tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post6336826103185643537..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: Thumbs Up!Bardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-91992422076038411072007-10-18T22:55:00.000-07:002007-10-18T22:55:00.000-07:00Speaking of "young adult" fiction, I've been out o...Speaking of "young adult" fiction, I've been out of the States for a year and was pleasantly shocked to to how big and how prominently featured and how interesting the YA section was in the closest Borders. Harry Potter effect in part, as there was a lot of actually good fantasy, but also seeing the marketing of adol lad and chick lit happening, which I'm not as excited about. But what a difference from when I avoided that section at all costs when I was that age (eons ago). When did this happen? Really in the last year?The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-42282245103907670902007-10-16T10:02:00.000-07:002007-10-16T10:02:00.000-07:00TBTAM, I think I'd be just as scared to see those ...TBTAM, I think I'd be just as scared to see those films now! They really were sort of hateful about femaleness.<BR/><BR/>MSILF, The kid is 11 years old, and I think about on track maturity wise, though I'm no expert. He loves to read.<BR/><BR/>The book talks about masturbation, alcoholism, death, racism, homophobia in concrete, thoughtful ways. The narrator's about 14, and I'm thinking this kid will be a bit more ready for those subjects in 2 years. I think once he's hit puberty himself, masturbation will be something he understands. And I think those 2 years make a world of difference in thinking about the other issues.Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-30127963999320346542007-10-16T09:56:00.000-07:002007-10-16T09:56:00.000-07:00How old is the kid, and then, mature/literary-mind...How old is the kid, and then, mature/literary-minded?Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606922510495018342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-25721606636713132832007-10-15T14:18:00.000-07:002007-10-15T14:18:00.000-07:00I can just imagine that cartoon uterus filling up ...I can just imagine that cartoon uterus filling up with blood - what I'd give to see those old films again!Margaret Polaneczky, MD (aka TBTAM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16555722791007332247noreply@blogger.com