Author Archives: mondomolly

Magazine Madness and/or Mania: Ideas For Hideous Entertaining from Seventeen, May 1978

Posted on March 30, 2020

Ah, the late 1970s. So many Earth Tones, so many ads for tanning oil. What did it mean to be a teenager 42 years ago? Well, I am actually rather unclear, because a lot of the content in this issue … Continue reading →

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Sal Fisher At Girl Scout Camp By Lillian S. Gardner

Posted on March 19, 2020

Fun – problems – surprises. Sharing them with Sal Fisher is like spending a thrilling summer at camp yourself! “Thrilling”? Well, the thrills are of only the most gentle and reassuring kind, which was not my intention when the week … Continue reading →

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Dear Mom, You’re Ruining My Life By Jean Van Leeuwen

Posted on March 5, 2020

You always say parents and children should trust each other. Well, I trusted you. This is the most mysterious book I have picked up for this project. While there are certain titles that the back-cover copy gives the potential reader … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2020
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Cute Is A Four-Letter Word By Stella Pevsner

Posted on February 10, 2020

You are about to witness… The Year of the Clara! I wasn’t very impressed by Stella Pevsner’s Call Me Heller, That’s My Name, a pretty generic coming of age story about a tomboy becoming a young lady in the roaring … Continue reading →

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Sticks And Stones By Lynn Hall

Posted on February 2, 2020

One word was enough to destroy his life… “Bury your gays” is the trope in fiction which rules that gay characters die (frequently by their own hand) before the end of the story. Especially prevalent until the mid-20th century (when … Continue reading →

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Light Of My Life (First Love From Silhouette #53) By Elaine Harper

Posted on January 26, 2020

Now real life would be an electrifying experience! Background: I am on the record about how I’ve turned around my opinion on Silhoutte’s First Love romances (“AMERICA’S publisher of Contemporary Romance”), especially Elaine Harper’s loopy Blossom Valley adventures, especially when they … Continue reading →

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