Young Adult Fiction for Adults discussion
What are you reading now?
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Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads)
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Jan 14, 2012 09:06PM
Just finished
about five minutes ago. OH MY GOSH... That is all. I read it in under 2 days. I spent almost all day reading. I didn't do much else... including editing yesterday's video for my daily vlog channel... but I am sure the fans will be understanding... I hope.
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in audio. Narrated by the author. It is too soon to tell how I will feel about it. It is on the Banned Books List. I am looking forward to it because I have heard good things about it.
I can't wait to read The Fault in our Stars. Mine arrived, but I have others to read first.I loved loved loved The Absolute Diary of a Part Time Indian. It's an amazing book. It breaks my heart thats its on the banned list.
Wendy F wrote: "I can't wait to read The Fault in our Stars. Mine arrived, but I have others to read first.I loved loved loved The Absolute Diary of a Part Time Indian. It's an amazing book. It breaks my he..."
It is ridiculous what it is on the banned book list! Loved it too.
After much restless reading, I have finally landed on an ARC that is holding my attention and has all the other books I was into put on hold.Currently reading
.
Lloyd wrote: "After much restless reading, I have finally landed on an ARC that is holding my attention and has all the other books I was into put on hold.Currently reading [bookcover:The Book of Blood and Sha..."
I can't wait to hear what you think of it! I LOVED it!
Sara wrote: "I have read so far this year:
,
,
,
, and [bookcover:Intrigue|131..."Hi Sara! Nice to see you popping up again. Must be a break in school?
Jessica (BlogEared Books) wrote: "Lloyd wrote: "After much restless reading, I have finally landed on an ARC that is holding my attention and has all the other books I was into put on hold.Currently reading [bookcover:The Book of..."
Hi Jessica. I'll be sure to let you know! I'm really enjoying it so far. I wish I had a lot of quiet time to just sit and read. (My 5 year old son has other plans though.) :P
Not really a break, just only three days of in class time and an online class that starts tomorrow. So, I don't have school Thursday or Friday and then I have my weekends, so I take that time to read when I don't have homework! :)Now I am reading
I am still reading Part Time Indian and am glad to see some love for it. :) I am really enjoying it. It seems so honest and real. I love books like that. It must be language and sexual themes that got it banned. I would say it is okay for older teens but not younger teens or preteen age. I think parents need to know what their kids are doing. We don't need to ban books. We need to ban stupid people from making babies. Anyway I also started Zombicorns by John Green (a novella written for NaNoWriMo) because I figured out how to download it onto my Fire. I am already half done. I will probably finish both books tonight. I am also still reading The Picture of Dorian Gray but am only 25 percent through that one. I am going to log off of my computer early tonight to read and play with my Fire. :)
Sara wrote: "I have read so far this year:
,
,
,
, and
and LOVED it! Slayer Chronicles...I did not know about this! I loved the Vladimir Todd books, I didn't know she was writing more. I saw that they are about Joss's life and how he became a slayer. I don't know if I care enough about his story to get on board with this series. Let me know what you think of it.
Finished
and LOVED it!!!Now on to
...obviously. I am loving this series!!
According to the American Library Association's website, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was the 2nd most frequently challenged book in 2010 because of "offensive language, racism, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, and violence." I would agree that it is best suited to the high school age (14+), but it should ultimately be up to parents to determine what their children read. I loved the book, and the audio was amazing. It is also great to see a book with a American Indian protagonist, as minorities in general, and American Indians specifically, are underrepresented in YA lit.
I think that book has sooooo much more positive than negative. It's just to real for people. Teenagers, particularly teenage boys, could learn a lot from it.
Bethany wrote: "Sara wrote: "I have read so far this year:
,
,
,
, and [bookcov..."I enjoyed the First Kill book. I found it interesting but I haven't read the Vladimir Todd books, which now I must add to my list, lol
Oh, haha. Yeah there's five books. Vladimir is the main character and a vampire. Joss is a supporting character in the books. You should definitely read them :)
Having just finished
and, in the process of reading, having felt all the emotions that it is possible for a human to feel, I have moved onto
. As a sidenote, John Green deserves a Pulitzer (and every other literary award, at that) for The Fault in Our Stars. It's so heartbreakingly tragic in such an uplifting and achingly lovely way; he really knows how to use the English language.
Amelia wrote: "At the moment I'm reading
. It's such an achingly beautiful story."I'm reading it too, John Green at his best!
Tânia wrote: "Amelia wrote: "At the moment I'm reading
. It's such an achingly beautiful story."I'm reading it too, John Green at his best!"
I wrote my review this morning. It is SOO incredible. I cried HARD and I'm not even a crier.
Juliann wrote: "I'd never even heard of John Green before this week. Hmmm. Where have I been?:)"Say what??!
Cassi aka Snow White wrote: "Tânia wrote: "Amelia wrote: "At the moment I'm reading
. It's such an achingly beautiful story."I'm reading it too, John Green at his best!"
I wrote my..."
I just read your review, very good! I'm loving this book, I think it might be one of his best so far!
Thanks! I agree that it may be his best. Though I read Looking for Alaska long ago so it's easy to say that when you've just been punched in the gut but The Fault In Our Stars.
Heidi wrote: "Juliann wrote: "I'd never even heard of John Green before this week. Hmmm. Where have I been?:)"Say what??!"
hahahaha! Crazy, I know:) Apparently he's someone I need to read.
Juliann wrote: "Heidi wrote: "Juliann wrote: "I'd never even heard of John Green before this week. Hmmm. Where have I been?:)"Say what??!"
hahahaha! Crazy, I know:) Apparently he's someone I need to read."
Also if you like youtube at all, I highly recommend subscribing to his channel the Vlogbrothers. That's actually how I came to his books.
Cassi aka Snow White wrote: "Juliann wrote: "Heidi wrote: "Juliann wrote: "I'd never even heard of John Green before this week. Hmmm. Where have I been?:)"Say what??!"
hahahaha! Crazy, I know:) Apparently he's someone I ne..."
He has a channel? I thought only musicians had channels. Hmm
Juliann wrote: "I just checked it out. Man! That guy is seriously weird, and funny. Liked his puff:)"It's him and his brother. They are early youtube celebrities.
Halfway through
. I'm loving it so far but I dread the ending just because the next book won't be out soon.
Jane wrote: "
and
"ah, I've already the first 2 book in the series 'The prophecy of the sisters' and I think they were average books. Still have to read the last in the installement.
Zola wrote: "Graceling, Across the Universe, and Perfect Chemistry"I really liked Perfect Chemistry. Hope you've fine while reading it.
Just finished
I really enjoyed it, more than
though I can't really explain why.Starting
I hope it's good!
Tiphaine wrote: "Just finished
I really enjoyed it, more than
though I can't really explain why.Starting [bookcover:Dearly, Departed|100488..."
I really liked DEARLY DEPARTED! Hope you do, too!
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