tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post2103165808502516579..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Going Green in the BookstoreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-43920412766054568702008-10-24T12:27:00.000-05:002008-10-24T12:27:00.000-05:00I think I recall seeing teenagers going up to Ande...I think I recall seeing teenagers going up to Anderson at other events to talk about <I>Feed</I>. But that’s quite a different book. (And I might be remembering teenagers going up to Brian Bell to talk about Weezer.) <BR/><BR/>Personally, I’m on tenterhooks waiting for <I>Jasper Dash</I>.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-12349866552561966252008-10-24T12:13:00.000-05:002008-10-24T12:13:00.000-05:00You know, back when I was employed as a bookseller...You know, back when I was employed as a bookseller before the economy tanked, I never sold a single <I>Octavian Nothing</I> book to a single YA reader; always to parents and teachers and adults who preferred to read YA. Same with <I>The Book Thief</I>.<BR/><BR/>It isn't that I don't think these books aren't read and loved by YA readers, but they aren't exactly "cool" to read or talk about. You'll find armies of Nerdfighters fighting to get into a reading by John Green (at least I did last week) but even if these same folks read and loved <I>Octavian</I> or even <I>Feed</I> they aren't the kinds of books, and Anderson isn't necessarily the kind of author, that brings readers out to public events. For better or worse.<BR/><BR/>When we live in a climate where politicians can claim intelligence as elitism and snobbery, yo can be sure the message is getting passed down to young adults: don't let them see how smart you are, stay home and read, but don't tell a soul.david elzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.com