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Madam, I salute you. <salute> Wibble Send a noteboard - 19/01/2010 11:23:57 PM
Truly you have outdone yourself. I never for one second believed you would agree to this, however when you said you would write it if you survived the flight to Norway and back, hope blossomed in my chest...like Hannahs love for Jake. And when you then proceeded to actually survive said trip...

Camilla you are a very good sport, jolly well done.

Tom (Wibble) got me Hannah Montana: Crush-Tastic for Christmas.


In fairness I also got you Princess Bride, and almost got you an entire series of Buffy/Dr Who, but couldn't find one :(

Did I mention it also comes with ``an exclusive crush guide mini-book, plus 8 pages of photos from the show'', and a reductive description of boys according to how they text?


I had no idea it included so much useful stuff! God I should have kept it for myself.

The simple solution of asking for the tape back is dismissed without any credible explanation, and instantly replaced by a plan involving ninja outfits, which is obviously what you would use in order to blend in in a school building. I was quite fascinated by the attention paid to these black clothes: they play no part in the plot at all -- the actual retrieval of the tape is done through entirely different means, yet much is made of them. I can only conclude that they are there purely to signify stealth and a mission.


Oh Camilla...they are there because they are NINJA OUTFITS!!! Dear god woman, i'd have killed for a ninja outfit in school, I mean how cool is that? And this is before the internet brings us the pirates v ninjas debate which escalates both parties to previously unknown heights of awesomeness. The insertion of Ninjas into any book, film or TV program gives it +10% wow factor.

...which leaves Miley deciding to fight for what she wants. And that is the last we hear of her crush.


What does she want? Is it still Jake? Or is this something else? Does she get Jake in the end?

In between sentences of rarely more than 5 words, often echoing teen speak...or colloquial American country-speak


Is this not a satire on the state of education and more specifically language today? Playing on how media has not only used the short sharp message - say it fast, say it loud, say it again and again - but also on the continual use of language to enforce stereotypes?

Furthermore, with the evolution of the internet and mobile texting, it has been proven that not only are we changing the way we talk, but possibly the way we think. Our attention spans are decreasing, we have become more flighty in our search for information, less patient. Like so many evolutions in media, music, writing, the youth of the day is at the forefront of these changes, and as such is the book not a wonderful play on the issue?

I was also rather amused by the amount of redundancy. While I understand that this is written for 12-yearolds, I find it rather unnecessary to write that


This is clearly a comment on the Big Brother Reality TV culture of today. It is no longer enough to know that something is happening, we also have to not only see it, but hear it - "Barry spent 15mins talking to the chickens...(barry talks to chickens)...before wandering back inside and sitting down to talk to charlotte...(barry walks inside, sit's down and talks to charlotte)..."

Throw in the newspaper reports next day about activities such as Barry talking to the chickens, and the redundancy of information is complete. This reinforcement technique ensures everyone now knows what barry did, so when barry turns up advertising chicken products, society makes the immediate link. A powerful tool.

They sat there for a while, seemingly enjoying their sweaty manhood,


Well I think a lot of men can understand that. This is a message to young woman to accept that men will indeed spend time doing this. And whilst they would rather enjoy sweaty womanhood, their own sweaty manhood will fill the gaps. It clearly encourages girls to wait for the right moment to take further steps in a relationship, knowing that man is capable of taking care of himself.

When Miley got to the studio, she changed into her Hannah gear to get herself out of the part of regular schoolgirl with a schoolgirl crush and into the part of teen pop star with a schoolgirl crush. (their emphasis)


Good stuff. A message that one cannot hide one's feelings and it is better to deal with them.

I am left with one main question: there is a market for this tripe? I suspect that is where the major socioeconomic implications are to be found. What went wrong? It is bad enough people are watching it; now they are reading it, too?


It took you the whole book to figure that out?

Thank you, Tom. I'll make sure to make it up to you at some point.


You are more than welcome. :D
This message last edited by Wibble on 19/01/2010 at 11:25:31 PM
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