tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852583071241460496.post8417673559665374678..comments2024-03-04T01:23:18.109-05:00Comments on Tangled Up In Words: Hola! I'm KimberlyTangled Up Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472367693641187926noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852583071241460496.post-40904593629805480532013-06-18T20:00:21.035-04:002013-06-18T20:00:21.035-04:00Yay for Hermione! I also love The Raven Boys - can...Yay for Hermione! I also love The Raven Boys - can't wait for the second book!ELAdamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11390894357209056149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852583071241460496.post-21202007555715532752013-06-18T12:50:37.373-04:002013-06-18T12:50:37.373-04:00It's so funny that you mentioned The Raven Boy...It's so funny that you mentioned The Raven Boys! As I was reading through your answers and came to Maggie's name, I totally thought, "Man, I didn't think about it when I did mine, but I wish I had written The Raven Boys!" And for the exact reason you listed :D Brianna Lebrechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07016979223017483176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852583071241460496.post-32541322163073190462013-06-18T06:37:31.943-04:002013-06-18T06:37:31.943-04:00Great to see you here, Kim!
Also: I totally agree...Great to see you here, Kim!<br /><br />Also: I totally agree about YA being gutsy. I mean, some YA lit takes more risks (in content, format, etc) than others, but the case could also be made that the whole idea that teen characters get their own stories/their own voices is inherently a gutsy idea.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09374440494257934297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852583071241460496.post-54273400865737389332013-06-17T18:51:58.091-04:002013-06-17T18:51:58.091-04:00It just screws with our mental picture of them. Wo...It just screws with our mental picture of them. Worse is when I see the movie first and then I can't the actor or actress out of my head when I'm reading. Kimberly G. Giarratanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983330164849240374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852583071241460496.post-44220101227202459412013-06-17T18:30:01.457-04:002013-06-17T18:30:01.457-04:00I second the cover peeve- also when they do a book...I second the cover peeve- also when they do a book to movie adaptation, and the characters don't have the same hair and/or eye color. Really? How hard is it do squeeze out some dye and buy some contacts? Leandra Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381034024025750992noreply@blogger.com