- Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Point (Aug 1 1994)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0590474782
- ISBN-13: 978-0590474788
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.7 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 95 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #931,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Taking on the identity of her identical twin sister, Madrigal, who had died in a skiing accident, Mary Lee soon discovers that Madrigal's life had not been as ideal as she thought. Reissue."
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1.0 out of 5 stars
TURN ON YOUR FAN, FOLKS! THIS ONE's A REAL STINKER!,
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This review is from: Twins (Mass Market Paperback)
I am sorry, but this book is stupid. Stupid and implausible. Stupid. Stupid, STUPID! It is the cliche of twins who are obverse sides of each other -- one good, one evil. Madrigal, the evil twin naturally wants to dispose of Mary-Lee, the goody-goody. She convinces their naive parents into sending Mary-Lee to boarding school, where the girl is miserable and wants to come home. Interestingly, Mary-Lee has no idea of how evil Madrigal is until after Madrigal dies in a skiing accident when she [Madrigal] comes to visit the boarding school. Mary-Lee was relegated to the background while everybody flocked to her evil sister. Madrigal, in a seeming change of heart (if she had one) suggested that she and her twin switch snow suits when the group goes on a ski trip. Madrigal dies, and naturally everyone thinks it is Mary-Lee who is dead. The girl's parents enter into the charade only to admit that they knew Madrigal died all along. They admitted that they wanted to protect Mary-Lee and that sending her away was to keep Madrigal from harming her. Mary-Lee overheard them saying in an earlier chapter that they regretted having twins and that if one had to die, "better it be this one," meaning Madrigal. Don't worry folks -- it all gets sorted out in the end. There is no way for those foolish parents to justify pretending that they thought Mary-Lee was the dead twin. That charade was not only stupid and unbelievable, it was insulting to the readers' inteligence. Madrigal's evil boy friend, Jon Pear is a very unbelievable character - he eats Mary-Lee's tears, he swears to be her twin in evil and the kids at the high school they attend all shy away from him. Jon Pear is a completely laughable, ludicrous charcter that adds nothing to this story. It is like adding water to the soup - you have more to consume, but are really taking in less. He does nothing to contribute to this stupid story. Mary-Lee is laughably clueless to a certain extent.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not Good enough for Ms. Cooney,
By Abena "abena301" (Woodbridge, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Twins (Mass Market Paperback)
The plot of this book is so confusing & unrealistic. Two twins are separated by their parents. Mary Lee is sent to boarding school and Madrigal gets to stay home. Mary Lee thinks her sister is so great but she doesn't even really Know her5. Madrigal comes and visits and dies. But they switched places so everyone thinks Mary Lee died. This book was hard to follow and you really didn't understand why the characters did what they did. Like why Mary Lee didn't know about Madrigal's secret life even when they went to the same school? And why exactly did her parents decide to just suddenly separate the sisters? Ms. Cooney has written better. Read: the Face on the Milk Carton Series, Losing Christina books, etc.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Odd, only in the worst way possible,
By QUEEN_OF_EVERYTHING (Outside Philly) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Twins (Mass Market Paperback)
There are books that grab you for being peculiar and odd, hence Francesca Lia Block's continuously smooth-flowing lyrical threads that make up her books. That is the whimsical kind of odd, the kind that can often be beatiful.Then there is the type of odd that just makes you ask yourself, and the author, "What the f***?" TWINS, I am sorry to say, falls into this category. I read it a few years ago and reread it recently, thinking I might perhaps change my mind about its level of suckiness. But no, my mindset and opinion of TWINS did not change. It still sucks beyond sucking. The world's best editor would see the task of mending and re-phrasing this story as an impossible one indeed. I like Caroline B. Cooney's work. In fact, TWENTY PAGEANTS LATER was one of the very first novels I read - I picked it up at age 6 or 7, I do believe - and I have enjoyed it since, just as I've enjoyed Janie who found out that yes, it was HER face on the milk carton. So many of Cooney's YA genre novels totally grab you and pull you into worlds unexplored. TWINS is not one of these. I only wish I had know this beforehand. It's basically about two twin sisters named Madrigal and Mary Lee who seemingly have a close-knit relationship. Mary Lee narrates the story and is extraordinarily naive. She is angered that her parents wish to separate them - they believe the two girls direly need some time apart. So Mary Lee is off to boarding school. And I asked, "What kind of insane parents would do that? A relative's house would perhaps be suitable, maybe. Boarding school? Why?" Mary Lee rarely hears from her twin but is anticipating her visit. They meet on the slopes and Madrigal dies in an accident, only because they switched skiing outfits, everyone thinks Mary Lee has died. So she decides to assume Madrigal's role, to live her twin's life. Like I said: odd, only in the worst way possible. Mary Lee, now Madrigal, goes home to her parents pretending to be her sister. But since I've basically already spoiled the whole wonderful book for you anxious readers, I won't give away the deep, dark secret Mary Lee, now Madrigal, finds out about Madrigal. :-P It all gets damn annoying. And Cooney further pushes the annoyance factor with a bland plot, limp dialogue, and boring, one-dimensional characters bereft of life. ENJOY!!!!!!!!!! :)
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