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zarabia
Tol Eressea
Jul 27 2014, 1:07pm
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I've always wanted to pronounce it that way too, but I never had those mental images before. Now I see a poor polyester sock in a hospital gown saying, "We're gonna do it for Johnny, man! We're gonna do it for Johnny! "
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arithmancer
Grey Havens
Jul 27 2014, 5:17pm
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I like the Ranger's Apprentice books - my older son got hooked on it and I tried it and liked it. I am also a BIG fan of the Harry Potter series (books and movies) and the Percy Jackson series (books more than films, though watched those too as one of my sons loves 'em). Of those in the poll, I have only read the Hunger Games. Thus far, I'm happy with the films also.
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Starling
Half-elven
Jul 27 2014, 6:19pm
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a fan version of the film. You know, 'The Outsiders: Socks at War', or something like that. Oh, it will be brilliant. Cherry Valance will be played by a beautiful Cashmere sock. We can look in the children's clothing section for a Johnny sock. People will be waiting for the first trailer - the buzz will be amazing!
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zarabia
Tol Eressea
Jul 28 2014, 4:52am
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And thus was born Starabia Productions! :D //
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Aunt Dora Baggins
Immortal
Jul 28 2014, 7:13pm
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Also "The Dark is Rising" series.
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I really love the Wrinkle in Time books. Couldn't get into Le Guin somehow, though I read several. Another series I loved as a kid, that's really younger than young adult, is "The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet" and its sequels.
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joec_34
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Jul 28 2014, 8:01pm
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Does book on tape (/disc) count?
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My wife teaches reading, so she stays abreast of popular YA literature. She listens to books on tape in order to multitask with household chores. I caught most of The Hunger Games. I didn't think it was as well written as Harry Potter.
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DaughterofLaketown
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Jul 29 2014, 3:24am
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Harry Potter is very well written for a YA book and Hunger Games not as much. But it was still good.
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IdrilLalaith
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Jul 29 2014, 4:56am
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I'm usually really picky with writing style and I didn't object to Suzanne Collins. I may have been so entranced with the story that I didn't notice it as much as I usually do. Or maybe reading so much business literature in college and crap writing now, my taste is deadened. What a sad thought...
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joec_34
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Jul 29 2014, 12:54pm
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Maybe it was the book on tape thing that threw me off
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Some of my friends really defend her writing style when I mention that I dislike her books. Maybe she has a certain charm that isn't my cup of tea, or maybe her charm didn't come across when listening to the book-on-tape. To be fair, the voice actor for the Harry Potter books-on-tape was phenomenal.
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DaughterofLaketown
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Jul 29 2014, 1:15pm
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I liked it myself because the writing style was used for a reaosn.
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It wasn't choppy or packing a punch with short sentences because the author was lazy she was doing it to reflect the style of the novel and the nature of Katniss's thought because its told from her perspective.
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Rembrethil
Tol Eressea
Jul 29 2014, 4:13pm
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I read the first chapter, but couldn't go further..
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The style grated on my nerves tremendously. I just wanted to go in and re-edit the entire thing. Such writing would never have passed my Creative Writing Class. However, as you say, it manages to capture Katniss' youthful perspective well. I just would have preferred a style written like she had looked back, years later, and reflected on the days of her youth.
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Donry
Tol Eressea
Jul 29 2014, 5:45pm
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no real interest in them.
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IdrilLalaith
Rivendell
Jul 30 2014, 4:05am
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IIRC, Suzanne Collins's other book series, Gregor the Overlander, is less choppy. I found the story less engaging, but you could argue that it's written in a better/smoother style.
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Rembrethil
Tol Eressea
Jul 30 2014, 1:05pm
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To each their own. I will freely admit that she has an interesting story idea, but I thoroughly dislike her literary execution, and I'll never use her Hunger Games books as a guide to better writing skills.
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IdrilLalaith
Rivendell
Aug 1 2014, 4:33am
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I wouldn't use her as an example of a good writer, either. A good story-teller, yes. But that's different from being a good writer.
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sauget.diblosio
Tol Eressea
Aug 1 2014, 11:06am
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a Nancy Drew mystery, and that was back in the 80s.
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IdrilLalaith
Rivendell
Aug 2 2014, 5:25am
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I used to love Nancy Drew. I finally stopped reading them around 2000 or 2001--when I started getting into LotR (not that one necessitated the other). I still hold fond memories of the original 56 yellow hardcovers.
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Riven Delve
Tol Eressea
Aug 2 2014, 1:27pm
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I was a book-firster. Even got a bit teary-eyed, and I hated crying over books in my teens. It is indeed fascinating to see all those young hunks (that’s what we called them back then) pre-stars gathered together in one movie.
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Riven Delve
Tol Eressea
Aug 2 2014, 1:33pm
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My favorite Madeline L'Engle book
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is the third Wrinkle in Time book, A Swiftly Tilting Planet. I love the time-travel/telepathic merging aspect and the focus on Charles Wallace, and Mrs. O'Keefe turns out to have a key role to play.
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dubulous
Rohan
Aug 2 2014, 7:00pm
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I've read the Hunger Games and Divergent (all three books of each series) and they were okay but I can't say I really loved them. The first Hunger Games book was pretty entertaining for the most part, but both series got pretty annoying and boring by book 2, and they were ultimately just too similar. I feel about the same about the movies too. I liked the first HG movie well enough, but even though the second one was received very well, I personally found it boring. Didn't care much for the Divergent movie either. I might have liked it better if it had come out first but after two HG movies it just didn't have anything new to offer anymore.
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Riven Delve
Tol Eressea
Aug 3 2014, 11:34am
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she has great taste.
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