tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post260409374119025741..comments2023-10-31T05:08:39.383-04:00Comments on Yapping About YA: People Who Don't Get YAYapping About YAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11249807348733979046noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-63411100659320752472022-06-21T20:05:11.622-04:002022-06-21T20:05:11.622-04:00This is a ggreat post thanksThis is a ggreat post thanksJulianhttps://www.juliankennedy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-14516674533242428322008-03-05T15:56:00.000-05:002008-03-05T15:56:00.000-05:00Oh, Randomly Capitalized Words. I do love thee so....Oh, Randomly Capitalized Words. I do love thee so. I can't wait to write an urban fantasy so I can use Randomly Capitalized Words all the time like some kind of Major Authorial Device or something.<BR/><BR/>*dreamy sigh*Sophie W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00295263522735456718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-71650604457580627422008-03-05T00:30:00.000-05:002008-03-05T00:30:00.000-05:00I personally loved Alexie's book. I'm really surp...I personally loved Alexie's book. I'm really surprised they put that one there, because (I thought) that it was a really good and easy-to-see way to show the MC's frustration and disbelief at (what seems to him to be) a really stupid situation. <BR/><BR/>Also, I am a HUGE fan of Randomly Capitalized Words. For what my piddly little opinion is worth ;).<BR/><BR/>I think that at the core, the purpose of language and writing is communication. I think what's really cool about a lot of YA is using non-standard means of communication to get clear points across. I love that I work in a genre that feels so free to any means of communication we can use.<BR/><BR/>(BTW, Jordan, a lot of the book is told through cartoons. You'll love it) :)althrasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08808839812646862405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-80069571471715292982008-03-04T23:16:00.000-05:002008-03-04T23:16:00.000-05:00That's good to hear, Trish. I've heard good things...That's good to hear, Trish. I've heard good things about this book since before it was even published, and I can't wait for it to get here. Good thing Amazon ships books out of Atlanta, their free shipping gets here in like two days!<BR/><BR/>@Ronni--I know many people feel that way but I don't ever really come into contact with them. When I do, it's somehow always a shock. I'm not far removed from teenagerhood myself. As more of my dealings are with "adults," I learn so much about young people I never knew before...Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00850682345777206863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-1060340967967066602008-03-04T22:10:00.000-05:002008-03-04T22:10:00.000-05:00“ARGGHHHHHHHHSSSSSPPPPPPGGGHHHHHHHAAAAAARGHHHHHHHH...“ARGGHHHHHHHHSSSSSPPPPPPGGGHHHHHHHAAAAAARGHHHHHHHHHHAGGGGHH!” is hardly the worst line I've ever read. But I'm taking her opinion for what it's worth (and at this point, it ain't much). I've read the book and I've heard far more positive than negative. If that's all that's "wrong" with Sherman Alexie's book, that says something.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387112387407706235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-30469552560038474802008-03-04T19:59:00.000-05:002008-03-04T19:59:00.000-05:00My take on it is that some peopel feel that YA=for...My take on it is that some peopel feel that YA=for teenagers which means:<BR/><BR/>1. It must suck b/c teens have no taste.<BR/>2. It must suck b/c teens are stupid and immature.<BR/>3. It must suck b/c it's dumbed down for teens.<BR/><BR/>It's too bad they have those attitudes. They're losing out on a great genre of books.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928614895111353202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-35585358413659056862008-03-04T18:33:00.000-05:002008-03-04T18:33:00.000-05:00If literature never evolved to reflect the cultura...If literature never evolved to reflect the cultural standards of the day...well, literature never would have evolved, would it? We would be reciting stories we'd heard, and they would lose their value with every unskilled retelling, because like writing, oral storytelling is an art.<BR/><BR/>Conventions be damned, tell your story the way it must be told.Vanessa Concannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635599300208678468noreply@blogger.com