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| Author: Jacqueline Wilson
Creator: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Doubleday
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 55
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 309
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.9 x 1.7
ISBN: 0385613970
EAN: 9780385613972
ASIN: 0385613970
Publication Date: October 2, 2008
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 Disappointing and disjointed November 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Jacqueline Wilson's stories deal with some very sensitive topics and they're fun to read, too, which is why I read 'Cookie' within a few days of its publication. As a teacher, I was hoping to use it as the basis for a classroom discussion with a group of Year 6s on some of the issues that the book brings up.
In the end I couldn't use it. The book seems to be aimed at much younger children, and the story doesn't fit together properly. When Beauty Cookson's mum realises that Beauty is being bullied over her appearance by her classmates, as well as by her vicious dad, she decides that she will teach Beauty how to bake cookies so that she can share them at school and subtly persuade the bullies to give her a new nickname - Cookie instead of Ugly. This just isn't realistic. Beauty's own method of comforting herself is even less so - she religiously watches a toddlers' programme about a man and his rabbit, and imagines them saying kind things to her. Her conversations with the television are represented as a real dialogue. When Beauty begins to panic about her looks, Sam says to her, "We think you look stunning in your dress and pinafore and special boots." When she complains to him about her name, he 'says' back, "I think Beauty's the most special name in all the world."
A child with low self-esteem just would not imagine those things, as one of the problems that come with low self-esteem is an inability to believe that anyone sees you in a positive light. The story takes a few more bizarre twists and turns - Beauty finally makes a friend, who vanishes halfway through the book and doesn't reappear; she and her mum run away to live in a little guest house by the beach, and the bullying dad is tidily sorted out of the picture; and Beauty's cookie-baking becomes famous so that she gets to go on TV with her hero Sam and his rabbit Lily.
None of it fits together. I read the novel in one sitting and felt very confused by the muddled plot and the unrealistic scenarios that kept cropping up. I can't recommend this one.
P.S. Have any other readers noticed how often Jacqueline Wilson employs the word 'special'? It seems to be her favourite adjective. This is only a minor thing, but it started to grate on me in 'Cookie'.
Not her best. November 23, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Im a fifteen year old who's been reading Jacqueline Wilson since I was eight, and I think this is definitly one of Jacquelines worst books, along with Kiss. Reading the inside cover of the book, it sounded pretty good and I thought it wouldnt be too young for me to read.
It turns out to be for nobody older than twelve in my opinion. its extremely babyish, just how all of jacquelines books seem to be nowdays. its about an unfortunatly ugly girl called Beauty who gets bullied blah blah blah... In other words, the same sort of sad, pathetic babyish character in most of her books. The storyline seems to be a mix of 'sleepovers' (because of the whole thing with wanting to be friends with your worst enemys best friend thing)'love lessons' ( the nasty dad, although this one is much worse) and every other book that has a low on self confidence annoying girl as the narrator, which is virtually every book she's written. Thats the thing with this book.Everything is far too recognisable from other books.As Ive already said, the 'narrator' of the story is a whining, babyish girl whos good at art, theres the mean dad, the kind mum, and theres the group of girls at school where one of thems nice and the rest are nasty.A lot of the things the characters say or the way they speak are exactly the same as other characters in other books.The characters need sayings of their own to set them apart from the rest but a lot of the things they say and they way they speak is exactly the same as characters in her other books, which makes them just like clones.Another thing thats wrong is that theres good description, but too much of it. I skipped parts of the book a lot because of its description that just seems to ramble on. Theres also a weired programme on TV that Beauty likes to watch. Its for 3 year olds but its Beauty fav. programme, even though shes about twelve. Its about a quite frankly, freaky man and his creepy pet rabbit. I also skipped about twenty pages of the book due to the saddo dialogue from this man.
If youre under twelve, I wouldnt buy it. rent it from a library or something. if youre over twelve and an experianced reader who has read a lot of jacqueline wilson, i wouldnt advise it.
Not her best. November 16, 2008
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Yeah, I love Jaqueline Wilson, I've read all her books! She's a great author. But this, I have to say, was one of her worst books. It was just too childish, and uninteresting. If your an amature reader, with an average imagination then this book will be good for you, but for someone like me, an experienced reader, who likes a challenge to read, then this book might not be the best idea. It is very hard to get into, and far too basic. Also, something I found quite boring, Jaqueline Wilson is doing the kind of same book, for eg. Lola Rose, which is along the same lines, just a MUCH better book! I do recommend that one by the way. Just, 'Cookie' is a bit of a disappointment. :D Hope this helped
 Boring doom and gloom November 14, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I found this book very boring as all it goes on about is bullying angry dad bullying angry dad and normal life with that lot in. It is sad in places and I don't recomend it as I think you will be waisting your money. Still read it though as you will never know until you have read it and this is my personal opinion. I recomend you to borrow it out of your local library and then buy it if you like it.
 FAB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! November 6, 2008
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Its a great book that i've given 5 stars. Fantastic and fun JW has done a nother fab book i look forward to what she will do next. I say you get it as soon as you can i know you'll enjoy this fab book. I do hope you enjoy this totaly fab book.
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