tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post4111746877078769877..comments2023-04-17T10:11:30.325-04:00Comments on We Heart YA: Embracing contradictions in heroes, villains, and ourselvesWe Heart YAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02418854853031344928noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-73705414125261560772013-07-30T14:15:39.964-04:002013-07-30T14:15:39.964-04:00Yes, Augustus Waters is another good example! As i...Yes, Augustus Waters is another good example! As is a certain author from that same story... (No, not talking about John Green.)<br /><br />So glad you guys enjoyed the post! Thanks for commenting.Kristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771013578685419826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-33581684431498876152013-07-28T16:48:27.485-04:002013-07-28T16:48:27.485-04:00I love this post. I notice this a lot in myself, t...I love this post. I notice this a lot in myself, that I contradict myself a lot, and it used to be something that drove me insane. I'd try to be either A or B. People aren't that clean and tidy though, so they can be both A, and B, and sometimes C too! I also just realized, reading this post, that I need to read Shadow and Bone and The Archived. :p<br /><br />-P.E.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045558423044874125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-47340747559793468902013-07-23T15:51:00.202-04:002013-07-23T15:51:00.202-04:00I loved that speech so much! I also loved the Make...I loved that speech so much! I also loved the Make Good Art commencement speech that Neil Gaiman gave. So good.Stephanie Mooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588798330873011415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-7321807846304602162013-07-23T04:46:25.874-04:002013-07-23T04:46:25.874-04:00"I think that's why people of all ages li... "I think that's why people of all ages like to read YA lit. Because we're all doing that too. Every day, we're figuring out who we are, and how to become who we want to be." i like that! great post! and i'm glad you mentioned quintana. i read finnikin of the rock a few months back but i haven't read the rest of the series (though they're in my tbr)--makes me want to get to them sooner rather than later. <br /><br />Michelle Santiagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040069428575572352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-66611212444326053382013-07-19T22:21:33.766-04:002013-07-19T22:21:33.766-04:00The Darkling is a huge example of this for me-I ha...The Darkling is a huge example of this for me-I had so many feelings about him, ranging from the very positive swoony to the very negative hate at some of his actions.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-83479732173442740242013-07-19T17:20:06.203-04:002013-07-19T17:20:06.203-04:00This post is BRILLIANT. My favorite kinds of chara...This post is BRILLIANT. My favorite kinds of characters are the ones that are multi-faceted. The Darkling is the best part of Shadow and Bone because he is so complex. Augustus Waters from TFIOS is perfect because he's imperfect. I could go on about a bunch of different characters, but I'll restrain myself. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-17562730801778387992013-07-19T16:46:34.069-04:002013-07-19T16:46:34.069-04:00Awesome post! Personally, I love contradictions in...Awesome post! Personally, I love contradictions in my characters. Contradictions make them realistic and help us connect to them more because lets be realistic none of us are sure 100% of the time. I'm almost never sure :)<br /><br />-Mari @ <a href="http://thesireniccodex.blogspot.ca/" rel="nofollow">The Sirenic Codex</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045558423044874125noreply@blogger.com