Wednesday, June 16, 2010


Just finished The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer. I'm trying to figure out why- other than $- she wrote this short story. I have yet to come up with an answer. I read the book on my Barnes & Noble Nook- it's only 90-some pages long, so it didn't take long. Bree was such a non-character in Eclipse that I have a really hard time remembering her and will continue to have a hard time since the short story was not very enlightening, nor was it very well written or memorable. Although I enjoyed the Twilight saga, I don't think it was very well written, either- maybe Stephenie was just practicing some more. don't get me worng, though, I LOVE the fact that authors are writing things people want to read- that' SO important!
I also recently read the first Warrior book from Erin Hunter- Into the Wild, for a book discussion. It was OK- not my cup-of-tea, as they say. The next discussion book is Blood & Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klauss, which will be a re-read for me- I had to read it for my YA Lit class in library school several years ago. I remember liking it, althought that was in the days before vampires became so popular, and the literature, so over-saturated with them!

1 comment:

  1. Lisa- I agree that writing books that young adults want to read is so important. I was a English/Secondary Ed major and participated in the merits of teaching classics vs contemporary debate many times. Both have value, but until a child falls in love with one book, he/she won't dare challenge him/herself with another. Books like Twilight are invaluable in their approachability; they are stepping stones for a lifelong love of literature.

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