tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post6083118506529081105..comments2024-03-09T11:10:46.978-05:00Comments on Brooklyn Arden: A Quick Ramble: The Power of Young Adult ReadingCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972029478350879112noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-23067459517706267212012-01-25T06:00:36.856-05:002012-01-25T06:00:36.856-05:00I read Rand at a critical time and am trying to st...I read Rand at a critical time and am trying to stil parse out what parts can stick with me and which parts can't. But one part that will certainly remain is "her ideas about identity and self-knowledge and self-reliance," as you said!jonyangorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12477612124013290363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-13751841241154835292012-01-24T09:02:34.305-05:002012-01-24T09:02:34.305-05:00I read a lot of comic books and comic book adaptat...I read a lot of comic books and comic book adaptations at that age. It certainly affected who I am today. I still love me some superhero stories.Taymalinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894922480703350634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-37478557789655619132012-01-23T11:06:42.380-05:002012-01-23T11:06:42.380-05:00I am so glad to see multiple mentions of L'Eng...I am so glad to see multiple mentions of L'Engle. Her books had a profound influence on who I am today. In fact, as a teacher (my day job), I've often held up a copy of "A Wrinkle in Time" and announced that I would not be standing there if it weren't for that book which I read in the fifth grade. It was the first time I saw science (a tesseract is real, don't ya' know) and literature combined and the first time I saw a strong female protagonist. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Madeleine L'Engle. I've always found it interesting that I teach science, even though I'm a huge literature nerd. Again, I credit this to my early love of L'Engle's writing.Kendrahttp://www.accidentalwriter.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-14564310547232733932012-01-23T00:17:49.680-05:002012-01-23T00:17:49.680-05:00When I was about that age, I began discovering boo...When I was about that age, I began discovering books on my parents' shelves that startled and perplexed me--C.S. Lewis' non-Narnian books, Sartre, the plays of Shakespeare, The Arabian Nights, Jane Eyre. After reading Jane Eyre, I sought out all of Charlotte Bronte's other books and various biographies about her and her family. I'm still not sure what draws me to her stories, but they definitely still have a hold on me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-56247389394586906242012-01-22T23:11:42.039-05:002012-01-22T23:11:42.039-05:00As a young teenager, probably the most important b...As a young teenager, probably the most important book for me was The Great Gatsby... closely followed by Jane Eyre.Robin Lemkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254896327174187893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-41388509534441971032012-01-22T17:16:06.264-05:002012-01-22T17:16:06.264-05:00I read L'Engle, Lewis and Alexander too, but t...I read L'Engle, Lewis and Alexander too, but the ones that were most influential between 12 and 14 were Harry Potter and Jane Eyre. Of course there were plenty of things I didn't understand about Jane at such a young age, but the many re-readings over the years have brought so much to light, influencing both who I want to be as a person and as a writer.FerinyaGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331763752156591455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-68042255820356547692012-01-22T17:08:17.883-05:002012-01-22T17:08:17.883-05:00This book is certainly Daphne DuMaurier's Rebe...This book is certainly Daphne DuMaurier's Rebecca for me, but I would have to think about in what ways it might have actually affected my life and/or worldview. I have doubts that it would be positive, come to think of it.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11690852339559706714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-71433744918003629222012-01-22T11:17:20.614-05:002012-01-22T11:17:20.614-05:00My childhood was full of L'Engle and Narnia an...My childhood was full of L'Engle and Narnia and Lloyd Alexander, books that say, you are small, and the universe is bigger than you can imagine. But at the same time, there are miracles, and God knows who you are, and even the smallest and most insignificant person can change the world for the better with a little love and a spark of courage. I still read this way, though--there are still books that I find now that make me *me* in precisely the same way. <br /><br />I think best books, especially those you read when you are growing up, are a little bit like basilisk venom on a goblin-made sword--they seep into you and make you stronger forever.Rose Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752073931486321348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-79778428365525702052012-01-22T10:59:39.785-05:002012-01-22T10:59:39.785-05:00Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins was min...Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins was mine. I wanted to be Bonanza Jellybean.Jaye Robin Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03929739858812153990noreply@blogger.com