It brought back memories of the rambling speech patterns my boys used as pre-teens, long before they became monosyllabic teen-teens. Rodgers used a kind of whiny, rather scatterbrained delivery to bring to life her thirteen-year-old narrator. (Though, on closer examination, in my illustrious career as a homemaker/housewife, it seems I have done exactly that. I've never seen either film version, but I'm familiar enough with the plot to know that at NO point in my life would I have EVER wanted to switch places with my mother. That Edward Gorey cover just screamed 'Buy me!' Plus, it was, well, you know - a buck. YouTube | Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Snapchat found this well-loved ex-library book on the dollar table at a used bookstore. She had good tone/inflection but no amount of fantastic reading could save this book. If I could erase my memory of this book, I would. How does she live with the knowledge that her mother could take over her body at a moment's notice?This book must have been written by a jilted overbearing mother. How does she accept that her mother thinks everything about her needs to be changed? The mother has absolutely no faults and Annabel (who's still in her awkward teen years) just completely rolls over once she sees her mother has completely changed everything about herself. This whole book bugged me so freaking much. Instead of being pissed, the daughter is super psyched about this violation - woohoo mom! Thanks for literally forcing me to abide by your expectations. So, as painful as it was to read the over-the-top awkward adoration aimed towards the mother, at least Annabel gains understanding and insight.Īnd what is her mother doing while in Annabel's body? Getting a makeover, getting a haircut, buying fashionable clothes - aka actually changing all those little things she's been nagging her daughter to do for years. Only when Annabel actually tries to do all the things her mother does - like laundry and other grownup stuff.she comes to the realization that while her mother might not have the most glamorous life but she is a superhero and a saint through and through.

Her mom has such a hot bod (yes, that was an actual observation of Annabel) and the coolest life - Annabel just knows she will have the time of her life. Instead, she decides to spend her teen years with unkempt hair and terrible clothes.Īfter one particularly awful fight, her mother does a little bit of behind-the-scenes magic and Annabel wakes up in her mother's body - she is delighted! Annabel (the greasy-haired, fashion-missing daughter) is absolutely in love - like horribly, painfully cringe-worthy hero worship love - with her mother's life.īut, like most teenagers.she never listens to her mother's sage advice, gentle chastises and constructive criticism.

Freaky friday book mary rodgers