The Daria Diaries

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Summary: Daria is the heroine for the REST of us High School kids
Review: "Left the town of Highland this morning with no regrets, looking forward to the move to Lawndale with excitement and anticipation. Then I remembered my family was coming, too." So starts the diary of Daria Morgendorffer, a teenage cynic who lives with her parents and overly-accesorized younger sister Quinn. If you've every watched "Daria" on MTV, you'll understand Daria's background. If not, picture Daria as Janeane Garafolo, and you'll pretty much catch on. The book contains some of Daria's journal entries, as well as the love notes between Kevin the QB and Brittany the cheerleader, a brief description and breakdown of all the characters, and (my favorite) Daria and Jane's "Babysitters Guide to New Endings for Classic Bedtime Stories"- THE UGLY DUCKLING:"...the ugly duckling looked down into the water, and there he beheld a beautiful swan. 'Wow'!, he thought, 'if I can change my life, anyone can'. He developed a series of self-improvement tapes and grooming products that he marketed to unattractive animals with poor social skills. He successfully exploited their insecurities, accumulating a large nest egg for himself and eventually retired to his own private pond with his striking swan trophy wife". Everything is included in this Dariapolooza Fest- from family vacation photos to Quinn's letter from Manatee College accepting her for the undergraduate program ("no need for you to fill out confusing forms", they write, "simply return the RSVP card in the enclosed envelope- you don't even need a stamp!") Every Daria fan needs this in their personal library for a quick pick me up!

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Summary: Sarcastic Festival for those willing to explore
Review: A very light and funny book, and balanced character insights. But though this was a sarcastic festival, it needs a dash more of my dark, sarcastic humor.

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Summary: Could Have Been Better, but It's Still Cool
Review: Hi all,

Okay, I must admit, I am a major Daria fan. And anything and everything I can get my hands on about Daria, trust me, I get. And when I got this book, I was more than thrilled! Yet, I was sort of disappointed. The book wasn't made as if Daria was writing it, and it focused more on others than Daria herself. The sarcasm and wit weren't quite there like the show, and some of the information was a bit lacking. It did not go into enough detail.

The book though, was a page turned and that's why I gave it 4 stars. I still enjoyed reading it, but it was just too short! I finished it within about 10 or 15 minutes. I wish it would have been longer, but basically, it's a dollar a page for this book! I did like the Quinn and Fashion Club paper dolls, but wished they would have had Jane and Daria too. It would have been fun to dress them up like the ending credits of the Daria show! But, it was still fun seeing Quinn etc, in different outfits.

So, in closing, if you really like Daria, you will like this book, or if you are just getting into Daria, you will enjoy it. But if you are expecting a nice long book full with Daria's veiws and sarcasm, this is not your book, sorry!

*~*Raven White*~*

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Summary: This book is a must have for Daria fans!
Review: I know that I haven't been a fan as long as many Daria viewers, but I still have an opinion and from what I can tell this book is awesome. The T.V. show is all about Daria, but I always wondered what the other charecters were like, there homes, families etc... But this gave an inside look at others lives, not just Darias. I have watched countless hours of the show, and I learned more about Daria and her chums by reading these books than I think I ever learned by watching the show. If you enjoyed this book you will probably also enjoy Daria Database, which is about Darias website, so she can spread her sarcasm and wit to the whole world. Hope you enjoy.
-Lauren-

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Summary: Truly, Madly, Deeply, Disappointing
Review: I understand that there are many younger fans of "Daria" out there, and I forget that I never agree with any of them. The purchase of this book was made after I read these reviews, which were misleading, to say the least. "The Daria Diaries" does have good illustrations, but it is a thin book with little material. The sarcasm is not very clever and doesn't sound like Daria's typical dry wit at all(i.e - poor characterization). They had many irratating maps of places I was not at all interested in and very short bios that were somewhat inaccurate. Many characters were overlooked, underplayed or not there at all. And they overemphisized such characters as Charles Ruttheimer, someone I don't care about at all. It uses episodic references only up to the second season, and is actually quite dull. It's a fun flip-through, but I don't recommend buying it unless you are a good fan, not an avid one, and enjoy pretty drawings and someone using waxing cynisicm to wade through a series of maps and boring, out-of-character material.

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Summary: definitely a good book!!! a must have for all fans!!!!
Review: I understand that there are many younger fans of "Daria" out there, and I forget that I never agree with any of them. The purchase of this book was made after I read these reviews, which were misleading, to say the least. "The Daria Diaries" does have good illustrations, but it is a thin book with little material. The sarcasm is not very clever and doesn't sound like Daria's typical dry wit at all(i.e - poor characterization). They had many irratating maps of places I was not at all interested in and very short bios that were somewhat inaccurate. Many characters were overlooked, underplayed or not there at all. And they overemphisized such characters as Charles Ruttheimer, someone I don't care about at all. It uses episodic references only up to the second season, and is actually quite dull. It's a fun flip-through, but I don't recommend buying it unless you are a good fan, not an avid one, and enjoy pretty drawings and someone using waxing cynisicm to wade through a series of maps and boring, out-of-character material.

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Summary: Hillarious!
Review: If you are a fan of Daria or even if you just want to read something funny, I highly recommend this book. Includes: diary entries from Daria, maps of places in Lawndale, descriptions and mottos of all of the major characters, Daria and Jane's renditions of classic fairy tales, Brittany and Kevin's love letters, Letters from the teachers and students, baby pictures and family photos of the Morgandorffer family, all-time best episodes of Sick Sad World, Helen's letters to her boss, a look at Lawndale music, Upchuck answering maching messages, Helen and Jake wedding photos, Lawndale High school newspaper clippings (inlcuding the "Ask Brittany" column), Mr. O'Neill's ways to remember names, Fashion Club Paper Dolls ("Cut them out, dress them up, and watch them ignore you."), cheerleeding squad letters, school security letters, a letter from an educational coaching system, secret notes passed during class, parent, teacher conference letters, Trent's lyrics for Mystic Spiral songs, Jake's military letters and photos, school planners, Upchuck's website, postcards, Janet Barch's letters to the faculty, short stories written by Daria, popularity contests, Fashion Club meeting notes, a look into the books at the Morgandorffer house, and more. Sorry, I went on for so long. This is just one great book!

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Summary: the DARIA diaries
Review: IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHO DARIA MORGENDORFFER THIS BOOK WILL GET YOU STARTED

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Summary: Daria's Diary - The Daria Diaries
Review: Of course 'Daria's Diary' is the must have item for all Daria fans, like myself, but if you're planning to buy this copy be sure NOT to buy 'The Daria Diaries' unless you want two copies...They are the same books...This one is just a hardcover version of it... I almost bought it, but found out through my wish list that they were, now I can write in one of my copies! woo hoo!