David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! discussion
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Tweet your fave YA books using hashtag #PromoteaYAinstead
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Heather wrote: "Heidi *Listen. I'll just keep talking anyway. * wrote: "I am 42 and love YA. I was not a fan of Divergent or Twilight myself but there are so many other lovely well written YA books out there that..."Excellent Heather!
Daniel wrote: "Erm, if I offended anyone with that post, just message me and I'll put it down.I might have gotten a bit out of hand. he he..."
I thought your post was totally fine! It's a good point that just because you read YA doesn't mean you don't read "serious literature" (but let's be real, how many people read literature because they are passionate about it and how many read because they think they should?). That blog post author is definitely being snobbish and ignorant.
As a 45 year old who reads most all genres I'm deeply offended by the article mentioned in this post. Who is she to judge someone by what they read? There are some amazing books at the middle grade and young adult level. I've found that there is less junk and more quality reading within those two genres than some of the formulaic adult books that pass as best sellers. Sure not all YA and MG is top notch but there are poorly written books in all genres. I think people should be able to live their life and enjoy what makes them happy and not be judged.
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Thanks Jenny! :) I love that something positive has come out of such a negative post. I don't have a twitter account but would I still be able to check out the hashtag somehow? Sounds like a lot of cool stuff.
@jenny I'm so slow lol! that's u!!! lol
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Not sure you can see it if you don't have Twitter, but you can try :) Its really easy to sign up for Twitter by the way.
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HAHA LOL
Thanks for the link, Jenny! If I can't view I will try setting up a twitter account. ;)
Wow - what a young snobby brat that blogger is! I loved the top reply comment on Slade, by the librarian.YA is a new designation - it never was around when I was growing up. When I had kids, my eldest was a voracious reader, and I started reading her books one day when I was bored. I read "Long Live the Queen" by Ellen Emerson White - and wow, wow, wow - I LOVED it - it was so brutal, so real...That began my love affair with the YA section. Today, being a lover of post-apocalyptic and dystopian fiction, the best of that is written for the YA market. So that's what I read - and you know what? I still read Mad Magazine once in a while.
UGH - for "adult" fiction - just try to get through "Fifty Shades of Grey" with rolling your eyes or falling asleep. Trash is trash, and good is good. We all have our own tastes.
Can I have my senior discount with my YA fiction purchase??
Jane wrote: "Can I have my senior discount with my YA fiction purchase??"That's one of my favorite sentences ever.
Lmao! That last bit is a jem, Jane xD
I don't have a Twitter account and found it easily :)
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That's one of my favorite sentences ever."
Me too, and I'm going to use it the next time I go to the book store because about the only section I hit lately seems to be the YA section. ;-D
In fact, my granddaughter and I enjoy talking about the books we read. She likes to read what I'm reading. It gives us something in common which is wonderful for two different generations. Even my SON listens to YA audio books on the road with the kids. The entire Hunger Games trilogy was playing last summer on their road trip. That's 3 generations who love YA!! :) Now we are sure to go the Hunger Games movies on opening day as a family which even my 8 year grandson LOVES!! Also The Hobbit movies!!
I will keep my opinion short and sweet.Why does she care what other people read? When I was little my mom used to say "keep your nose out of other people's plates". Well, I say, keep your nose in your own books and don't worry about what I'm reading. (saying that to the person that wrote the article, not you guys:)
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(finally!)"Loved this one!
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https://www.facebook.com/nealshusterm...
Jenny wrote: "Neal Shusterman is doing a little "Promote YA Facebook Party" on his page right now in response to the article above.https://www.facebook.com/nealshusterm..."
Good on him. I loved Unwind, and I plan to read Everlost during the summer.
You know what? I'm kind of grateful for this lady who wrote the article. It stirred a lot of people who are passionate about YA and has really got people talking. We should make a conscious effort to keep the positive that came from this rolling.
I'm reading Jane Eyre with one of my good friends. We're doing Skype discussions every two chapters, and we just spent an hour talking about the beginning ones! There is just so much to talk about. :)
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I was thinking the same thing earlier today, Tommy! Spread our love for our fave books!
I finished reading
and it was AMAZING, I can't wait for the last book now!Starting
To add to the ya article discussion:
I agree with what has been said. Thers nothing wrong in people out of the ya age to read ya.
To the point on bad ya books, thers bad books in every age group(ya is a age group not a genre, just like to point that out).
I personally choose books from what interesst me, if that is a ya book or a adult book who cares. As long as I like it. I dont read books because its critically aclaimed or thought of as a "good book", I pick up books because I want to read them.
