ramona is such a jerk! ( )

Beezus has about had it with her little sister Ramona. She's just impossible! Ramona ruins Beezus' birthday party ... marks up Beezus' library book ... locks Ribsy the dog in the bathroom ... good grief, what will she do next?

Listened to the audiobook. Stockard Channing was FANTASTIC! ( )

A 1955 children's novel.

A nine-year-old is annoyed with her four-year-old sister.

C+ (Okay).

It's harmlessly pleasant, and even has a laugh or two, but it doesn't give me any reason to care about it. It probably doesn't help that Beezus, the uptight older sibling, is hard to relate to, since she gets upset whenever something entertaining happens. But mostly I think it's just because they're realistic children, doing ordinary things. Not for me.

(Oct. 2022) ( )

My first audio book. Stockard Channing does an excellent job.

I can't recall reading this one when I was a kid but I know I read it. I want much older than Ramona when I did which is probably why I don't recall reading it. Boy is Ramona a pest. She reminded me too much of my three younger sisters and how they got away with everything. So I had great sympathy for Beezus. The party was probably the most horrifyingly entertaining part of the book.

It's going to be a bit before I start the next book in the series. ( )