tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post3103321807392188009..comments2023-07-25T09:17:21.434-04:00Comments on The Hardcover Lover: An Open Letter to My YA Self + GIVEAWAYErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08131832400840619615noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-52224320303800811562015-04-19T20:15:26.399-04:002015-04-19T20:15:26.399-04:00Thank you, Naomi! Ginger created such a wonderful ...Thank you, Naomi! Ginger created such a wonderful event!<br /><br /><br />I know what you mean. I substitute teach, and you can really see the decline in reading as the kids get older. I see middle school kids with books all the time, but by the time they get to high school, it seems like they aren't reading anymore. :(<br /><br /><br />I hope you keep reading YA for as long as it interests you, and if you ever find that it doesn't, I'm sure that you'll find something else that you'll love to read.Erin @ The Hardcover Loverhttp://www.thehardcoverlover.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-31793186228770029102015-04-19T18:47:43.410-04:002015-04-19T18:47:43.410-04:00This is a great post! I really do think that teena...This is a great post! I really do think that teenagers my age really do miss out on the books around us and it saddens me. My school library is filled with books but people would much rather sit on the Ipads and laptops. I hope to carry on reading YA as I get older!Naominoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-59131327442886581622015-04-06T11:31:26.774-04:002015-04-06T11:31:26.774-04:00OMG. That's so cool that we were both like tha...OMG. That's so cool that we were both like that in high school. I just didn't get it, plus the school library never really kept YA. They just had non-fiction, classics, and research materials. <br /><br />Thank you, Brittany! Your kind words mean so much! :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131832400840619615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-49647734001464045722015-04-06T11:28:05.119-04:002015-04-06T11:28:05.119-04:00I know a lot of people who only got into reading i...I know a lot of people who only got into reading in college. There's no shame in that. It's just about finding the right book. :)<br /><br />Stephen Chbosky was such a delight both times that I met him. He even remembered me the second time when he was at the movie theater to sign posters. He's definitely as cool as his book. <br /><br />And yeah... That class was awesome. I'm so glad that I took it.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131832400840619615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-54115888505343746492015-04-06T10:00:56.727-04:002015-04-06T10:00:56.727-04:00What a sweet note!!! I was totally the same way in...What a sweet note!!! I was totally the same way in high school about YA... isn't it funny that when we were actually teenagers, we thought YA was like... beneath us? LOL. Now that I'm an adult it's like "OH I GET IT". <br />I loved your letter! So happy for you and all that you've accomplished since high school and I love seeing how much everyone has grown over the years :) It was a lovely letter and of course, glad you discovered YA too ;) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133612131488048932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-15039971549988791672015-04-06T08:47:17.575-04:002015-04-06T08:47:17.575-04:00I love that you've been a reader ever since, E...I love that you've been a reader ever since, Erin! I only <i>really</i> got into reading in college (although I had my pretentious-I-only-read-literary-fiction-and-classics phase back in high school). And okay, WAY COOL to have met Stephen Chbosky and have your book signed! This is so glorious (and I'm very envious). And that you had a class for YA lit. I mean, wow, why am I in science? (I love science.) Great letter, Erin!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477335401756928813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-28781544584575998142015-04-04T21:53:30.941-04:002015-04-04T21:53:30.941-04:00Fari, I love your advice to yourself! I wish that ...Fari, I love your advice to yourself! I wish that I could tell myself that more often! :)<br /><br />I really enjoy some adult fiction now, but it's got to be just right for me to enjoy it. I have found that my last few adult reads were stiff, which isn't too much fun. I haven't really ventured into NA yet, which is weird because I kind of fall into that age group.<br /><br />Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131832400840619615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-67940178518216495242015-04-04T12:45:01.749-04:002015-04-04T12:45:01.749-04:00I would tell my YA self but since I'm still YA...I would tell my YA self but since I'm still YA, I would tell myself (and occasionally DO tell myself is that: Dear self, you are awesome and screw everyone who thinks anything else. <br /><br />I love your post! It's so heart-felt and genuine. I've been a fan of YA and Children's since forever, even before I knew that there's a name to the genre: Young Adult. I actually kinda want to venture into Adult. I feel like my experience would be similar to yours but instead or Adult into YA, it'd be YA into Adult. I've read some Adult or NA books by authors whose YA books I've read (Gayle Forman, V.E Schwab) and I've quite enjoyed them. :)<br /><br />Thanks for the giveaway! :D Fangoddess (Fari)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00585734791122812410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-37907844834413434912015-04-04T00:04:53.935-04:002015-04-04T00:04:53.935-04:00Thank you, Holly! You just made me smile from ear ...Thank you, Holly! You just made me smile from ear to ear with your comment! :)<br /><br />I was so worried about including that part because I was totally one of those people who just wanted to read the classics and adult fiction, but that class changed me as a person and I will forever love it.