tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post618537832026226123..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: Question of the Week: Which Bestsellers Have You NOT Read?Martina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-82167554907313426522014-07-22T23:55:02.382-04:002014-07-22T23:55:02.382-04:00So, so many. I guess Eleanor & Park is highest...So, so many. I guess Eleanor & Park is highest on my need-to-get-to list.Rosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294774973863802821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-14223959075056924302014-07-22T21:40:16.585-04:002014-07-22T21:40:16.585-04:00I haven't read the Fault in Our Stars or Cassa...I haven't read the Fault in Our Stars or Cassandra Clare's series(es!) yet either. Also haven't finished the Divergent series. So much to read, so little time!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-26993001409999214372014-07-21T19:40:12.632-04:002014-07-21T19:40:12.632-04:00Wow, you guys! I'm amazed at how many super-po...Wow, you guys! I'm amazed at how many super-popular books we all haven't read. For some of us it's lack of time, for others it's because a book just doesn't suit our taste. It makes me feel less guilty for not reading some of them!Clara Kensiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739170567096747793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-85048404542421496082014-07-21T14:05:45.146-04:002014-07-21T14:05:45.146-04:00I totally agree with Alyssa about The Maze Runner....I totally agree with Alyssa about The Maze Runner. Started reading and I was appalled by how terrible the story was and I'm not interested at all in finishing it or seeing the movie. I've read the first Game of Thrones book and couldn't get emotionally involved AT ALL. How much violence and crass detail do you need to fit into one book?! And there are five?! I am, however, completely addicted to the show. The actors bring something to the stories that George Martin obviously doesn't understand. Not necessarily best sellers, but I'm a fantasy writer and haven't read any of Tamora Pierce's novels. I need to just pick one and start.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528801797757394458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-68631472202624535692014-07-20T23:02:12.499-04:002014-07-20T23:02:12.499-04:00I like to do the same. But I remember being really...I like to do the same. But I remember being really intrigued about The Hunger Games before the first book ever came out, so I bought it right away as a gift for my daughter. My daughter would say she loved The Hunger Games before it was cool. Rebecca Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842712720778708758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-28031982590995382892014-07-20T22:58:58.039-04:002014-07-20T22:58:58.039-04:00I have not read the last five books in the Harry P...I have not read the last five books in the Harry Potter series. My kids keep begging me to finish them, swearing they get better and better as they go. But the first one just didn't wow me (especially J.K.'s use of adverbs), and the second one was just okay. I also didn't read Twilight, mainly because I tend to shy away from super popular books, but after I saw the first two movies I was glad to have been spared reading them (no offense to Twilight fans). There are more that I haven't read, but those are the ones that stand out.Rebecca Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842712720778708758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-50757085470541700552014-07-20T21:16:08.792-04:002014-07-20T21:16:08.792-04:00I personally OWN "The Fault in our Stars"...I personally OWN "The Fault in our Stars" and "The Selection Series", but haven't had time. I have piles of books all over the place! I also want to read "Eleanor and Park" - loved Fangirl! I also need to finish the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series. And then there's . . . and this one . . . oh, and that . . . Um, yeah. Kimberley Griffiths Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269829969442171522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-72683060473343293332014-07-20T19:27:13.090-04:002014-07-20T19:27:13.090-04:00I hadn't even heard of the OUTLANDER series un...I hadn't even heard of the OUTLANDER series until last month (I know!Where have I been these past 20 years?) and was shocked to find how many there are, and also how big they are. So, what I decided to do was check out each book from the library, and also check out the recorded version of the book. That way I can listen while I'm doing other things--and hear the correct pronunciation of those Scots Galic words, too!--or I can follow along in the book or just read it on my own. I'm on the 5th book (out of 8) right now.Suzanne Luceronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-11420491640030749642014-07-20T18:42:50.685-04:002014-07-20T18:42:50.685-04:00On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta. I want t...On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta. I want to love this so badly and experience what other's have. I've tried three times in earnest, but about four chapters in, I'm so lost that my interest wanes and I find myself making mental grocery lists. I've heard it's extraordinary, but I'm kind of bummed that it's just not for me. Stephanie https://www.blogger.com/profile/11135131231969141136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-52683632477397679922014-07-20T18:35:26.814-04:002014-07-20T18:35:26.814-04:00There are far too many for me to count. I haven...There are far too many for me to count. I haven't read any of the Divergent series books, only read The Hunger Games, not the others, The Fault in our Stars, Daughter of Smoke and Bone...sadly, the list goes on for quite a while. But it isn't for lack of wanting to, but time plays havoc with me.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-47421813293733080762014-07-20T18:20:28.183-04:002014-07-20T18:20:28.183-04:00Last best seller I read was The Hunger Games. I do...Last best seller I read was The Hunger Games. I don't read many best sellers because I'd rather give my money to the more obscure writers who need the money far more than the mega-hit authors. I might get around to checking them out of the library someday. Cellophane Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08166797508899835493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-47980876461372012122014-07-20T12:47:11.486-04:002014-07-20T12:47:11.486-04:00Ooooh, good question. I also haven't read Game...Ooooh, good question. I also haven't read Game of Thrones. I want to read The Book Thief and Eleanor and Park.Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-18036361264280115822014-07-20T11:11:52.736-04:002014-07-20T11:11:52.736-04:00I tried to pick up Twilight, but I couldn't ge...I tried to pick up Twilight, but I couldn't get through the first chapter. Just not for me. And it would have been fun to participate in all the madness.I also tried to start the Dark Tower series a few times, because I like a lot of King, but... no. Not hooked. And I wanted to like those, because they're the kinds of things even my non reader friends have read. Lily Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732112345439595471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-50915792732854764072014-07-20T08:39:44.438-04:002014-07-20T08:39:44.438-04:00Since you have a picture of it, I'll admit I&#...Since you have a picture of it, I'll admit I've watched the show but not read any of the Game of Thrones books.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-80104345420314795802014-07-20T07:38:30.668-04:002014-07-20T07:38:30.668-04:00The first one that ones to mind because so many of...The first one that ones to mind because so many of my students read it was The Selection! I don't have much plans to read it either. Just doesn't interest me. Jill the OWLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861980045976795774noreply@blogger.com