had to lower Best Friends to three stars.
It starts with the first two characters I see, Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield who both go to the same school, Sweet Valley. They are identical but their passions are nowhere near that as Elizabeth wants to write the school newspaper and Jessica wants to join the Unicorn Club. The novel's strengths lie in its immersion because I could never stop reading Best Friends and the setting looks contemporary. However, it has flaws that are most prominent in the characters. Jessica was insufferable to read since she irritated her sister and she got worse when she bullied people when she was in the Unicorn Club. The portrayal of Black and Asian characters rubbed me the wrong way for two reasons: it felt like tokenism and the depiction wasn't outstanding. Why are the white people the protagonists and the Black and Asian people bullies and antagonists? At least Jessica had character development, but that left a sour taste. I might read the second instalment in the series when the library gets it.… (meer)
Trigger warnings: Bullying
Score: Six points out of ten.
Find this review on The StoryGraph.
Best Friends by Nicole Andelfinger was circling my recommendations for a while and when I saw that a library has this one, I seized the opportunity to get it. Eventually, I picked it up and read it, but when I finished it, I was underwhelmed. There were so many flaws I had to lower Best Friends to three stars.
It starts with the first two characters I see, Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield who both go to the same school, Sweet Valley. They are identical but their passions are nowhere near that as Elizabeth wants to write the school newspaper and Jessica wants to join the Unicorn Club. The novel's strengths lie in its immersion because I could never stop reading Best Friends and the setting looks contemporary. However, it has flaws that are most prominent in the characters. Jessica was insufferable to read since she irritated her sister and she got worse when she bullied people when she was in the Unicorn Club. The portrayal of Black and Asian characters rubbed me the wrong way for two reasons: it felt like tokenism and the depiction wasn't outstanding. Why are the white people the protagonists and the Black and Asian people bullies and antagonists? At least Jessica had character development, but that left a sour taste. I might read the second instalment in the series when the library gets it.… (meer)
A good graphic novel adaptation of the original, which modernises things enough to make sense to today's audience without losing the feel of the series.
I'm pro the decision to racially diversify the characters a little more, but some appearance choices felt a bit random, like giving Bruce blond hair and brown eyes and making Amy a redhead instead of a blonde.
I'm pro the decision to racially diversify the characters a little more, but some appearance choices felt a bit random, like giving Bruce blond hair and brown eyes and making Amy a redhead instead of a blonde.
Statistieken
- Werken
- 17
- Leden
- 203
- Populariteit
- #108,639
- Waardering
- 3.5
- Besprekingen
- 10
- ISBNs
- 30
I love Amy’s spunk! And little Ken is drawn so cutely.
I enjoy Aguirre’s artwork. The style works wonderfully here! I love every panel.