It's not my kind of book AT ALL. For starters, I hate first person narration, and I don't like post-apocalypticism as a genre, and the violence upsets me. I would never have picked it up if Casper hadn't asked me to.
Don't worry, we're sure to spot Faith first. She's like this cleavagy slut-bomb walking around 'Ooh, check me out, I'm wicked-cool, I'm five-by-five.'
Willow ,'Get It Done'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
flea - Jan 15, 2014 7:57:13 am PST #21936 of 28359
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Amy - Jan 15, 2014 8:01:34 am PST #21937 of 28359
Because books.
I think your best bet is being honest with her about the way you feel about the book, and why, but then let her read it if she insists.
If it upsets her, do you think she'll come to you to talk about it? Or can you at least suggest that she do so if she wants to discuss the book?
P.M. Marc - Jan 15, 2014 8:31:04 am PST #21938 of 28359
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Yeah, I think Amy's got the right idea here.
I think the English teachers just presume that everybody is miserable in high school and need literature that validates that. But Emmett is not by nature miserable.
Eh, I suspect it's more about trying to teach critical thinking skills and analysis inside a relatively easy to understand framework than a presumption of misery, from what I dimly recall from my high school literature days. Our lit and history classes also kind of dovetailed, but more in a regional than thematic way. (That was all about IB structure, though--would've been nice if they'd aligned them.)
That said, they should totes magotes be reading Garcia Marquez, damn it. Back in my day, we did!
Fred Pete - Jan 15, 2014 8:31:18 am PST #21939 of 28359
Ann, that's a ferret.
with a kid, it seems worthwhile to know your kid's sensitivities at a given age (at this point, I'm not talking about Casper or any specific kid, just the idea of monitoring what media your kid consumes) and make that judgment call of "Hey, this might upset you; do you want to pass on it for now and maybe give it a shot later?"
This. I read Helter Skelter when I was in 8th grade. Gave me nightmares all winter.
flea - Jan 15, 2014 8:51:00 am PST #21940 of 28359
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Yeah, I think I will have The Divergent Talk tomorrow. I guess this is the epitome of tween-dom, having a kid who wants to read Little House on the Prairie (and yes, we've had a talk about what "Indian Territory" means) and Divergent at the same time.
meara - Jan 15, 2014 8:55:50 am PST #21941 of 28359
That said, they should totes magotes be reading Garcia Marquez, damn it. Back in my day, we did!
Heh. We had to read Garcia Marquez....in Spanish Lit class. In Spanish.
Amy - Jan 15, 2014 8:59:51 am PST #21942 of 28359
Because books.
Yeah, Sara's there, too. She still plays with her dolls, but she wants to play with makeup at the same time.
Atropa - Jan 15, 2014 9:31:27 am PST #21943 of 28359
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Yeah, Sara's there, too. She still plays with her dolls, but she wants to play with makeup at the same time.
Hey, some of us didn't grow out of that stage.
Amy - Jan 15, 2014 9:38:25 am PST #21944 of 28359
Because books.
Bad example! Sorry.
Atropa - Jan 15, 2014 9:40:21 am PST #21945 of 28359
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
No, it's a great example! I'm just really amused by it, because after I get home from my job interview today, I am going to play with the doll I was given for my birthday.