tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898179382293852278.post1671343503777839061..comments2023-10-17T05:09:13.087-04:00Comments on Christy's Creative Space: Tutored By the Tale: hooking a reluctant readerC.R. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09034891037873664976noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898179382293852278.post-91502633712012631002008-09-13T21:26:00.000-04:002008-09-13T21:26:00.000-04:00Excellent ideas! I've been thinking a lot about t...Excellent ideas! I've been thinking a lot about these issues myself lately...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898179382293852278.post-25371005360358293952008-09-11T03:14:00.000-04:002008-09-11T03:14:00.000-04:00I think your comment about "voice meshing with our...I think your comment about "voice meshing with our own" is very interesting. I tend not to be able to get into the "voice" of 1st person YA where the protagonist has speaks in a "bouncing-all-over-the-place" non-sensical prattle. <BR/><BR/>I'm very certain that if The Adoration of Jenna Fox was written in a Voice similar to the "Princess Diaries" style, I wouldn't have been into it as much. Even with a good story line, the way the protagonist rattles on and on makes it easy for me to put down until "later." Jenna is easier for me to follow and relate. <BR/><BR/>Good points!<BR/><BR/>ChristyC.R. Evershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034891037873664976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898179382293852278.post-72231441492281784472008-09-10T21:03:00.000-04:002008-09-10T21:03:00.000-04:00I've been chunking around this question a lot in m...I've been chunking around this question a lot in my own mind recently. Much comes down to voice, I think. Does the voice mesh with our own?<BR/>Also how adept the writer is at keeping only vital information. The more extraneous info in a genre we do or don't like, the more likely we are to put it aside and never pick it up.<BR/>There have been books I've wanted to like but haven't and books I thought would be mediocre that I've loved.PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.com