A Tiny Bit Marvellous

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Dora, the seventeen year old daughter, is a stereotype of a caricature of a stroppy teen. The dialogue is like unbearable and like, it drives you nuts like, and you would have to be a total wonk to want to read this. The Silver Moon Storybook by Elaine Gunn The Silver Moon Storybook is a beautiful book that would make a great gift for any age from younger children to adults. It consists of seven short stories of the fairy tale variety weaving timeless themes into its wonderful stories. What I loved about the book The book is lovely... Mo Battle is about to turn the big 50 and she is having a mid-life panic. She is fed up with her life that is the same, day in day out, she is a wife and mother to two teenagers, Dora who is seventeen and has self-esteem problems and holds her mum responsible for everything going wrong in her life and Peter who truly believes he is Oscar Wilde, his hero. Mo’s husband is not saying much and is keeping very quiet.

Dora is a struggling teenager with the typical body issues and feelings of maternal hatred. Peter, Mo's son, channels Oscar Wilde and will not answer to Peter. He is also gay and struggling with an inappropriate crush which he feels is true love. The storyline was in complete disarray; the storyline leading up to the 'climatic' moments were not introduced into the novel until past midway. So what was the point of the first half of the novel? I asked myself that same question as I was reading it.Wedding Cake, Birthday Cake, Chocolate Mud Cake, Anniversary Cake, Dark Chocolate Cake, Caramel Cake, Fruit Cake, White Chocolate Cake, Butter Cake, Vanilla Flavor, Rich Fruit Cake, Chocolate Flavor, Lemon Flavor, Marble Flavor, Orange Flavor, Banana Cake, Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake, Cup Cakes & Carrot Cake It's written in a diary style, from the point of view of (mainly) three characters. There's Mo, the tired child psychiatrist mother, Dora, the Facebook obsessed 17 year old, and Peter, the precocious 16 year old obsessed with Oscar Wilde. Each chapter being written from the point of view of one of three characters - Mum, Mo. Daughter, Dora or a son who thinks he's channelling Oscar Wilde) Meet Mo Battle, about to turn 50 and mum to two helpless, hormonal teenagers. There's 17-year-old daughter Dora who blames Mo for, like, EVERYTHING and Peter who believes he's quite simply as darling and marvellous as his hero Oscar Wilde. Somewhere, keeping quiet, is Dad . . . who's just, well... Dad. The Teenage Girls’ Survival Bible The Teenage Girls’ Survival Bible has a title that grabs your attention. It is true that teenage girls are facing more pressures than every before. The social media networks drives them to tweak themselves into something they may not be. News and campaigns let them know that there are...

Her name is Pamela. I ask you, how was she ever supposed to make anyting of herself with that ghastly moniker as her albatross?" The teenage son who thinks he's Oscar Wilde is totally ridiculous without being funny. What teenagers nowadays have ever heard of Oscar Wilde? Anyway the joke falls flat and is then carried on throughout the book.

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Made me LMAO on many occasions -- note to self mus learn to stop snorting out loud in public places -- people tend to stare Das Buch ist in Tagebuchform geschrieben. Zu Wort kommen vor allem die Mutter Mo, Dora und Oscar. Jede Person hat seinen eigenen Schreibstil. So lässt Dora zum Beispiel all ihren Frust in einer sehr schimpfwortlastigen Sprache ab, während ihr Bruder sich bemüht wie Oscar Wilde zu klingen. Mo is prepared to do something completely different to bring change to her dull life and which is a big step away from being a wife and mum. She is taking a huge risk regardless of the consequences that it can cause her family, either driving them apart or pulling them closer together. Peter is Mo’s teenage son and an absolute riot. He channels his inner Oscar Wilde with flamboyant outfits and flowery language. I enjoyed Peter’s chapters most of all as he despairs of members of his family and experiments with his sexuality. Dawn French is one of the very best TV Comedy writers of her generation. I love her TV work to bits. But sadly, transferring her skills to this format just doesn't work.

Die Charaktere werden im Laufe des Buches immer lebendiger und wirken wie reale Menschen, die einem aus dem Leben berichten. It's wonderful to hear Dawn reading the book too and expressing her own characters. I can't help wonder how much of it she bases on her own experiences. The book comes together beautifully for the finale.Oscar and Pam were my favorite characters. Would have liked to have some of book written from Pam's voice The reason I hated the book was the "voice" of Dora. Just a small example, near the beginning of the book Dora writes: It is done in the style of a diary entry type book, but with no dates, just different chapters for each member of the household. Mo is a mother of 2, wife and child psychologist who is struggling with her own issues and errant teenagers! Dark Chocolate Fudge, Traditional Rich Fruit Cake, Butter Cakes in Vanilla, Caramel Fudge, Cinnamon, Coffee and Almond, Red Velvet Cake, Lemon Cupcake, Congratulations Cake, Honey Cupcake, Orange Cupcake, Cream Cheese Cupcake, Coffee Cupcake, Marshmallow, White Chocolate Fudge & Caramel As someone who was seventeen only a few years ago, this grated. Dora is written like a caricature of a teenage girl. Self-obsessed, ditzy and, like, sooooo totally incapable of like forming a sentence that is, like, grammatically correct and whatevr.