Miaree’s Comments (group member since Feb 07, 2012)

Miaree’s comments from the Mt. Mercy University 2012 group.

I would have to say Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone. It is sad what the main character goes through, but at the end she finds her own happiness. Very powerful, but not your typical adolescent reading material.

Hunger Games to read...
A Day No Pig Would Die to teach...

Jennifer wrote: "I really enjoyed The Help. The book as well as the movie is very powerful and I personally loved both. This doesn't happen very often. The movie is always a disappointment to me."

I agree! Both book and movie told the same powerful story.

"Matilda" is a great example... :) Any Roald Dahl book that is made into a movie I enjoy. My personal favorite is "Witches"!

I also agree that the "Chronicles of Narnina" were pretty good as movies, but PBS did mini-series that I think was much better than the newer movies... I watched the mini-series as an adolescent, and I would love to watch it again as an adult!

***Spoiler Alert***
I have read the first book and liked it, but have not had the chance to read the rest of the series. The beginning was a very quick read, but the ending was slow going. Should I read the rest of the series or not?

YA Literature can be really great Literature. I agree with Lauren that in a college setting we feel like we can't read "contemporary" books with all the great classics out there. And while I love Jane Austen, Jennifer Weiner and Maeve Binchy (they are not strictly YA, but contemporary) are right up there with Austen, as far as books that have personally made an impact on my life.

The YA genre is genre of books that most students are reading, if they "read for fun," and if they don't read for fun, then it is YA Lit that can "hook" them!