Comments on: Beautiful Girls Play Ugly Games

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 25 May 2008 01:12:47 +0000

Does anyone watch Dancing With The Stars? Julianne Hough would be perfect as the model for the twins.

By: Mehreen

Mehreen — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:29:47 +0000

That’s funny, Levin already plays the good twin/bad twin role on All My Children. Liz=Lily and Jess=Eva. Who knows, mabye an SVH movie is next!

By: dorolerium

dorolerium — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:21:27 +0000

The Daniels twins always looked like porn stars. And some of the other ones looked not at all what I imagined. I agree completely! I always thought they looked trashy, and significantly different than what I pictured the girls from the Twins covers would grow up to look like. Also, I'm kind of sad they are using one girl as the "twins". I feel cheated that it's not actual twins.

By: toni

toni — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:05:57 +0000

“Curiosity aside, the sad thing is, I have to own/read all these new editions, or my life will not be complete.”

Amen to what Rei Ant just said.

It’s just one of those things I won’t even attempt to explain. I’ll find myself reading these books anyway.

By: Rei Ant

Rei Ant — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:50:27 +0000

You know, as cheesy as the old taglines were…I’m going to miss them compared to these ones. “Beautiful girls play ugly games”…have the Wakefield twins been writing poetry again?

Curiosity aside, the sad thing is, I have to own/read all these new editions, or my life will not be complete.

By: Magpie

Magpie — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:36:57 +0000

I had never heard of Leven Rambin, so I had to google her. It’s kind of puzzling that they chose somebody as the model who’s already known to readers. For some reason I expected them to pick somebody unfamiliar.

As for that description of “Power Play”, WTH? The Sweet Valley Beautification Committee? What, does Jessica actually plan to start sending people into exile for not living up to the standards of beauty to which the residents of SV are accustomed?

By: I like toast

I like toast — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:18:03 +0000

I don’t understand how these books will appeal to any new teens today unless they completely change everything about the stories….they already have stories like Gossip Girl and whatever else there is that are more “today” than SVH with lots of ridiculous changes. But I guess they think now’s the time to cash in…
I don’t understand the school blog thing either…and who will they compare Mr. Collins to if not Robert Redford?

By: Jessa Fields

Jessa Fields — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:03:31 +0000

Also, here’s an article on the new cover art:

http://www.printmag.com/design_articles/cover_girls/tabid/330/Default.aspx

(scroll to bottom)

By: Jessa Fields

Jessa Fields — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:42:10 +0000

I guess it’s not just the dress size they’re changing. Check out this description of “Power Play” from Amazon.com:

“JESSICA WAKEFIELD IS used to setting off sparks. But when she starts a new, highly selective club—the Sweet Valley High Beautification Committee—she begins a war with her twin sister.

Elizabeth knows that Jessica has more on her mind than simply cleaning up the SVH campus. It’s obvious that the Beauties are out to become the most elite group of girls at school, even if it means walking all over those they deem less worthy. Only one Wakefield can reign supreme. And Liz is determined to show Jessica that the final say on beauty won’t come from a committee vote.”

It took you 25 years, Francine Pascal, but finally, I am at a loss for words.

By: Cheryl Slade

Cheryl Slade — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:52:27 +0000

They changed more than the twins’ sizes. The Fiat is gone, replaced by a Jeep. And ELIZABETH EDITS A BLOG. Srsly. http://gawker.com/5004617/random-house-proudly-promoting-eating-disorders