tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post2949190511435011633..comments2023-08-19T08:21:42.894-04:00Comments on Cedar's Mountain: I Stand CorrectedG. B. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-1918338954947518852011-03-14T19:35:48.479-04:002011-03-14T19:35:48.479-04:00Kelly: Kids nowadays are very had to impress.
Onc...Kelly: Kids nowadays are very had to impress.<br /><br />Once they've been exposed to books like Harry Potter or the Twilight series, its hard to get them to look at the classics.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-21516080488084717102011-03-14T19:08:47.219-04:002011-03-14T19:08:47.219-04:00I did enjoy The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew way back...I did enjoy The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew way back when. I tried to give my 11 year old a Hardy Boys book. He wasn't impressed...septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-21786043560158766542011-03-12T16:39:33.513-05:002011-03-12T16:39:33.513-05:00S.R.: If there's good YA writing out there, I ...S.R.: If there's good YA writing out there, I haven't seen it.<br /><br />I think that the amount of gushing reviews that I've read is one of the reasons why I'm so adament about not reading modern YA.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-57482442834892876582011-03-12T14:41:05.204-05:002011-03-12T14:41:05.204-05:00My goodness, I was all over the YA section when I ...My goodness, I was all over the YA section when I was 11 and 12 years old. I gobbled trashy paperback teen romances with abandon. I think if I tried to read those same books today, I would feel nauseous by the second page.<br /><br />I do believe that there is some good writing out there for young adults, but it is few and far between. A friend convinced me to give Twilight a try recently. *Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-1992168672169694662011-03-11T19:13:30.624-05:002011-03-11T19:13:30.624-05:00R: Well, you can eliminate about 85% of the stuff ...R: Well, you can eliminate about 85% of the stuff that's out there today.<br /><br />Personally, I think that the YA market is seriously oversaturated to the point of no return.<br /><br />Reminds me of the Italian movie industry of the 50's and 60's when they would hook onto a genre and film it until it screamed for mercy.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-6629547133342245092011-03-11T18:51:14.084-05:002011-03-11T18:51:14.084-05:00Yeah, things definitely seem to be degenerating. I...Yeah, things definitely seem to be degenerating. I hate books/movies/etc that talk down to young adults.Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-40284037346432384842011-03-11T18:22:14.205-05:002011-03-11T18:22:14.205-05:00Lynn: That sounds very cool indeed.
Charles: It&#...Lynn: That sounds very cool indeed.<br /><br />Charles: It's funny how what found wickedly interesting when we were younger often isn't when we're older.<br /><br />Mama Z: I had a friend who read that entire series from beginning to end.<br /><br />I don't think that <i>The Outsiders</i> was that popular during my high school days. Everyone was more into <i>Dunes</i> or <i>Lord G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-7376420698227007292011-03-11T12:54:07.988-05:002011-03-11T12:54:07.988-05:00I think that I can remember reading some of the Ha...I think that I can remember reading some of the Hardy Boys. And, of course, I've read The Outsiders.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-20392715994255974552011-03-11T12:11:03.754-05:002011-03-11T12:11:03.754-05:00I read a few hardy boys when I was young and loved...I read a few hardy boys when I was young and loved 'em. But as an adult I tried to read one or two and wasn't too impressed.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-11391251692818589942011-03-11T10:49:38.391-05:002011-03-11T10:49:38.391-05:00A favorite place to shop when I'm in the mount...A favorite place to shop when I'm in the mountains is Dillsboro, North Carolina. A train track runs through it and they have a real live Thomas train every summer that kids can board, and have a ride with presumably lots of fun aboard. <br /><br />We had lunch at a restaurant during one of those times that had a sign posted on the door, "NO train whistles." :)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.com