MFA Workshop Critique: Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #6: New York, New York!
“What’s interesting to me is that these young women, who so often are entrusted with the care of the children of others, are now small fish in a very big pond, and perhaps need a guardian themselves.”
“You can really sense the tension between Stacey and the other girls; they are on her turf now, and it’s fascinating to watch her waiver between her true ‘New York self’ and the life she’s made for herself in Stoneybrook. It’s a real statement on how we view ourselves when we’re lifted from, or placed back in, our element.”
“You need to get rid of Mallory. She’s a total drag and she kills the flow of the story.”
“Jessi’s ballet romance with Quint is quite sweet, but what does it say about the economic impact of American consumerism on the rest of the world? Because that’s what we should all be focusing on here.”
“I want to hear more about Dawn’s agoraphobia.”
“There’s not enough baby-sitting in this book to justify the title.”
