tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post3210648329599741092..comments2024-03-10T16:42:34.106-04:00Comments on Collecting Children's Books: Sunday Brunch with a Little Help from My FriendsPeter D. Sierutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-40127067543460139472011-12-07T00:13:36.754-05:002011-12-07T00:13:36.754-05:00Wonderstruck is incredible, most amazing, rich and...Wonderstruck is incredible, most amazing, rich and full. I loved every page!Ceskahttp://dpurposeofruning.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-85679755806662918182011-07-20T09:56:25.757-04:002011-07-20T09:56:25.757-04:00I have noticed that many books use parallel univer...I have noticed that many books use parallel universes or "stepping though the looking glass/door/mirror/hedge, ect" <br />Personally I love parallel universes but the "doorway" is a bit over used. Still I think that since science tells us there different dimensional planes, there is a natural tendency to want to explore the possibility of alternate universities. <br />More interesting to me than parallel universes is alternate history plot lines; Philip K Dick's The man in the High castle... Just my observations...Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14241963017193054156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-77226690143610851202011-07-11T08:05:09.525-04:002011-07-11T08:05:09.525-04:00I had been concerned that Wonderstruck would be to...I had been concerned that Wonderstruck would be too 'gimmicky' with its illustration style -- a book that was written in order to become a movie, something like that. What relief I felt to read a compelling tale that perfectly suited Mr. Selznick's style. Can't wait to get it hardbound!Michael S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08150502958944053438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-86847994218135413742011-06-17T09:32:09.721-04:002011-06-17T09:32:09.721-04:00The "Oz Factor" is a term invented by Je...The "Oz Factor" is a term invented by Jenny Randles in 1983 to describe the strange, seemingly altered state of consciousness commonly claimed by some witnesses of unidentified flying objects and other similar paranormal events. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Randles#Oz_Factor" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Randles#Oz_Factor</a><br /><br />Loved Hugo. Can't wait to read to read Wonderstruck.Seanhttp://www.seanwbyrne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-24161549054524223202011-06-15T14:22:25.485-04:002011-06-15T14:22:25.485-04:00I can't wait to read Wonderstruck. My dad wor...I can't wait to read Wonderstruck. My dad worked in the museum and I always think of it as my childhood playground. It always makes me happy when someone writes a book that includes it and maybe incites the desire to visit the museum in a reader.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988251415347075888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-40715687347941955892011-06-14T16:28:17.124-04:002011-06-14T16:28:17.124-04:00I remember a list that circulated the internet a f...I remember a list that circulated the internet a few years ago that compiled over-used images, etc. from YA literature. The ones I remember most were: <br /><br />Using the phrase "almond-shaped eyes" to describe Asian characters, and comparing any person of color's skin to coffee or cappuccino.<br /><br />The list also pointed out that many, many YA protagonists have a best friend with red hair (true) and that far too many protagonists in both YA and middle-grade fiction spend time making lists (which is printed as part of the story). Lists were the #1 over-used cliche of YA fiction, and I agree -- it seems like they are everywhere, especially in contemporary fiction.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949700159593843060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-29510301026220498622011-06-13T18:04:28.271-04:002011-06-13T18:04:28.271-04:00"Is there a reason why some books follow this..."Is there a reason why some books follow this style -- never beginning a chapter on a left-side page -- while others don't?"<br /><br />Publisher wants to pad the page count. It might be a matter of filling out the existing signatures (to prevent lots of blank pages at the end), or it could be to make a short book look like bigger, especially in these days of big fantasy novels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-87529205239298410312011-06-13T12:31:29.998-04:002011-06-13T12:31:29.998-04:00I have not read The False Prince, but based on you...I have not read The False Prince, but based on your description of the story I know what other Newbery winner it reminds me of (I even checked to make sure the title won and was not an Honor Book). Jamie and Claudia are two of my favorite characters so it would be nice if they or their story "appears" in the new title.Chris in NYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-60274664148885436722011-06-13T07:04:04.079-04:002011-06-13T07:04:04.079-04:00Amazon.com's "list price" for the ha...Amazon.com's "list price" for the hardcover Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is $34.99. Could that be correct? I do remember being stunned by its price at the time it was published, but of course forked it over immediately.Calliopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208284452879312774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-50737850060120715752011-06-13T03:31:37.937-04:002011-06-13T03:31:37.937-04:00I just saw the mirror imagery used when I read Mar...I just saw the mirror imagery used when I read Martin Eden a couple of weeks ago. That was published in 1909, so it's been around for a long time! Surprise, Martin looks exactly like Jack London.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-85413179900139883972011-06-12T21:45:58.554-04:002011-06-12T21:45:58.554-04:00My first thought when reading about The False Prin...My first thought when reading about The False Prince was that it seemed likely publishers would start doing extra-early spiral-bound copies too frequently as they try to push their books to a busy, distracted audience. I'm glad you followed up the section on the section about The False Prince with the 2005 book that was promoted that way. It sounds like the method hasn't really picked up steam.<br /><br />Hopefully, the threat of becoming the little boy who cried wolf will keep them from using this medium too much.Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.com