They were a fast read like ten years ago, so I can't imagine how fast I could read them now. I've actually never read any of the Babysitter's Club (and I probably won't start now that I'm a bit older ) but I think it's kind of unfortunate how the first writer wrote the first 35 (like Gertrude Chandler Warner's first 19) and then ghostwriters just take the same stuff and write it again. The later ones in the Boxcar Children series aren't bad, but they just don't have the same quality as the first ones. (I actually liked the very first one the best.)
What I think is funny is that the author of the first books in the Babysitter's Club just decided to hand over the series to ghostwriters and is still writing other books, and not continuing her own series. The sad thing about Gertrude Chandler Warner is she was writing the books in her retirement (usually when she was sick, actually) and after she passed others started writing more of them in her name.
Yeah the Babysitter's club just kinda blew up. And then they had awesome repeating plot lines. But yeah, that was probably more for a cash grab on her end, while Gertrude Chandler wasn't gonna get anything except for a great legacy.
I see, indeededly so. Gotta love those repeating plot lines. It probably was more of a "hey, now other people can write for me and I still get money" sort of thing on her part, because who wouldn't want that? And Gertrude Chandler has an untarnished legacy that will endure.
That's alright. I was never a good reader to begin with, so even if I did read Magic Treehouse, I don't really remember what happened.
I read a ton (and a lot more when I had less school ) but I never enjoyed reading Magic Treehouse. Maybe it was the evolution part and all the boring repetition?
Ah, I see. You've definitely read more than me. That would make a lot of sense. Stories would get boring if they were repetitive.
True. Although it can take me a while to finish a small book. (Wow. That's a lot of books. I've never read anything that long before. )
Well, if you're busy that makes sense. However, these shouldn't take especially long. The books are generally between 65 and 75 pages long. The Boxcar Children books are quite a bit longer, ranging from 128 to 192 pages, I do believe. (Oh, I've not even come close to reading all the books in the series, but I think I've read maybe 60 or 70. )
Kind of, though I spent more time playing than reading. Wow. Less than a hundred pages isn't too bad, I guess. Ok, those are more than 100 pages, so it's pretty long. (I see. )
Ah, I see. Still a lot of books. I will always be amazed at how long a story can go. Ah, that makes sense, but yeah, you should use that course support forum. Our online classes have those and the TAs are really good at responding.
Yeah the main reason they go that far is because they don't have any continuity at all xD They repeat plot lines a lot. The problem with our course support forum is that the professor usually does not reply. It's meant for other students to help a student, and usually students don't feel like checking the forum.
Ah, that makes sense. I guess it's mainly independent stories that take place with the same characters. Hmm, I see. It's pretty much a dead forum. Sound like you'll get much more responsive help on LMBE than the the support forum.
Yeah the Babysitter's club just kinda blew up. And then they had awesome repeating plot lines. But yeah, that was probably more for a cash grab on her end, while Gertrude Chandler wasn't gonna get anything except for a great legacy.
I see, indeededly so. Gotta love those repeating plot lines. It probably was more of a "hey, now other people can write for me and I still get money" sort of thing on her part, because who wouldn't want that? And Gertrude Chandler has an untarnished legacy that will endure.
Indeededly... I love that... *autocorrect doesn't correct it* Oh wow it's a word?! This changes everything. Long live the legacy of Gertrude Chandler!
Yeah the main reason they go that far is because they don't have any continuity at all xD They repeat plot lines a lot. The problem with our course support forum is that the professor usually does not reply. It's meant for other students to help a student, and usually students don't feel like checking the forum.
Ah, that makes sense. I guess it's mainly independent stories that take place with the same characters. Hmm, I see. It's pretty much a dead forum. Sound like you'll get much more responsive help on LMBE than the the support forum.
Yep pretty much. Yeah lol, it's pretty dead. I actually decided to post on there.. (I was the first post on there and usually they have maybe a couple others) One girl replied and said she did have the same issues. Basically she's been doing what I'm doing: googling O_O (actually the professor said we could which makes no sense) But still, we get 3 or 4 wrong somehow.
I read a ton (and a lot more when I had less school ) but I never enjoyed reading Magic Treehouse. Maybe it was the evolution part and all the boring repetition?
Ah, I see. You've definitely read more than me. That would make a lot of sense. Stories would get boring if they were repetitive.
Oh yes, I used to devour books extremely fast. I read somewhat recently (per the suggestion of LordTigress and others) books in the Warriors series, and one day I just read three or four of the biggest ones. Tigress'll tell you how big those bigger ones are.
Well, if you're busy that makes sense. However, these shouldn't take especially long. The books are generally between 65 and 75 pages long. The Boxcar Children books are quite a bit longer, ranging from 128 to 192 pages, I do believe. (Oh, I've not even come close to reading all the books in the series, but I think I've read maybe 60 or 70. )
Kind of, though I spent more time playing than reading. Wow. Less than a hundred pages isn't too bad, I guess. Ok, those are more than 100 pages, so it's pretty long. (I see. )
Ah, I see. Less than a hundred pages isn't bad at all, but I would say more than one hundred is long. I'm used to the 800 page books.
Ah, that makes sense. I guess it's mainly independent stories that take place with the same characters. Hmm, I see. It's pretty much a dead forum. Sound like you'll get much more responsive help on LMBE than the the support forum.
Yep pretty much. Yeah lol, it's pretty dead. I actually decided to post on there.. (I was the first post on there and usually they have maybe a couple others) One girl replied and said she did have the same issues. Basically she's been doing what I'm doing: googling O_O (actually the professor said we could which makes no sense) But still, we get 3 or 4 wrong somehow.
Yep. Ooh, nice. (Finally, a post on the student forum. ) Ah, I see, the classic solution. Googling works about 75% of the time.
(Hmm, I see. ) Perhaps those questions are specific to only your professor.
Ah, I see. You've definitely read more than me. That would make a lot of sense. Stories would get boring if they were repetitive.
Oh yes, I used to devour books extremely fast. I read somewhat recently (per the suggestion of LordTigress and others) books in the Warriors series, and one day I just read three or four of the biggest ones. Tigress'll tell you how big those bigger ones are.
Wow. One day and you already read three or four Warriors books. I didn't even finish one yet. I've only seen the thickness of the first book.
Kind of, though I spent more time playing than reading. Wow. Less than a hundred pages isn't too bad, I guess. Ok, those are more than 100 pages, so it's pretty long. (I see. )
Ah, I see. Less than a hundred pages isn't bad at all, but I would say more than one hundred is long. I'm used to the 800 page books.
Agreed. I'm never sure how I can finish 100 pages in a day. Wow. Way too much for me for sure.
I've actually never read any of the Babysitter's Club (and I probably won't start now that I'm a bit older ![[derp]](http://storage.proboards.com/6672327/images/YqNTPqyQUocVMYXZgUAI.png)
Gotta love those repeating plot lines. 
And Gertrude Chandler has an untarnished legacy that will endure. 
This changes everything. ![[uni]](http://storage.proboards.com/6672327/images/mPKcREJAtrpeAXSOgaOH.png)