tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post563982423214571493..comments2024-03-14T16:46:14.455-05:00Comments on Becky's Book Reviews: What I Read and WhyBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-20048246110336784292008-03-07T20:44:00.000-06:002008-03-07T20:44:00.000-06:00I can't believe that someone who take issue with a...I can't believe that someone who take issue with another person chosing to read YA books! While, I don't read them very often, I completely appreciate your decision to do so. I love the reader's bill of rights, thank you so much for posting it!pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651944290195111894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-44282135887983709562008-03-07T18:05:00.000-06:002008-03-07T18:05:00.000-06:00Ah the comments... I think the comments got me jus...Ah the comments... I think the comments got me just as angry, if not angrier, than Roger's original post. It looks like since Horn Book Roger says it's ok to slam YA/childlit readers, let's go to town! So many of them equivalents of "if you don't read what I think you should, there is something wrong with you."<BR/><BR/>And I was totally thinking of posting that clip, LOL!Liz Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671844475303001610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-19618446307240204062008-03-07T14:17:00.000-06:002008-03-07T14:17:00.000-06:00Oh Becky, how very much alike we are. I haven't co...Oh Becky, how very much alike we are. I haven't completely given up on adult books, but those I do still read are very specific, either in the authors or if they are part of a series I've already begun. <BR/><BR/>I can't even begin to explain how much I love YA, having just "rediscovered" it a couple of years ago. I didn't read much YA when I was in the actual target age range, but now, why wouldn't I? I work with teens, the books usually move pretty quickly, and there are some incredible plots and amazing authors. Umm... Scott Westerfeld anyone? A little Stephanie Meyer? Sarah Dessen? <BR/><BR/>And the Reader's Bill of Rights? I hope you don't mind, but I'm borrowing that...it's brilliant! I will, of course, be giving credit to where I found it! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-2779118835273336402008-03-07T09:50:00.000-06:002008-03-07T09:50:00.000-06:00Hear, hear! (or is it Here, here???) Great post!Hear, hear! (or is it Here, here???) Great post!Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-60889147253945448312008-03-07T09:20:00.000-06:002008-03-07T09:20:00.000-06:00"It shouldn't be your "duty" as a grown up to read..."It shouldn't be your "duty" as a grown up to read books that bore you to death."<BR/><BR/>Love it, Becky! And well said!Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429881953804634592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-1590693241812377382008-03-07T08:52:00.000-06:002008-03-07T08:52:00.000-06:00I got a bit po'd at roger's post (my fault for bei...I got a bit po'd at roger's post (my fault for being curious) and I ranted over at Finding Wonderland. But 10. (The Right to Not Defend Your Tastes) hits the spot. I'm not going to feel bad because some guy in NY (who's the editor of Horn Book, how's that for irony!) thinks that reading too much YA is bad for you. Bleh. (PS, I won't tell you how freaky similar our reading histories are. You're like my long lost reading twin. :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217383813263874657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-33049221239033289372008-03-06T21:00:00.000-06:002008-03-06T21:00:00.000-06:00I didn't click the link to Roger's blog yet, but I...I didn't click the link to Roger's blog yet, but I have to say that there are far too few book-lovers in my life for me to get picky about which sorts of bibliophiles I think are worthy of my respect and which I should judge harshly. I'm just going to be thrilled that I know anyone at all who understands my own love of reading.Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395712971920800717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-12405380952025982382008-03-06T18:55:00.000-06:002008-03-06T18:55:00.000-06:00That's quite a rant over there on Read Roger. I re...That's quite a rant over there on Read Roger. I read most of it, but kept my hands clean. I don't see why people should judge what others read. I liked your description of how your reading tastes changed over time. As a young adult I used to read lots of adult fiction. As a college student, I used to escape pressure by delving into picture books. Now I read a whole range of things even my husband doesn't appreciate, but it doesn't matter, because I do.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-68781098557688887612008-03-06T17:03:00.000-06:002008-03-06T17:03:00.000-06:00I was going to comment on the whole mess over at R...I was going to comment on the whole mess over at Roger's blog but why bother? You said all I wanted to say.Paige Y.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09823929357425078374noreply@blogger.com