[bksvol-discuss] Re: Identical
- From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:28:33 -0600
I honestly don't understand why this is classified as young adult fiction.
The story is a powerful one, but not something I think younger teens should
be reading.
Shannon
Women will starve in silence until new stories are created which confer on
them the power of naming themselves.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 1:50 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Identical
Cindy, I realize that and thought afterward that my reply might have been
misunderstood. Instead of the words "wanted to validate" I should have said
"willing to validate." How many people do you suppose will read this book
now just to see what we're talking about. You might be interested to know
that when I got this book from the library, the librarian questioned whether
I really wanted it. When I returned the book, she and I both agreed that we
could not understand why this book was promoted for young adults. Jill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy Rosenthal" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 1:53 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Identical
> If people hadn't wanted to read it and you hadn't
> scanned it, I wouldn't have validated. smile
>
> I don't think this is typical of young adults these
> days, Jill. smile Did you read it as you scanned and
> get to the end? Or you too offput by the language and
> context? Basically the book, though I think it was a
> lot longer than it had to be and I think the
> formatting shtick was unnecessary, portrayed what
> harmful effects incest can have on a child.
>
> Cindy
> --- Jill O'Connell <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure what you mean by "bad job for the
>> author" but I found no
>> redeeming quality in this book. If Cindy hadn't
>> wanted to validate, I never
>> would have continued scanning. I must be out of
>> touch with young adults'
>> lives if this is typical. Jill
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bob" <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 1:06 AM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Identical has been
>> uploaded
>>
>>
>> > Hi Cindy.
>> >
>> > I checked out identical, though it's not my usual
>> cup of tea the synopsis
>> > sounded interesting) and, as far as I can tell,
>> the formatting stayed.
>> >
>> > That's rather unfortunate because I found it very
>> confusing. But, it
>> > follows
>> > bookshare policy of staying as close as is
>> possible to the original text.
>> >
>> > Good job, bad job for the author.
>> >
>> > Bob
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Cindy Rosenthal" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
>> <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 3:32 AM
>> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Identical has been
>> uploaded
>> >
>> >
>> >>I uploaded Identical, by Ellen Hopkins, this
>> evening
>> >> (i.e., Wed.). I have in my notes that Shannon
>> >> requested it, but I'm not sure which Shannon,
>> though
>> >> if it's solsticesinger then she's on this list, I
>> >> think. Besides, I think a few other people wanted
>> to
>> >> read it, too.
>> >>
>> >> Jill scanned it and did an excellent job. A lot
>> of the
>> >> formatting of the book was retained in the scan.
>> For
>> >> most of the pages I tried to keep the formatting
>> of
>> >> the book, too. A couple of pages I didn't bother,
>> >> except for the separations between stanzas or
>> lines,
>> >> where I did put asterisks. I'm curious to know
>> how
>> >> much of the formatting was retained, so if anyone
>> >> reads it, please let me know if it's all gone or
>> if it
>> >> was retained.
>> >>
>> >> Personally, I don't think all that was necessary.
>> On
>> >> some pages, the formatting did indicate state of
>> mind,
>> >> but there were not many of those. The first pages
>> of
>> >> Kaleigh and Raeanne's parts are adjacent and
>> written
>> >> in such a way that words or phrases separated
>> from the
>> >> main text were the same.
>> >>
>> >> Jill, I changed the Adult rating. All the
>> reviewers
>> >> and my library systems designate the book as
>> Young
>> >> Adult, but I did put in both synopses that it
>> contains
>> >> profanity, obscenity, sex and incest.
>> >>
>> >> It's an interesting book; if it were a movie I'd
>> say
>> >> it was a little too long--and even as a book, in
>> my
>> >> personal opinion, it would have been as effective
>> >> without the formatting and a little shorter--but
>> I am
>> >> not a best-selling and popular young-adult
>> fiction
>> >> author.
>> >>
>> >> Cindy
>> >>
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