tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post2479600551917630556..comments2024-02-09T13:20:01.103-08:00Comments on bibliophiliac: Sunday Coffeebibliophiliachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-34778869418599444412011-06-10T09:20:20.866-07:002011-06-10T09:20:20.866-07:00@Lisa-allowing teens to read what they like is the...@Lisa-allowing teens to read what they like is the only way to develop a life-long love of reading. I understand the desire to protect, but with older teens, parents need to allow choice.bibliophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-70951616355271449662011-06-09T20:44:10.169-07:002011-06-09T20:44:10.169-07:00Well said, teacher! My parents were like yours in ...Well said, teacher! My parents were like yours in that I was largely allowed to read whatever I chose. And I did read all of the SE Hinton books, Go Ask Alice, V C Andrews...Kids are just like adults; they want to read things that speak to them and reflect the world they live in. Sometimes that will be light and sometimes it will be dark.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-83016799845233662162011-06-07T19:26:10.812-07:002011-06-07T19:26:10.812-07:00@BookQuoter-I love your advice to parents! Teenage...@BookQuoter-I love your advice to parents! Teenagers can be very resistant, but if you want to know them, they will reveal themselves to you. Reading together is a great place for parents to begin a conversation with their kids.bibliophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-53212303137923855612011-06-06T16:50:42.392-07:002011-06-06T16:50:42.392-07:00Great post. I don't understand why YA books ar...Great post. I don't understand why YA books are so maligned. I usually counsel parents of my teenage patients to read what their kids are reading. I cannot tell you how many times YA books have opened up difficult conversations for me.BookQuoterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033467542826463255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-70743791162725910412011-06-05T20:00:34.281-07:002011-06-05T20:00:34.281-07:00@Coffee and a Book Chick-I did almost feel sorry f...@Coffee and a Book Chick-I did almost feel sorry for the writer of the WSJ piece, as I'm sure she never would have predicted the response to her article. But I see her piece as condescending in the end, and for older teen readers, hopelessly unrealistic about what teens already know, see, and experience in their lives. It reminds me a little of the Victorian attitude toward novels, which were thought to have a corrupting effect on young ladies.bibliophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-3840676990709169992011-06-05T19:58:18.320-07:002011-06-05T19:58:18.320-07:00@Rummanah-since you are a librarian and someone wh...@Rummanah-since you are a librarian and someone who works with young people, I trust your opinion on this one. I do think the writer might have interviewed young readers (like my students) who are passionate about the work of writers like Ellen Hopkins. Listen to the kids!bibliophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-81873867053539037642011-06-05T19:56:12.920-07:002011-06-05T19:56:12.920-07:00@Mayowa-I loved your tweets on this topic. The WSJ...@Mayowa-I loved your tweets on this topic. The WSJ writer seems to have really underestimated the collective rage of the YA reader/writer audience. I did a little research, and she is a mother, and maybe she is coming from that protective mommy-place. I sympathize with her desire to protect younger readers, but her piece was not well thought-out or supported by fact. And the title, Darkness Visible (an allusion to Satan in Paradise Lost) seems a bit heavy-handed.bibliophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-28801382929392121072011-06-05T19:53:32.473-07:002011-06-05T19:53:32.473-07:00@Amanda-thanks for letting me know...@Amanda-thanks for letting me know...bibliophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-22574362946189979452011-06-05T18:43:47.642-07:002011-06-05T18:43:47.642-07:00Loved this post. Either kerfuffle or brouhaha, I a...Loved this post. Either kerfuffle or brouhaha, I agree - WSJ had no idea the immense monster that was created because clearly, YA literature is fantastic, diverse, and not always dark. And besides dark is fine - life can be dark, and unfortunately everyone is exposed to it, whether an adult or child. Reading is an outlet, an ability to understand that others can go through something horrible, or that you're not the only one, etc., etc. YA Saves.Natalie~Coffee and a Book Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369504951819517390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-50202617947515764902011-06-05T18:13:58.038-07:002011-06-05T18:13:58.038-07:00Your advice about knowing your children as people ...Your advice about knowing your children as people and as readers are spot on, Lisa. As a teen, I didn't read YA. I jumped straight into the classics and contemporary fiction mainly because the YA books that were out all seemed bland but I backtracked when I started library school and visited YA again. It has changed profoundly and has impacted on how I view my students and other readers. Realistic fiction always seems to get a backlash but isn't life dark? Can't we use fiction to address some of the contemporary issues and make them palpable and poignant to start discussions? YA does save and it has saved many readers from readingcide. I've had many who couldn't finish 1 book now they have gone on and finished 30. That says something.Rummanah Aasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119402559076729383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-60951766369085674082011-06-05T18:05:52.936-07:002011-06-05T18:05:52.936-07:00Howdy do, Lisa.
Caught some of the WSJ piece and ...Howdy do, Lisa.<br /><br />Caught some of the WSJ piece and community outrage late last night. Stayed up pretty late reading responses. I kinda have three takeaways from the whole shebang.<br /><br />- The piece is purely opinion, not much in the way of facts or figures. A lot of the subsequent bashing is well deserved.<br /><br />- It's a little scary how organized the YA community is. It's great to be organized (literary fiction can learn a thing or ten about that). It's great to be organized but now i pity the author for raising the hackles of so many.<br /><br />- Few of the outraged responses seem to do any soul searching. I might be a grumpy old man, but i there were some things i agreed with in the article.<br /><br />Gah, thats me mouthing off on the subject. Hope you're enjoying the summer break.Mayowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02123151836752576609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-85560179345827856342011-06-05T16:40:05.894-07:002011-06-05T16:40:05.894-07:00Hey! Just in case you didn't see already, I...Hey! Just in case you didn't see already, I'm shutting down The Zen Leaf. I'm contacting all the people who signed up for the 52-52-52 Challenge to let them know. I'm still continuing on with the challenge, but it will be at my tumblr account (http://agignac.tumblr.com) rather than at The Zen Leaf.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.com