tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post8285038612038960632..comments2024-01-12T05:04:17.663-06:00Comments on Laura's blog: TWSB--On Reading, Romance, and my YA pet peevesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-81576352507142567062011-07-07T12:41:27.510-05:002011-07-07T12:41:27.510-05:00I loved vampires as a kid, but the vampire books I...I loved vampires as a kid, but the vampire books I was reading were stuff like Cirque du Freak and My Teacher is a Vampire (lol) and stuff by Brian Jacques...things like that. Not overly sexualized vampires, because that wasn't age appropriate. It's like Stephanie Meyer tried to be Anne Rice and failed...LOL. I love Interview With A Vampire, by the way.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725049899131699912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-87637370286612386242011-07-06T11:54:20.057-05:002011-07-06T11:54:20.057-05:00AH!?!?! I wrote about the same problem in YA roman...AH!?!?! I wrote about the same problem in YA romance here http://writtled.blogspot.com/2011/06/i-hate-herand-bows-and-books.html <br /><br />And I feel the same way about vampires now, which sucks because I LOVED them growing up (reading wise), and I feel that I still could one day, when it comes back down to quality, not quantity. Werewolves though? SO hard for me to swallow.Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237422917705115205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-32739183881978040852011-07-05T18:33:40.783-05:002011-07-05T18:33:40.783-05:00I agree so much with the romance. I love YA romanc...I agree so much with the romance. I love YA romance but I also tend to be very picky when it comes to the genre. It's definitely my escapist genre. <br /><br />I actually liked most of the books I read for school even though I never finished the majority. I think the only ones I actually finished were 1984, To Kill a Mockingbird, Animal Farm, the Giver, and the Outsiders, all of which I loved.Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918987890132222901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-26821148071167915812011-07-03T18:01:33.211-05:002011-07-03T18:01:33.211-05:00@Kirsten: Nothing wrong with liking romance! I thi...@Kirsten: Nothing wrong with liking romance! I think part of the appeal of romance is exactly the cliches you were talking about. It's predictable and ideal, easy for people to escape into.<br /><br />@Will: Softcore porn, LOL. I'm glad your MC's don't have "that" kind of a relationship.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725049899131699912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-55273025957614410292011-07-03T15:39:46.251-05:002011-07-03T15:39:46.251-05:00Gracie: Same here (The Outsiders was awesome), tho...Gracie: Same here (The Outsiders was awesome), though I also found 1984 pretty interesting if a bit depressing.<br /><br />I like the last bit, but I also find it rather tragic since it's a pretty good estimation of what would probably happen. I can also agree that the romance genre is kind of asking for it right now. My WIP's main character has a girlfriend, but you know what? They don't have that "all over each other" or "cutesy" relationship at all. They're basically just friends. And before they have the chance to devolve into that kind of painful mockery of a romance, (spoiler alert) she dies.<br /><br />Maybe it's just me, but I prefer the implicit relationships. The ones where while it may be obvious two people like each other, they rarely admit it or enter into a relationship and if they do, it's never the kind you'd see in books like Twilight. I don't write softcore porn.Fenrir Novushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15476944995316666457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-91999473070770378002011-07-03T13:25:50.279-05:002011-07-03T13:25:50.279-05:00Well I for one love romance novels haha. Although ...Well I for one love romance novels haha. Although I know that they are ridiculously cliche, very predictable, and support a lot of stereotypes, I just can't help loving them. But I am picky; if I read a romance novel, it has to be a.) set in the past and/or b.) fantasy/supernatural/paranormal. Modern-day, normal people romance books just aren't as exciting :P I know, I have terrible taste! hahaKirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587606391756085543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-61757878236821741212011-07-03T11:26:55.347-05:002011-07-03T11:26:55.347-05:00I love The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time In...I love The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian---I'm almost finished with it, so I know what you mean, Brittany.<br /><br />Interestingly enough, I read The Outsiders outside of school, and didn't like it. Weird, haha. I guess it just wasn't my thing.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725049899131699912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-49993641019339421412011-07-03T10:57:35.991-05:002011-07-03T10:57:35.991-05:00It's true... I have pretty much hated every bo...It's true... I have pretty much hated every book I've ever had to read for school (except for The Outsiders). <br /><br />And that last thing about Satan... both hilarious and sad. :DAlyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127447015151066065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-43539296533599931732011-07-02T21:35:13.503-05:002011-07-02T21:35:13.503-05:00By the way I loved The Absolutely True Diary of a ...By the way I loved The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and I think it's a great example of realistic love interests- I won't give you any specific examples in case you're not that far into it, but both Junior and his love interest are realistic teenagers. Their relationship doesn't have high stakes since they're so young, and they don't act like it does.Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08115091011126786039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-78311719864582649552011-07-02T21:32:19.749-05:002011-07-02T21:32:19.749-05:00The whole thing about how teens never read insults...The whole thing about how teens never read insults me too. I know there are teens who hate reading and would never pick up a book- that's just the way they are. Still, there are a LOT of teens who are avid readers, boys and girls.<br /><br />I agree with you on the YA paranormal romance and YA romance cliches- I think writers of YA romance need to focus on creating real love interests who are also insecure, flawed, or awkward.Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08115091011126786039noreply@blogger.com