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Comment on Voracious Teen Readers by Jenny Johnson

Jenny Johnson — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:09:30 +0000

Agreed, nothing has quite matched how disturbed I felt after reading The Handmaid’s Tale, or The Brave New World.

Comment on Voracious Teen Readers by sanchezkisser

sanchezkisser — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:29:32 +0000

This is a good series for teens interested in the dystopian genre right now. There are a whole lot of new books that focus on the reproductive/marriage rights for teens in a dystopian setting: XVI by Julia Karr, Chemical Garden Trilogy by Lauren DeStefano, Girl in the arena : a novel containing intense prolonged sequences of disaster and peril by Lise Haines, Delirium by Lauren Oliver, and Bumped by Megan McCafferty. Though I still think my favorite is Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood which I read in high school.

Comment on Voracious Teen Readers by Jenny Johnson

Jenny Johnson — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:30:10 +0000

I have friends who really liked Matched and Crossed by Ally Condie.

Comment on Know the Koreans by sanchezkisser

sanchezkisser — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:15:14 +0000

Yeah, I thought it was fine, I probably have a fairly low bar for these show since they are my mindless TV shows and this was first exposure. I have also watched with a bit more “What??” moments Playful Kiss and I am watching Coffee Prince and Foxy Lady now.

Comment on Know the Koreans by buttercup

buttercup — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:26:27 +0000

hi..thanks for your post..so you like Lie To Me???

Comment on New dystopian literature by sanchezkisser

sanchezkisser — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 03:27:36 +0000

True, true. And yes, there is some fun and well done young adult science fiction/fantasy with good characters, plots, and stories that are on the lighter side. I have been reading through a lot of the latest YA buys at the library and many fall short. Where I am currently, the library focus the majority of it’s science fiction/fantasy on YA books rather than those marketed at the general public, which makes it disappointing when you recommend something more challenging to a teenager who has asked, ” I want something that makes me think,” and the books that come to mind all have to be ordered from another library. So I will keep trying new books and keep track of the better authors to recommend to my young readers.

Comment on New dystopian literature by Hank

Hank — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:06:26 +0000

I’ve had many the same thoughts myself. However, I remember reading plenty of escapist fiction right alongside the better works when I was a kid. There’s room for both. A little junk food for the mind isn’t the worst thing ever, as long as you get some solid meals in between.