tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post812467418677058147..comments2023-04-12T10:45:21.979-04:00Comments on Deathday Letters: Friday Mixed Bag: I'm super lazyShaun Hutchinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01480241164653893038noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post-60331781007110484862009-09-06T19:23:07.725-04:002009-09-06T19:23:07.725-04:00You feelings about Green and his work mirror my ow...You feelings about Green and his work mirror my own, although I would say that I enjoy his writing despite some of the shortcomings you point out. When I read Green I know I'm going to get a voice and style I really enjoy. I'm going to get a male sidekick with a wicked (and vulgar!) sense of humor. I'm going to get great male banter that reminds me of college. <br /><br />I'm also going to get a story that is driven by a theme, and I think it should be the other way around. I'm going to get hit over the head with this theme at the end of the book. And I'm going to get some sort of mystery that I could mostly do without. (Green seems to fancy himself a bit of a mystery writer, a notion that the Poe people unfortunately reinforced.)<br /><br />All that said, I find his books mostly entertaining and as there aren't a ton of realistic YAs for boys out there, I'll keep reading him.<br /><br />And the "After" part of ALASKA was tedious. SPOILER: The girl was dead. Whether it was suicide or an accident really didn't matter to me. Dead is dead.Paul Michael Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318098111985714443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post-44665778557784374792009-09-04T21:59:29.917-04:002009-09-04T21:59:29.917-04:00UPDATE: Just to add an update, I finished reading...UPDATE: Just to add an update, I finished reading Paper Towns, and while I still stand in awe of John Green's ability to take a metaphor and weave it so completely into every aspect of the story, I have to stand by my original thoughts. <br /><br />Even once the real Margo is found (and even still we only see the tip of an iceberg) Q loves her despite not really knowing her and despite not even being the object of her clues. Not in the way that he imagines. In short, Q is a nice, normal boy who loves the idea of an unattainable girl. Yet even after the illusion is shattered, he continues to love her, and unfortunately I feel like I'm never given a reason why.Shaun Hutchinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480241164653893038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694092506511551308.post-38087362133093592162009-09-04T21:51:19.996-04:002009-09-04T21:51:19.996-04:00Hmmm, not sure I want to read everything by Heming...Hmmm, not sure I want to read <i>everything</i> by Hemingway to argue his dull points, but I may reread one or two.<br /><br />Speaking of super lazy, I just now remembered to blog a travel post. Oops.Shannon Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824123805925551656noreply@blogger.com