I loved the first novel in PC Cast’s House of Night series. I haven’t had a chance to read Betrayed yet, but what did you think of Chosen? I thought Marked lacked a lot of the telltale signs of being a teenager (signs making it obvious that it was about a teenager), does Cast continue with this trend?
Are those all YA books? I love YA books. Which one was your favorite out of all the ones you’ve listed and why? Which one should I run out and read right now?
Did you download Little Brother from the authors site, or acquire a real world copy? If you enjoyed it (or you didn’t) convince me either way in 20 words or less! >:)
I’ve a question about “Undone” Do you think that this book presented a good look at the life of a teen-aged girl? Did it deal with serious issues that a girl may have to deal with?
Another question related to YA reading in general – do you think that YA novels are being read more by teens or adults nowadays? What do you think is making YA novels so popular nowadays?
As it seems like you’re also quite a young adult literature fan, how do you think modern young adult lit compares to the lit that even appeared only a few years ago? Do you sense any trends or themes that are becoming more common?
I can’t think of a thing to ask! This list looks quite out of sync with my typical faire, and though I like to say I read a variety… Which of these would you suggest as least threatening to someone who is not sure we have similar tastes in books?
This has sort of been asked, but I’m just wondering if you thought Chosen was as good as Marked. I enjoyed Marked but often find that sequels fall flat.
I haven’t heard of Twisted Sisters but from the cover alone it looks like something I should buy for my library system’s teens – I’d enjoy hearing what you thought of it, if I should buy a bunch of copies or a few or skip it.
Unrelated – I see you’re currently reading Rumors – I just finished it. Isn’t that series great, sumptuous fun?? I’m in it for the dresses on the covers alone.
I’m interested in the technique and art of storytelling itself so anything along that line would interest me. My questions are for any or all of the fiction titles in your list:
How was Point-of-View handled? Was there a single POV character or did it alternate among two or more. Was it always clear whose eyes and mind were filtering?
How was language used to set tone and mood?
Was the prose dense or spare? Were sentences generally simple or complex?
How was metaphor used? Were associations fresh or did they tend toward cliche? Did they add to your understanding of the theme?
What was the central or organizing theme?
How does the title relate to the story? Was it fitting?
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BTW I’m hosting a book giveaway this week. Four copies of Still Summer by Jacquelyn Mitchard. Four chances to enter until Saturday 3PM PST
I loved the first novel in PC Cast’s House of Night series. I haven’t had a chance to read Betrayed yet, but what did you think of Chosen? I thought Marked lacked a lot of the telltale signs of being a teenager (signs making it obvious that it was about a teenager), does Cast continue with this trend?
I’m curious about the Cory Doctorow book. What is it about?
Are those all YA books? I love YA books. Which one was your favorite out of all the ones you’ve listed and why? Which one should I run out and read right now?
Did you download Little Brother from the authors site, or acquire a real world copy? If you enjoyed it (or you didn’t) convince me either way in 20 words or less! >:)
I’ve a question about “Undone” Do you think that this book presented a good look at the life of a teen-aged girl? Did it deal with serious issues that a girl may have to deal with?
Another question related to YA reading in general – do you think that YA novels are being read more by teens or adults nowadays? What do you think is making YA novels so popular nowadays?
I ALMOST bought Little Brother last week – and I sort wish I had. Here are my questions:
1 – What did you expect this book to be like?
2 – Did it meet your expectations? Was it different (better? worse?) in some significant way?
3 – Have you read other books by the same author? If so, how does this compare? If not, will you?
Please let me know when you do your review – I’d love to hear about it!
As it seems like you’re also quite a young adult literature fan, how do you think modern young adult lit compares to the lit that even appeared only a few years ago? Do you sense any trends or themes that are becoming more common?
I can’t think of a thing to ask! This list looks quite out of sync with my typical faire, and though I like to say I read a variety… Which of these would you suggest as least threatening to someone who is not sure we have similar tastes in books?
This has sort of been asked, but I’m just wondering if you thought Chosen was as good as Marked. I enjoyed Marked but often find that sequels fall flat.
I haven’t heard of Twisted Sisters but from the cover alone it looks like something I should buy for my library system’s teens – I’d enjoy hearing what you thought of it, if I should buy a bunch of copies or a few or skip it.
Unrelated – I see you’re currently reading Rumors – I just finished it. Isn’t that series great, sumptuous fun??
I’m in it for the dresses on the covers alone.
I’m interested in the technique and art of storytelling itself so anything along that line would interest me. My questions are for any or all of the fiction titles in your list:
How was Point-of-View handled? Was there a single POV character or did it alternate among two or more. Was it always clear whose eyes and mind were filtering?
How was language used to set tone and mood?
Was the prose dense or spare? Were sentences generally simple or complex?
How was metaphor used? Were associations fresh or did they tend toward cliche? Did they add to your understanding of the theme?
What was the central or organizing theme?
How does the title relate to the story? Was it fitting?
>>>>
BTW I’m hosting a book giveaway this week. Four copies of Still Summer by Jacquelyn Mitchard. Four chances to enter until Saturday 3PM PST