tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post4357761767641196358..comments2024-01-29T08:09:43.688-06:00Comments on Hibernator's Library: Holding Smoke, by Elle CosimanoRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-78518685009840005612016-05-19T21:16:17.645-05:002016-05-19T21:16:17.645-05:00I'm not sure this would be a good fit for me -...I'm not sure this would be a good fit for me - I don't like reading about kids or teens in tough situations - but it sounds fascinating anyway.<br /><br />"Also unlike most teen fantasies these days, it's about a male character - making it appeal to kids of both genders." <- I hate that this seems to be the way cultural pressures have shaped reading preferences. A book about female characters should appeal to both genders just as much as a book about male characters. Sadly, I don't think you're wrong though.DoingDeweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902496432225294188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-1410949544793092052016-05-15T12:38:06.754-05:002016-05-15T12:38:06.754-05:00I quite unashamedly read a lot of YA. Though I ten...I quite unashamedly read a lot of YA. Though I tend to avoid the Twilight knockoffs - not that I'm dissing Twilight, or anything. To each their own. But I get tired of love triangles. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-46610913320718007372016-05-15T12:36:22.801-05:002016-05-15T12:36:22.801-05:00Some fantasy novels can have a lot of realism, esp...Some fantasy novels can have a lot of realism, especially when put in a serious setting. You're right about fantasy elements enhancing the realism this is especially true with writers like Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-74944796656768565172016-05-14T20:41:30.509-05:002016-05-14T20:41:30.509-05:00It sounds like the author was able to balance the ...It sounds like the author was able to balance the fantasy and realism quite well. I read YA fiction from time to time, definitely preferring when it's fantasy. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-52449973602903165362016-05-14T11:45:16.681-05:002016-05-14T11:45:16.681-05:00You raise a good point. How can fantasy be realist...You raise a good point. How can fantasy be realistic?<br /><br />I find that I skilled writer can manage this balance. Sometimes the fantasy elements can enhance the the realism.<br /><br />Great post as always Rachel. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com