I have no desire to change y'all's Philistine minds, because it really is an emotional beatdown. It is a very good one, but I totally respect the not-in-my-house opinions. I think it's probably his greatest book, but you should totally read An Abundance of Katherines instead because it's happy. And if this movie does well I bet that movie gets made and it too will be happy.

I almost like John Green the Phenomenon more than John Green the author. Though I've liked all of his books quite a bit. His Youtube persona (and that of his brother) are even more appealing and almost mesmerizing to watch. They show mastery of the just-the-right-amount-of-nerdiness to appeal to a LARGE swath of the teen community in the its-cool-to-be-a-nerd world they actually really do live in right now. And he knows, too, that he's caught a wave that isn't really a wave that could have been caught in many other generations. I would like to know him. I think we'd get along. Which I'm sure is also part of his charm that has made him a phenomenon - I'm only actually sure it's true in this case and not projected because I've hung out with his best friend at a wedding and REALLY liked him.

I think it's probably his greatest book, but you should totally read An Abundance of Katherines instead because it's happy. And if this movie does well I bet that movie gets made and it too will be happy.

Those are my two favorite John Green books.

I think they already announced that Paper Towns is in development.

I almost like John Green the Phenomenon more than John Green the author.

I haven't read his books (probably yet) but I love the videos. My favorite thing is that he does fantasy Indy Car racing. That was an amusing surprise.

Paper Towns is one of my favorites and will, I think, make a good movie. It's much less internal.

I first became aware of him because of GIFs from the videos on Tumblr.

Hey, you guys have all read the first two chapters of the Kylie+Kendal Jenner book, right?

Tell me how it goes.

People who've edited or betaed or just plain read critically for word choice--who would you most want to be the editor for, and who the least?

I wonder what editing Samuel Delany would be like...

oh gods, editing Nova. Or Dhalgren. WOW.

This sounds like an editorial CFM, ita. ::thinking::

This sounds like an editorial CFM, ita

Yes, one with an open cast. I still haven't finished Dhalgren. I love it, but I can't fucking READ it. I'm fascinated by the opinions of people with more reading and more critical reading than mine.

Nook is having a sale right now on book bundles. Is the Divergence series worth $29.99. Three Dragonriders for $9.99--Dragonflight, Dragonquest, and The White Dragon, maybe. I'm curious to see how rapey they feel to an adult reader. Outlander for $50 (that is probably more than I can justify right now, but I could pull tight on other things--it is 7 books)? Here's the full list, for anyone interested (remember, you can read them without having a Nook (Amy).

Has anyone else read the Martian yet? SO GOOD!!!