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Q. ACK! Your favorite book/movie character (example Hermione Granger played by the Emma chick) just walked into the room! Who is it and what would be your first reaction? You get extra points if you include visual stimulation.
The Hunger Games is totally hot right now with the movie on the horizon and the books flying off the shelf. I would love to meet Katniss, Peeta and Gale. Not sure what I would say exactly, but more than likely, an idiotic grin would be in there somewhere.
The Hunger Games is totally hot right now with the movie on the horizon and the books flying off the shelf. I would love to meet Katniss, Peeta and Gale. Not sure what I would say exactly, but more than likely, an idiotic grin would be in there somewhere.
“What keeps you reading beyond the first few pages of a book, and what makes you want to stop reading a book and put it back on the shelf?“
Answer:
The voice of the book has to grab me within the first few pages. The point of view, dialogue, and characters have to be there. The other thing that drives me crazy is when a book is marketed for a certain genre or age group and it doesn't fit within that category. Especially if a middle grade book is being marketed for a teen audience. That just does not work and that is the fastest way to find a book flying back onto the shelf.
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Yeah, it also seems to me like a lot of YA is actually just Adult fiction with teenagers, lol. There has to be that teen voice there to make it believable.
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Hopping through. I think I'd rather meet Peeta than Katniss and Gale. Although Katniss would be interesting.
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I love the Hunger games! It would be awesome to be able to meet the cast! Nice choice :) Here's my FF!
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I always wonder about YA that has a lot of adult followers. I know there are some that can cross the age divide. I just wonder if it is the reader or if the book doesn't really hit its target audience (either in content or reading level, etc.)
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It can be irritating when you are all set to read a certain genre and you find out that the book doesn't fit!
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I give a book at least 50-100 pages before I stop reading it, but I usually keep on unless it is really uninteresting.
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I freely admit that I would probably be too intimidated to talk to Katniss if I ever "met" her.
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ReplyDeleteHey! New follower! Honestly, if I saw Katniss or Peeta step into the room, I'd really be worried because that would probably be the start of a shootout or something equally bad and devastating. ><
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That trailer is AMAZING! I haven't seen it before. Wow.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that was put together by fans! It looks like a movie I'd pay to go see in theatres tomorrow.
Thanks for sharing.
A book has to be pretty bad to make me close it. Hi! Happy Friday. I am following via Follow Friday. Love the blog. Hope to see you soon on my blog. Donna
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Stopping by via Crazy-For-Book's Blog Hop. I'm following your blog.
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