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[Unpopular Opinion] Children and Homosexuality
Recently I’ve been thinking about the implicit messages that children devour in media that is directed at them. What message do we send to boys who watch Dora the Explorer when we make a spin-off show called Go Diego Go … Continue reading
[Unpopular Opinion] “Guilty Pleasures”
I was recently “tagged” by Just Another Rabid Reader, and while I won’t be participating in the tag itself, I found the question she asked me really interesting: “What is your go-to “Guilty Pleasure” book?” Because, of course, I can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Cassandra Clare, guilty pleasure, Harry Potter, manga, The Great Gatsby, Twilight, unpopular opinion
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Unpopular Opinion: We’re gonna make you pop-u-lar!
As much as Galinda might disagree, popularity isn’t something gained by a new gown and hair style, especially when it comes to books. The trends of popularity aren’t easy to pick out. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Sebold, Bossypants, Catching Fire, Dan Brown, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J. K. Rowling, Jodi Picoult, John Green, Mockingjay, My Sister's Keeper, New Moon, Stephenie Meyer, Suzanne Collins, The Davinci Code, The Fault in our Stars, the Hunger Games, The Lovely Bones, Tina Fey, Twilight, unpopular opinion
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Unpopular Opinion: Odd Man Out
Love triangles: they’re everywhere from books to television to movies and I am the worst at picking the guy who the protagonist is going to end up with. I don’t know if it’s because I instinctively root for the underdog … Continue reading
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Tagged Ally Condie, Bisco Hatori, Cassandra Clare, Fruits Basket, Lauren Destafano, Matched, Natsuki Takaya, Ouran High School Host Club, Scott Westerfeld, Shatter Me, Stephenie Meyer, Suzanne Collins, Tahereh Mafi, The Chemical Garden, the Hunger Games, The Infernel Devices, Twilight, Uglies, unpopular opinion
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Unpopular Opinion: On Female Friendship…and Boys
Warning: contains spoilers for Something Borrowed (movie version), Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins, Matched series by Ally Condie, Hush Hush series by Becca Fitzpatrick , and Fallen series by Lauren Kate. Last week I talked about the lack of media … Continue reading
Unpopular Opinion: On Friendship with Boys
More and more it seems that YA fiction is focusing more on relationships and less on friendship and personal development. Yes, love is a wonderful thing, but it’s not the only relationship in someone’s life, but it’s the one we … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Potter, the Hunger Games, The Mortal Instruments, unpopular opinion
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Unpopular Opinion: Three Things
Here are three reasons why I hate the world right now. 1. Tennessee Senator tries to make it illegal to talk about homosexuality in school I don’t understand. How does a person like this even become a senator. HE THINKS … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion laws, ACTA, American politics, equality, gay rights, SOPA, unpopular opinion, women rights
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Unpopular Opinion: Reading YA from a feminist perspective
Once upon a time there was a girl who would read books, watch movies, television shows, and commercials, and listen to the radio and people speak and would think to herself: “Wow, that is actually sexist.” But when she would … Continue reading
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Tagged feminism, Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling, unpopular opinion
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Unpopular Opinion: The Hero and The Heroine
When most people think of the meaning of hero, they think of something like this:
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Tagged feminism, gender, Harry Potter, John Green, the Hunger Games, unpopular opinion
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Unpopular Opinion: YA Heroine Tourney
It is pretty obvious that the individual is, in general, smarter than the many. I mean if you put Sherlock Holmes up against a group of police man, Sherlock is going to take the case. You take an average, single … Continue reading
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Tagged Ally Carter, Cassandra Clare, Divergent, Fallen, female protagonist, Gallagher Girls, Harry Potter, Infernal Devices, James Patterson, JK Rowling, Lauren Kate, Maximum Ride, Mortal Instruments, Stephenie Meyer, Suzanne Collins, the Hunger Games, Twilight, unpopular opinion, Veronica Roth, YA heroine tourney
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