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[catslash]

So some of you may know that the Sweet Valley High series is getting republished, complete with updates to make the books less dated more contemporary. I don't really know how this is going to work in the long term, since half of SVH's plots can no longer occur with the invention of cell phones.

A list of some updates to long term continuity has been provided. Quick, see if you can spot the most horrifying example.

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[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Guess TPTB missed the memo on not completely fucking up the self-image of young girls.

You know, I still own several of those books, and I debated passing them on to my cousin's 8 year old daughter. I decided they weren't really the kind of thing she needed to be reading, and I really hope she doesn't catch sight of the updates.

[catslash.livejournal.com]

I was more into the Sweet Valley Twins books myself when I was a kid, which was probably just as well. SVH is fucked up in a way that SVT just isn't. I mean, SVH is hilarious to read now, and it didn't do me any harm when I was a teenager, but eight is probably a bit young.