I am one of those who mostly read ya,its not because I only like ya but because most of the books I love tend to be catogorized as ya. I read agatha christie books because I enjoy them,not because she is the queen of crime. I read the infernal devices because I enjoy them, not because cassandra clare is a bestseller or because I want to learn about historical england.
I know thers many different reasons for reading; to escape, to be entertained, to learn+++
but if you read to entertain or to escape and not to learn you should not be looked down on. book snobing is NOT fine. (neither is any other kind of snobs)
(sorry for all the I`s in the comment not gramattical nise,but still my point got through.)
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yes at least something great came out of this, ya books are being praised,and if we are lucky more people will become readers because of it.
I agree with what has been said. Thers nothing wrong in people out of the ya age to read ya.
To the point on bad ya books, thers bad books in every age group(ya is a age group not a genre, just like to point that out).
I personally choose books from what interesst me, if that is a ya book or a adult book who cares. As long as I like it. I dont read books because its critically aclaimed or thought of as a "good book", I pick up books because I want to read them.
I am one of those who mostly read ya,its not because I only like ya but because most of the books I love tend to be catogorized as ya. I read agatha christie books because I enjoy them,not because she is the queen of crime. I read the infernal devices because I enjoy them, not because cassandra clare is a bestseller or because I want to learn about historical england.
I know thers many different reasons for reading; to escape, to be entertained, to learn+++
but if you read to entertain or to escape and not to learn you should not be looked down on. book snobing is NOT fine. (neither is any other kind of snobs)
(sorry for all the I`s in the comment not gramattical nise,but still my point got through.)
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yes at least something great came out of this, ya books are being praised,and if we are lucky more people will become readers because of it.
150 page left of cohf!!! I'm really enjoying it!
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon. I love this ya. I never know what is going to happen next and the main character is one of the best I've come across in a while. More people need to read it :)
Reading
because
is getting kind of boring.It's sooo good so far, and I'm about a quarter through the book.
@daniel yea that is on my tbr list. is it slow? once I'm.done with cohf I will b rereading tfios, yay!!
I just started Eleanor and Park
Alison wrote: "@daniel yea that is on my tbr list. is it slow? once I'm.done with cohf I will b rereading tfios, yay!!"It's moving slow, and I'm not liking it a ton right now. It might be because it's been so long since I've read the first two books, but it hasn't piqued my interest yet.
The Fault in our Stars however has started very well.
im reading The Lost Girl, someone in this group recommended it, its a great book. I can hardly put it down, and now that im getting closer to the end im slowing myself down cause I will miss these characters and story. Whomever you are, thanks for the recommendation.
@daniel, yes I love tfios I am so excited to reread it!
Xandra ~ can't promise that things won't be broken wrote: "I just started Eleanor and Park"I just finished it! It was really well written, and it brought up a lot of thoughtful questions about body image, bullying, and abuse. It also dealt a bit with race, but I felt like the author didn't handle race as well as the other things - it felt stereotypical. But it's still a great story!
Xandra ~ if nothing is true, what more can I do? I am still painting flowers for you wrote: "I just started Eleanor and Park"Ooh I loved Eleanor and Park! :)
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http://www.afterellen.com/geek-out-no...
I just finished tfios.Oh my god, the feels.
I'll try to gather my thoughts later on tonight for a review, but I can't right now.
*buriesheadintopillowandsobs*
Daniel wrote: "I just finished tfios.Oh my god, the feels.
I'll try to gather my thoughts later on tonight for a review, but I can't right now.
*buriesheadintopillowandsobs*"
:( such a heartbreaking story.
Jenny wrote: "Another wonderful article on the "Adults reading YA" debate. http://www.afterellen.com/geek-out-no..."
This article has made my day! Simply beautiful - I agree with every single word.
Currently reading The Longest Ride....it is a long dreadful ride through this book!
Jenny wrote: "Another wonderful article on the "Adults reading YA" debate. http://www.afterellen.com/geek-out-no..."
While i still hold firm to my belief that, basically "the basher is wrong, but ultimately, meh.", that article was amazing. One of the only articles I've read that has given me chills. And that's crazy, considering it's written by someone who, it seems, I have little or nothing in common with on most levels outside of a love for reading.
I think that Ruth lady who bashed YA readers initially needs to give that article, above all other responses, a read.
Jenny wrote: "Another wonderful article on the "Adults reading YA" debate. http://www.afterellen.com/geek-out-no..."
From one of the commenters: "Graham's article is so poorly constructed and rehashes so many tired arguments that I honestly can't bring myself to get riled up about it beyond a few stunningly WTF moments,"
I really just feel like this lady is being taken to school now haha. And thus, why I always try to bite my tongue about topics I feel I'm ignorant about.
@jenny, that was an awesome article!!!!!
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