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[/b]Just wondering . . for those who read Mixed-Up Files and Are You There , God?, did the NYC suburban setting influence your feelings about the books?  I grew up in NJ suburbs (kinda -- Princeton), and the Mixed-Up Files felt a lot like my childhood.  Less so, Are You There, God?; though the movie brought back a rush of memories.         [/quote]

[b]Hi.  I liked Mixed-Up Files because of the art and the mystery and the hiding in a closed building.  I guess I liked to speculate about whether it was really possible to avoid detection.  Corduroy bear had some similarities and I always liked that book.  I also liked the sibling interaction.  So nothing to do with the NYC setting.  Except it did make me want to visit the Met.  I grew up in the Bay Area.

Did not like "Margaret". I thought it was vulgar and didn't find it particularly realistic.  My friends and I had better things to do than try to grow bigger boobs.  Also my mom gave it to me as a didactic book.[b]

I'm the first PP above and I also loved the mystery at the heart of Mixed-Up Files.  I think it inspired me to love research and libraries.  And I agree with you about Margaret.  I didn't like the book at all -- in my case, one of the popular girls passed it along to me, which made me realize that the popular girls were kind of dull.  That said, I would recommend the movie -- even if you're not a Jersey girl.  The cast is terrific (especially Rachel McAdams and Bennie Safdie as Margaret's parents, as well as the young actress who plays Margaret) and costumes and set design are excellent.  Also, the script does much more with Margaret's mom's career as an artist.

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