tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72386855013225666.post399386578438683291..comments2023-04-18T05:16:02.299-04:00Comments on Simon Mac Donald: Friday Book Review: LeviathanSimon MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14749383583517044214noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72386855013225666.post-78670133220693935332010-02-11T16:36:03.080-05:002010-02-11T16:36:03.080-05:00Sorry, I didn't think you were complaining abo...Sorry, I didn't think you were complaining about young adult books. I just took it as an opportunity to get up on my soapbox.Simon MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14749383583517044214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72386855013225666.post-67225839178859970182010-02-11T16:26:42.638-05:002010-02-11T16:26:42.638-05:00Hey Simon! I wasn't complaining about "yo...Hey Simon! I wasn't complaining about "young adult" books, I was just wondering if this was one. I really enjoy lots of them as well. I guess we are just young at heart. :)janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10920380003942573290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72386855013225666.post-69816734693394665892010-02-11T11:28:06.485-05:002010-02-11T11:28:06.485-05:00Hey Janice. I really enjoyed this book as it was ...Hey Janice. I really enjoyed this book as it was such a mashup of themes such as the new weird with all the genetic engineering and steam punk. All of that being layered on top of WWI was a solid win for me.<br /><br />I think that the "teen" or "young adult" market is filled with solid series such as "His Dark Materials" by Pullman, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" by Riordan, "Harry Potter" by Rowlings, "Bone" by Jeff Smith and Cory Doctorow is starting to get into young adult novels with "Little Brother" and the upcoming "For the Win".<br /><br />In a lot of cases I think the "young adult" label is applied to books because the protagonists have not reached the age of majority yet. This shouldn't be seen as a negative as the quality of many of these books is far better than some "adult" stories I've read. <br /><br />In fact I've heard many author's want to get labeled as "young adult" as it is a huge market where they can sell a ton of books to teens and libraries.Simon MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14749383583517044214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72386855013225666.post-31447453863846942492010-02-10T20:55:57.030-05:002010-02-10T20:55:57.030-05:00Hey Simon, this is the first book review I've ...Hey Simon, this is the first book review I've seen from you that says "all sorts of awesomeness"... I may have to check it out! I wonder, is it another story sort of meant for teens like "The Golden Compass" & series? Just guessing it might be because of the ages of the characters. Anyway, thanks for the recommendation.janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10920380003942573290noreply@blogger.com