tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post6476665710926873795..comments2023-04-17T10:11:30.325-04:00Comments on We Heart YA: Under Certain Conditions...We Heart YAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02418854853031344928noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-70516506596746621192012-07-01T23:54:48.120-04:002012-07-01T23:54:48.120-04:00Sarah- Again, fair enough. I'm certainly not o...Sarah- Again, fair enough. I'm certainly not one to judge anybody for irrationally loving a book, since Lord knows I've done it enough times. <br /><br />My kind of love story? Recent favorite is probably Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn books. A little forced in the early going, but really sad, lovely, mature stuff by the end. Plus magic ninja fistfights, which make everything awesome. <br /><br />Also, and I swear this isn't a plug, you might want to check out my most recent blog post. I think you'd get a decent laugh out of it...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253209255924304882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-60959226643586647872012-06-29T11:37:21.610-04:002012-06-29T11:37:21.610-04:00@Kristan...I second those choices!
@Christopher.....@Kristan...I second those choices!<br /><br />@Christopher...I see your point. I do. In fact, it's funny because I always forget those issues that have been criticized because it's not my own experience with the novel. All I know is that after reading TWILIGHT (which is the only one I mentioned in the post as opposed to the series) I felt all loved up like I did when I was first dating my husband. It reminded me of those young emotions. In my opinion, TWILIGHT perfectly captures adolescent love. It's a bit obsessive. And addictive. Do I think it's the greatest love story of all time? No. Do I get why so many people love it? Yeah. But I don't think TWILIGHT takes itself as seriously as others do. <br />And, hey! Give me a suggestion of your kind of love story. <br /><br />@Kaye...I would have loved to get my hands on the TWILIGHT series before it was published so I could have a few edits myself. :) I'm not without my own criticisms. But if it was really so bad, why would I even care? <br /><br />And, man, your choices are thoughtful! BRUISER sounds like my kind of story. Thanks so much for bringing it to my attention!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11607291218714097810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-82058494601310201542012-06-28T23:44:20.623-04:002012-06-28T23:44:20.623-04:00I have to admit, I have hard time seeing past anyt...I have to admit, I have hard time seeing past anything in TWILIGHT, but that's just me. The bare bones story has potential, but needs - to me - many more rounds of drafts and edits.<br /><br />That said, my choices...!<br />THE SCORPIO RACES: Immediately came to my mind, this book. Not just about horses or water or isolation. TSR is so much more than just the sum of its parts. (Sorry, Kristan, but you know how much I love this one!)<br /><br />EVERY DAY (David Levithan): I cannot stress enough that this book is not just about a person who wakes up in a different body on a daily basis. This, really, is a book about humanity.<br /><br />BRUISER (Neal Shusterman): This one sounds like some is getting beat up on a consistent basis. And while something IS happening, it's certainly not that.kaye (paper reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13149323197913005984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-80990579275890450252012-06-28T22:52:55.745-04:002012-06-28T22:52:55.745-04:00Fair enough, that was over the top on my part. I d...Fair enough, that was over the top on my part. I don't pretend to be an expert on the books, although I think I'm familiar with most of the major plotpoints. <br /><br />That said… Bella wakes up the morning after losing her virginity, badly bruised, and immediately forgives Edward and begs him to have sex…. Really? I need to explain why I find that abhorrent?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253209255924304882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-12060273060399138422012-06-28T21:51:21.263-04:002012-06-28T21:51:21.263-04:00@Christopher-
I genuinely don't mean this as a...@Christopher-<br />I genuinely don't mean this as an attack, but I know from WORD for Teens' recent post that you only read 20 pages of TWILIGHT, so I'm not sure it's fair for you to say something like that so definitively...Kristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771013578685419826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-80223204588391736262012-06-28T17:39:15.273-04:002012-06-28T17:39:15.273-04:00I'm sorry, but twilight is not about love. Tho...I'm sorry, but twilight is not about love. Those books are the worst thing to happen to feminism and depictions of romance in many, many years.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253209255924304882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-79003614758881720102012-06-28T14:03:42.369-04:002012-06-28T14:03:42.369-04:00It's a Stephenie Meyer book again, but THE HOS...It's a Stephenie Meyer book again, but THE HOST is so brilliant because it's about love and identity, NOT aliens, even though that's the plot device.<br /><br />Also:<br /><br />THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH by Carrie Ryan - not really about zombies<br /><br />THE SCORPIO RACES by Maggie Stiefvater - not really about man-eating horses<br /><br />THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green - not really about cancerKristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771013578685419826noreply@blogger.com