Wild Things: YA Grown-Up discussion

I vote for fantasy. YA fantasy is light and fun (for the most part), and is perfect for a summer day. :)

...would it surprise you if I second what Becky says? :)

:D

I'll third that!

:)

*trendsetter* ;)

*nominate against us and die a long bookless death*

If Neil Gaiman is coming in June (or whichever month he comes), we could pick one of his 10 favorites to read. Allison posted them here. So I guess I'm suggesting our theme that month could be Neil Gaiman's favorites.

Edit: AND if we do choose that, I'd like to nominate Archer's Goon. It's a Diana Wynne Jones I haven't read yet, but would love to!

I'm actually ordering Archer's Goon and Lud in the Mist right now based on his recs, so I definitely like her idea!

Allison, you should nominate Lud in the Mist for the Fantasy Book Club read too. :)

k I'll go do it

Yay!

its done, go read the summary! It sounds so cool.

technicalities :P

I know... The nomination is for another group. :)

Goof. :)

LOL couldnt Neil Gaimen's favorite books be consdiered a catagorty for nomination?

well they aren't really YA

Archer's Goon is. :)

I dunno if Lud is, but I think that is probably all.

I don't remember anything else on them now though :P so maybe I'm wrong.

I say we get adventuresome and pick NG favorite books.

But this is a YA group. I would be willing to go with Neil's favorite YA books, but I don't think that we should start mixing adult books in like that really. We have an "Grown-Up Books for Young Adults" but those appeal to young adults too, not just adults.

yeah, I think if we decided to read a book for NG we'd pretty much have to all agree on Archer's Goon right?

(which is absolutely fine with me, I love DWJ!)

I'm sorry. I really don't know that much about NG. I thought he was YA, or at least partly YA. In that case, I vote for fantasy.

No need to apologize Randi! Gaiman does write both adult and YA, but we were talking about his 10 favorite books, which are mostly adult books, so they wouldn't do... :)

I'll vote for fantasy (and I wouldn't mind reading Archer's Goon) but I vote for Contemporary/Summer theme for the other one. I for one have a very busy June and I wouldn't mind reading a light book about people on the beach.

Well... someone could always nominate one of those titles yep yep.. when we get to nominating titles.

How about Historical? I've come across many good YA fiction for Historical recently.

Fantasy is good with me. One month we could do YA books that you feel you should have read - like Z for Zacariah (its been sat on a bookshelf for years

vsmpires
or not sure how to put this down to a caterogy

maybe friendship, but how about more specfic like last summer of high school friends before moving on to college and adult life?

I like the Neil's favorites idea, even tho there aren't many YA's. BECAUSE if we don't pick one of his favorite YA's, we can ALWAYS pick one of the books he's written, from which there are plenty to choose.

LOVE that idea Luann!

It's ok with me! :-)

I'd be okay with a grown-up book and a YA book.

I'm okay with it as well.

Sounds good, Fiona!

So.. three books? :)

You know (just to add fuel to the fire), on Chicks on Lit we have 2 books of the month, but then if some people don't care for those books they pick their own and start their own topic on them (or if it's a "chunky" book they'll let it run for over a month). Since NG is willing to chat with us this coming month perhaps there should be a special side book(s) of the month just for that.
I personally would vote for historical, but really it doesn't matter to me, I'm sure there will be at least 1 good book to chose from.

Fiona wrote: "No no just too one YA book of any kind and one themed book.

But will that theme be fantasy, historical or NG top ten?"

Sorry to look dumb Fiona, but what is NG?

NG=Neil Gaiman

good with me, i love Neil Gaiman so will be interesting to see his favs

Fiona wrote: "Great. Well so we have nominations for

YA Fantasy
Historical
And NG Top Ten

Is there any point in having a poll?

"

I like polls :)

Allison wrote: "NG=Neil Gaiman"

Thanks Allison :D

Fiona wrote: "Jennifer W wrote: "You know (just to add fuel to the fire), on Chicks on Lit we have 2 books of the month, but then if some people don't care for those books they pick their own and start their own..."

*hugs* Thanks Fiona! I love polls. They get me all excited!!

Edit: I voted

I'll second Historical this month.

While I'm excited to 'meet' NG and I'm sure will be enticed to read further things from him (including his recommendations), I am stoked about reading a wider selection of YA.

I'd also like to recommend (at some point) trying to read one Award book per month (Newbery, etc.)

okee dokee

Susan wrote: "I'll second Historical this month.

While I'm excited to 'meet' NG and I'm sure will be enticed to read further things from him (including his recommendations), I am stoked about reading a wider ..."

I love that Susan! I'm such a sucker for award books.

Am I the only one who shies away from the Newbery list? (Probably.)

In general, I've had good luck with the Newbery list. I guess I haven't chosen books simply because they have received awards, but I have been pleasantly surprised by most of the award-winning books I've read.

I think it reminds me too much of being in school. I always hated being told what to read. Wasn't it enough that I read incessantly? I resented having to waste time reading books I didn't like when I had tons of books I actually wanted to read. For a long time I was really against classics, too, for that same reason. Obviously I have read and liked both classics and award-winners, but I still cringe when someone tells me I should read either.