tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post871540924936781451..comments2023-09-09T09:24:20.533-04:00Comments on The Eye Of Loni's Storm: What Red Read: Overreacting parents and YA fictionLonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-42077127673386008192011-06-09T15:41:09.539-04:002011-06-09T15:41:09.539-04:00Nymeth, That was actually one of my top ten pet pe...Nymeth, That was actually one of my top ten pet peeves for a post I did in March. I feel the same way about Graphic Novels. They aren't a genre, they're a type of book. I guess another pet peeve of mine are people, like Gurdon and the angry parent, who judge a book "by its cover".Lonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-73801169939409481222011-06-09T10:07:08.704-04:002011-06-09T10:07:08.704-04:00"Firstly, I'm so tired of people grouping..."Firstly, I'm so tired of people grouping YA in one big category. "<br /><br />I absolutely agree. Even the idea of YA being a genre bothers me a little. It's so much more diverse than that.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-49724524678751871892011-06-08T21:26:42.594-04:002011-06-08T21:26:42.594-04:00I do too. If she were asking for a review of cert...I do too. If she were asking for a review of certain books, versus a single negative generalization, then the argument might sound more thought out.Lonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-52943970946848800442011-06-08T15:33:08.564-04:002011-06-08T15:33:08.564-04:00Thanks for the link to that blog. I think Gurdon t...Thanks for the link to that blog. I think Gurdon tried to make her argument more reasoned than just "kids are too dumb to know that dark books are fiction," but in the end her argument still fell into that category. I wish she was calling for parents to be more informed about what their kids were reading instead of just angry at all books marketed at a certain age bracket.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-43383397761712855672011-06-08T14:13:05.599-04:002011-06-08T14:13:05.599-04:00I agree. I think some people over react without e...I agree. I think some people over react without educating themselves. Plus, I don't actually think Twilight is that "dark" except for the fact that the covers are black.<br /><br />I'm posting a link from the Indigo Teen Fiction blog about what's the latest news in this YA uproar.<br />http://blog.indigo.ca/teen/item/413-books-are-dangerous.htmlLonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-42282616854326919232011-06-08T13:02:32.662-04:002011-06-08T13:02:32.662-04:00Aww thanks for the link and whatnot! It's sill...Aww thanks for the link and whatnot! It's silly that when people think YA all they think about is Twilight and that ilk. I'm not a YA fan but I know there's more to it than just that. It's that kind of laziness, the refusal the look at the material long enough to realize there's more than just the dark stuff there that is annoying.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.com