Comments on: October reads

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:45:47 +0000

I’m kind of a curmudgeon about YA lit. I feel like the YA lit I read as a kid (Yes, Dicey’s Song and Homecoming!) was much better than the stuff I’m seeing now but that might be because as an English teacher, I saw my students reading a whole lotta crap, and not necessarily picking up quality YA.

The subway commute is one of the things I miss most about working, and living in the city. My reading consumption took a total nosedive when I stopped working!

By: liz

liz — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:28:44 +0000

The only book on this list I’ve read was Thirteen Reasons Why. I wanted to read it because the premise hooked me but I was let down a bit.
But – now I think I need to read Divergent and The Everafter – they sound really good.
Joan Bauer is someone I’ve heard good things about as well.

By: Jodi

Jodi — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:03:16 +0000

Wow, what fantastic synopses. It’s so interesting to hear your take on the themes and overall stories as one from inside the publishing industry as well.

By: lauren

lauren — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:07:26 +0000

I don’t particularly share your love for YA fiction (it’s fine, but not really the kind of fiction I prefer!) but OH MY GOD Homecoming and Dicey’s Song were two of my favorites when I was growing up. And related to that – this list makes me really happy that I’m done with exams and can take a bit of a break to do some fun reading again – to really take my time with a book and read a story, rather than try to determine what the argument is and find its shortcomings within the shortest possible period of time.