tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post2511987140481583054..comments2023-10-29T01:23:25.535-07:00Comments on Beth Kephart Books: The Dark Side of Young Adult FictionBeth Kepharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14236487532413398431noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-91387578826136016822010-12-29T20:27:02.383-08:002010-12-29T20:27:02.383-08:00I went through a phase of dystopian writing in my ...I went through a phase of dystopian writing in my teen years. Do you think there is something new in this, Beth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-44236205767156237542010-12-29T07:28:36.446-08:002010-12-29T07:28:36.446-08:00I saw that article too. I didn't think it sai...I saw that article too. I didn't think it said anything new, but it was nice to see the NYT paying attention to YA. I also liked Maggie S's opinion. I'd add that dystopia for teens tends to be less gloomy than dystopia for adults. That opinion was voiced by Hunger Games editor Kate Egan in my blog interview.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-71557511563194867592010-12-28T15:27:12.022-08:002010-12-28T15:27:12.022-08:00Thank you for sharing this article. I found it rea...Thank you for sharing this article. I found it really fascinating. I'm so interested in trends and love to try and understand them. As a teenager, I truly believed that every strange event that happened to me (and high school was full of strange events) was the absolute end of the world and I was often frustrated with authority but too much of a goody-two-shoes to challenge it. I think dystopian novels would have appealled to me at that age. I would have been shouting "Look what's going to happen us if we don't stand up now! Apocolypse I tell you!" I don't think the dystopian trend is a huge mystery. Everybody wants to take down the capitol, especially a 15 year old.Melissa Sarnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215683401795724259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3017619759232312084.post-82973914910110858012010-12-28T15:06:16.214-08:002010-12-28T15:06:16.214-08:00I like Maggie S.'s take on it, and had never q...I like Maggie S.'s take on it, and had never quite viewed it that way. I tend to go the opposite direction ... I don't like 'dark', and so I'm not drawn to those for the young teens in my life, such as my nieces. I appreciate the opinions shared.Kelly H-Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324529762031928328noreply@blogger.com