Gossip Girl

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Back in New York, while working at book-packaging firm Alloy Entertainment, von Ziegesar became inspired to create the Gossip Girl series, which follows the lives of privileged teenagers in New York.

The Gossip Girl universe was born in 2002 when the first of the Gossip Girl books was published, and by the end of its run, Cecily von Ziegesar's sizzling young adult series included 13 books.gossip, you'll want to dive into this guide to the juicy differences between the audiobook and screen versions. The books either end with Blair and Serena fighting (which usually means Blair acting haughty and pretending to be in Roman Holiday or some such, and Serena being totally oblivious to the fact that Blair is mad at her), or with Blair and Serena making out with each other in front of a bunch of people at some party. I don't want to sound too much like Tipper Gore in the 80's, or too much like Maude Flanders of The Simpsons, tearing out my hair and screeching "WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN!

something that stood out for me this time around (i honestly can't remember how many times i reread this, at least a dozen, but the last time was at least 6 years ago) is how the main cast of characters is actually well-developed? For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare--poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights.In both the book and the show, romantic relationships abound, with many of the characters ending up tangled up in fleeting romances at one point or another. The author clearly knows nothing about 16 year olds aside from what she's seen in horrible television shows (all the ones just like the show this series spawned).

During the particularly bleak summer of my 11th year, I spent a month hiding from my wicked step-mother in the basement bedroom I shared with my sister. We should also bare in mind that I’ve only watched five episodes, so know very little about the characters’ TV counterparts but what I can say about the book versions is this: Privileged, ungrateful and superficial. He lives with both his parents whereas in the show, there is a plot point about how his mother supposedly died in childbirth. Like I honestly couldn’t tell you what the plot was but I ate up the catty drama 🌝 This book was so fucking pointless I’m laughing bc I still don’t understand why I read what I read. For example, Serena's older brother in the books, Erik van der Woodsen, is two years younger than her instead of older, and the characters of Serena, Blair, Chuck and Nate have been best friends since childhood compared to the novel series where the story's main friendship was only between Serena, Blair and Nate; with Chuck not being one of the main characters.

Each month I pick a few select charities broken down by our most popular countries that you can support instead. The novel series is based on the author's experiences at Nightingale-Bamford School and on what she heard from friends. Even the kids who are supposed to be 'different' are cookie-cutter 'artsy kids' who spend all their time sitting in corners brooding and trying to look mysterious while writing terrible poetry and reading Russian literature. The American Library Association selected the Gossip Girl series as Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers in 2003.