tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post8048925890474837820..comments2024-03-28T08:02:30.691-04:00Comments on The League of Extraordinary Writers: Beautiful Writing for the End of the WorldAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-84709478677564422362011-06-28T12:43:28.289-04:002011-06-28T12:43:28.289-04:00SKIN HUNGER by Kathleen Duey is beautiful, especia...SKIN HUNGER by Kathleen Duey is beautiful, especially the chapters from Sadima. I also think THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX is clean and crisp and wonderfully written.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-86504563724373923982011-06-28T11:56:13.095-04:002011-06-28T11:56:13.095-04:00I know I sweat over every word, every turn of phra...I know I sweat over every word, every turn of phrase, every syllable, so reading that article really bothered me. <br /><br />Was it a reaction to the WSJ Gurdon article, to make YA seem more "fun"? Because all it did was make YA authors seem like flightly asshats.Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-40451231338846003432011-06-27T20:22:54.322-04:002011-06-27T20:22:54.322-04:00YA readers and discerning and they DO appreciate h...YA readers and discerning and they DO appreciate how hard authors work to choose the best phrase & word. There are SO many beautifully written books out there!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-23262545045965432502011-06-27T16:39:42.581-04:002011-06-27T16:39:42.581-04:00That Slate article was strange. I re-read to see i...That Slate article was strange. I re-read to see if it was me whose brain was scattered or if the article didn't make sense. I don't think it was me. <br /><br />We'll probably see more books dumped into YA b/c publishers want some authors to have a marketable book in YA as well as their own market. Outlining YA as some sort of easy market to cash in will probably flood the shelves with some less than stellar books. I think we all know there is great writing all over YA, whether it's contemporary or fantasy. Good writing is good writing. I don't think there is ever a short-cut to cheap and easy success. Especially with teens who can smell a rat when the see one. I think the writers who love the genre will stand out in the end.Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-16442838311143945002011-06-27T15:11:34.488-04:002011-06-27T15:11:34.488-04:00Totally agree with you on The Replacement, and I&#...Totally agree with you on The Replacement, and I'd add that Delirium by Lauren Oliver has these beautiful, quotable lines.Krispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-59021965879504773322011-06-27T13:15:29.957-04:002011-06-27T13:15:29.957-04:00I love NEVERMORE by Kelly Creagh. It is truly beau...I love NEVERMORE by Kelly Creagh. It is truly beautiful and poetic and origional.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-55896987536852992312011-06-27T09:01:18.915-04:002011-06-27T09:01:18.915-04:00I personally think Maggie Stievater writes some of...I personally think Maggie Stievater writes some of the most poetically beautiful prose ever!<br />And... Lisa Schroeder.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783105022383640157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-4749418038591958302011-06-27T02:30:56.546-04:002011-06-27T02:30:56.546-04:00Anything by Shannon Hale, Laini Taylor, or Stephan...Anything by Shannon Hale, Laini Taylor, or Stephanie Perkins - they have bits in their stories that are so shiny they hurt.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-84809551965149989272011-06-27T00:38:10.337-04:002011-06-27T00:38:10.337-04:00I pore over every sentence I read, even my cereal ...I pore over every sentence I read, even my cereal box ingredients, no joke...I'm a READER, Slate, it's what we do, no matter what age range the book is targeted for!<br /><br />Some YA reads I thought were beautifully written? Patrick Ness's Chaos Walking, Moira Young's Blood Red Road, Delirium by Lauren Oliver, and Plague by Michael Grant. Also, I follow all the League books, and love love love them!<br /><br />What is it with people ragging on YA lately? I'm an adult who reads these books, and find they challenge me just as much, sometimes more, than the adult-age books out there. Is anyone writing about YA books actually READING them? Or has it become popular sport to pick on young adult books?Diva Schuylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13544482072178777168noreply@blogger.com