I hope you know how I suffer for you

Double Love
April 2008



  The biggest change is the dialog. This is probably the biggest selling point for the revised editions. While some things still fall flat [or ring totally untrue, namely Liz's overuse of "ohmigod!"] for the most part the updates work. There's a bit too much reliance on pop-culture references, but that's pretty much going to be a personal preference for most people. I think it's a little much, some people probably think it could use a little more. But the story benefits from the tweaking. The twins don't seem quite as squeaky clean and Sweet Vally doesn't feel so much like a bubble at the moment. Granted, a lot of this is probably stuff you could have re-written in your head as you went along.

  But honestly, you're here for what's different. So, let's begin.

( Because some of you'd rather not know. I feel your pain. )

  So, there you have it. The new books actually made me laugh aloud when I think I was supposed to, but they gutted my soul in the process, so... trade off. Classic Sweet Valley is cotton candy for my mind and soul. New Sweet Valley is a candy bar. More filling, but the odds of it making me sick are that much higher.

  Also, the cover? Kinda fugly upon too close an inspection. Those trees aren't green, they're suffering from radiation poisoning.

I hope you know how I suffer for you

Double Love
April 2008



  The biggest change is the dialog. This is probably the biggest selling point for the revised editions. While some things still fall flat [or ring totally untrue, namely Liz's overuse of "ohmigod!"] for the most part the updates work. There's a bit too much reliance on pop-culture references, but that's pretty much going to be a personal preference for most people. I think it's a little much, some people probably think it could use a little more. But the story benefits from the tweaking. The twins don't seem quite as squeaky clean and Sweet Vally doesn't feel so much like a bubble at the moment. Granted, a lot of this is probably stuff you could have re-written in your head as you went along.

  But honestly, you're here for what's different. So, let's begin.

( Because some of you'd rather not know. I feel your pain. )

  So, there you have it. The new books actually made me laugh aloud when I think I was supposed to, but they gutted my soul in the process, so... trade off. Classic Sweet Valley is cotton candy for my mind and soul. New Sweet Valley is a candy bar. More filling, but the odds of it making me sick are that much higher.

  Also, the cover? Kinda fugly upon too close an inspection. Those trees aren't green, they're suffering from radiation poisoning.