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 Loved it...when I was nine. December 30, 2004
i am the pinky lifter (all over the place)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I must say that I've read just about every teen magazine on the market, and this is by far the worst one I've ever read. However, at this point in my life, everything appears superficial and immature.
I first picked up Twist when it debuted on newsstands. I believe that was in August 1997. I was nine then, and looking to be fashion forward among my girlfriends who were still into the Jungle Gym. Because of my insane desire to be cool, and because Twist wasn't too hard for me to understand, I loved it and bought it religiously for about a year. My obsession with it slowly faded as the magazine got progressively worse and I didn't pick it up again...
...until my junior year in high school. Looking through a then-current issue of the magazine, I noticed that the way in which it was written was MADE to be comprehensible to a nine year-old, or the lowest common denomination of older teenage readers. What I'm trying to say is this magazine is totally dumbed-down. It doesn't give girls any credit for being able to think creatively, let alone read above a fourth-grade level.
I also found the content to be more childish and superficial than other teen magazines (although they are all superficial to an extent - that doesn't mean they don't make delightfully fun and entertaining reading to share with friends). Therefore, I recommend this magazine to tweens (9-13), and tweens only. But even they can do better than this magazine. Older readers should check out the somewhat more sophisticated 'Elle Girl' or 'Cosmo Girl', my two personal favorites.
P.S. I agree with one of the other reviewers who pointed out the numerous spelling errors in the magazine. Possibly my biggest caveat is the constant misuse of the apostrophe (i.e. Tuesday's instead of Tuesdays).
 Twist Magazine February 15, 2004
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I think that J-14 and Pop Star Magazines are better. But I say this is a 4-star rating to me. It gives you cool info on the latest celebrities. They have some celebrities tell you it's okay if you have like getting your period or growing breasts at a young age, and said that they had stuff like that too when they were like in Junior High. I didn't really expect that but that was nice of them to share that with the public. They also have the hot boys section, which is kinda ewwww for my age though. They have the fasion section, some teen's hilarious and embarrising stories section, quizes and sooo much more that I can't remember. If you're 13 or younger, you might want to show your this to parents so they can approve this magazine, if you don't then just skip the yucky, icky, and in-appropriate pages. Sorry if this review sounded boring to you, just a kid ya know.
Hate it! September 24, 2005
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
When I was 9 I loved this magazine. It seemed so gown-up to be reading this when my friends were still playing dolls. Now when I read it all I find is trash. The magazine dosen't have one useful article in it. Unlike Seventeen or Cosmogirl! there are no real life stories or health articles just trash about stars. All the quizzes are the same thing. They repeat and repeat and repeat. And about the stars. Puh-leeze! I don't care if Hilary Duff is dating Joel or not, nor do I want to know if Ashlee Simson dies her hair herself or goes to a salon. I don't reccomend this magazine to anyone. If you have nothing to do than go ahead and read it, but you won't enjoy it if you've ever read a real magazine like Seventeen or Ellegirl.
If I could I'd give -10 stars... September 16, 2006
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
What is it with these gossip magazines?? Please tell me, because I truly think NO ONE in their right mind would ever subscribe to this garbage. All it is is mindless crap that the media puts into kids minds, while not having anything important else in the magazine. Unless your 10 years old, do NOT subscribe to this. There are better magazines out there fortunately, like Seventeen and CosmoGIRL! which aren't nearly as filled with garbage like this. The reason you don't see J-14 or this magazine or any other magazine like this on the top of the magazine list is because it has no effect on people, it's for little kids and it's not mature. PERIOD.
great January 21, 2003
lynsey (reno, nevada United States)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
i know some of you might not of heard about twist, but i definitely think it is one of the best, it has great articles, i encourage you to subscribe
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