tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post205306686993226075..comments2023-11-23T21:19:19.372-08:00Comments on The Green Bathtub: Writing BuddiesA.L. Sonnichsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-34333399264783573582010-07-28T07:35:26.037-07:002010-07-28T07:35:26.037-07:00Absolutely love the first few, but I've never ...Absolutely love the first few, but I've never read the last one. I guess I'll have to check it out! :o)<br /><br />In other news, you won something on my blog! Cheers!Jackeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351019926958000627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-75075532997776757942010-07-27T23:20:17.643-07:002010-07-27T23:20:17.643-07:00Stina, Okay, now I'll definitely have to read ...Stina, Okay, now I'll definitely have to read <i>Princess Academy</i>!<br /><br />Lydia, That's why I like it, too. Beautiful writing. :) <br /><br />Faith, I'll look up <i>Crunch</i> -- thanks for the tip! I thought <i>Waiting for Normal</i> was great. Very moving. I cried often. How wonderful that you're friends with Leslie! :) Yeah, my daughter is only eight, so the themes are a little too much for her. Boy, I disliked the mother in that book SO much! There were many times I found myself talking out loud to her while I was reading: "What are you thinking, you crazy, selfish lady!" Oh boy, I'm a crazy reader. <br /><br />Susan, Yes, I've been that way with <i>The Sky Is Everywhere</i>. I read the first chapter about six times, trying to figure out what the magic was. :) And I have it next to me while I write, too. ha ha.<br /><br />AmyA.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-25342859111851569042010-07-27T18:59:39.978-07:002010-07-27T18:59:39.978-07:00I've read The Hunger Games and Catching Fire a...I've read The Hunger Games and Catching Fire and I LOVED them! I'm being very selfish with them. I want my kids to read them, but only one kid can read them at a time, because whichever book they're not reading I've got by my side when I'm writing. You're so right - incredible books like that are writing buddies that show us how it's done - well said!Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-13069041423217266262010-07-27T14:07:52.672-07:002010-07-27T14:07:52.672-07:00I have read all but the last; they are all great e...I have read all but the last; they are all great examples of excellent writing. <br />I agree w/ the maturity level of Waiting for Normal; I thought the writing astounding, but I'd label it YA instead of MG. It was hard for me in spots, even. Leslie Connor is a dear writing friend of mine and I'm so excited to see her books pop up in "random" places. Have you read her newest, Crunch? I loved it, and it was more thoroughly MG.Faith E. Houghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823750019164801104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-45527370067051261752010-07-27T13:10:47.034-07:002010-07-27T13:10:47.034-07:00I just started The Sky is Everywhere. I like how h...I just started The Sky is Everywhere. I like how her poetry infuses her writing!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-25779143194898291952010-07-27T09:24:13.041-07:002010-07-27T09:24:13.041-07:00I've read The Sky Is Everywhere and Catching F...I've read The Sky Is Everywhere and Catching Fire, and loved them both. And I loved Academy Princess so much I've read it twice. <br /><br />I've read so many books lately, I don't remember The Sky Is Everywhere being about sex. Certainly nothing like Perfect Chemistry.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-54244672192170972122010-07-27T08:16:54.161-07:002010-07-27T08:16:54.161-07:00Sharon, Sounds like I have some reading to do, too...Sharon, Sounds like I have some reading to do, too. I've been wanting to read <i>Princess Academy</i> ... and <i>Twisted</i>? Cool, I'll add it!<br /><br />Krista,It's so difficult with books that I like, because a lot of times I like them for the writing, and I forget that the content might be less than PG. For instance, <i>The Sky is Everywhere</i> is amazingly written, but the main themes are SEX and LOSS, heavy on the SEX. Thankfully it's not too graphic, but there is a lot of language. It's definitely edgy, and if I didn't admire the writing so much, I would've stopped reading. <i>Waiting for Normal</i> is similar in that I loved reading it, but even though it's technically MG, I won't let my daughter read it till she's older just because some of the themes are mature. (!!) My two favorites from this list were <i>A Year Down Yonder</i> and <i>A Single Shard</i>, both rated G. They might be considered MG because they are more innocent, but <i>A Year...</i> has a teenaged protagonist, so I'm not exactly sure where it fits. <br /><br />Anyway, hope this helps. They're all very well written. :) <i>Waiting...</i> and <i>A Year...</i> were both books I couldn't put down.<br /><br />AmyA.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-75586534759736009582010-07-27T08:02:38.716-07:002010-07-27T08:02:38.716-07:00I'm embarrassed to admit I've only read CA...I'm embarrassed to admit I've only read CATCHING FIRE. Sounds like I've got some reading to do. Which one would you suggest I start with, Amy?Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-27102853000021745942010-07-26T23:24:18.052-07:002010-07-26T23:24:18.052-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-70721793526164702512010-07-26T22:52:41.632-07:002010-07-26T22:52:41.632-07:00I loved A Single Shard, A Year Down Yonder, and Pr...I loved A Single Shard, A Year Down Yonder, and Princess Academy. Actually, I've loved everything I've read by Richard Peck and Shannon Hale. The first blog I started reading was Shannon Hale's.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-60427602382124365972010-07-26T21:17:53.694-07:002010-07-26T21:17:53.694-07:00I loved A Single Shard! Linda Sue Parks spoke at C...I loved A Single Shard! Linda Sue Parks spoke at Chautauqua the summer I went...<br /><br />I'm reading Twisted again...I have a big pile of new TBR's, but I'm studying Twisted, not reading for pleasure...<br /><br />Have you read Princess Academy? I loved it!Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.com