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131832400840619615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-89412327391736172022015-04-03T22:05:51.506-04:002015-04-03T22:05:51.506-04:00Your post is SO amazing, Erin!! I adored it. I lov...Your post is SO amazing, Erin!! I adored it. I love how you told your YA self that it was okay to like the books you read--and that is so, so important to remember as you get older and start reading more often. And I loved finding out that you weren't excited about your YA Lit class, but you ended up finding a love for reading that genre and that's what led you to now and this blog. I was kind of the same way. I'd been over YA when I was in high school, so I started devouring Nora Roberts and Adult books. It wasn't until I started my blog that I got back into YA, and oh my gosh, I was missing out on SO MUCH. <br /><br />So I guess I would tell my YA self not to give up on the genre because there is a whole world of books that have yet to be discovered. :)Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09293357219620772934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-35830725959335581232015-04-02T22:36:01.187-04:002015-04-02T22:36:01.187-04:00Thank you, Inge. Ginger really put together an ama...Thank you, Inge. Ginger really put together an amazing blog event, and I'm so glad that I was able to participate. <br /><br />I'm sure one day, someone will get to Belgium. :)<br /><br />The vampire books were very popular when I was sixteen too, but I somehow became an anti-vampirelit person. I've only read the classics about vampires. Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131832400840619615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-36274684145125402042015-04-02T04:10:18.511-04:002015-04-02T04:10:18.511-04:00I love this post. And that's amazing that Step...I love this post. And that's amazing that Stephen Chbosky signed your book! I haven't met any of my favourite authors yet, because they don't seem to know about Belgium haha. No worries, though, my time will come!<br /><br />I started reading when I was 16. If I could say something to my 16-year-old reading self, it would be to branch out a little instead of buying YA vampire books over and over hahaha. Twilight, L.J. Smith, House of Night, Fallen, Evermore.. it was a lot of the same, and I bought a fair few numbers of duds that way! Although Twilight did spark my love for reading, and I've found some really great reads because of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-84320524795490180822015-04-01T20:43:19.441-04:002015-04-01T20:43:19.441-04:00OMG! Thank you so much, Val! You're so sweet.
...OMG! Thank you so much, Val! You're so sweet.<br /><br />I need to start writing in journals again. I feel like I'd be good at it.<br /><br />I read a few contemporary YA books back in high school, and I wish I had read more just because it's become my favorite genre. Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131832400840619615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-70584676706110768152015-04-01T20:41:13.345-04:002015-04-01T20:41:13.345-04:00I agree completely. I was always stressing over si...I agree completely. I was always stressing over silly things in high school, so it would be beneficial to hear that. <br /><br />I love all of it, Lori! Great advice!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131832400840619615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-47769077057961019712015-04-01T13:34:15.765-04:002015-04-01T13:34:15.765-04:00Believe it or not, you're the second person to...Believe it or not, you're the second person to have that happen lately. :( I wonder if there is an issue. <br /><br />I wish I would have read it earlier. I think I read it the summer after I finished high school, but I was still in that YA age range. <br /><br />You're welcome! I'm so happy I got a chance to participate! <br />Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131832400840619615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-89052920231114319512015-04-01T12:26:43.668-04:002015-04-01T12:26:43.668-04:00Oh this is really precious Erin! You're making...Oh this is really precious Erin! You're making me want to write my own letter hahaha. Well I write in a lot of journals but that's different. Anyways, it's awesome to see how many books have affected us in our past. I didn't read much contemporary when I was younger, but the books I read then definitely have shaped what I like now :)Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03450385804261334137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-79551875037234278672015-04-01T11:42:57.240-04:002015-04-01T11:42:57.240-04:00I would tell my YA self not to stress out so much ...I would tell my YA self not to stress out so much about everything and that it will all work out OK! Also that it's OK to be 100% yourself, and that you don't need to change for anyone!Lori Breehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703713875411084322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1659639521679396927.post-47525530086560347702015-04-01T08:06:32.194-04:002015-04-01T08:06:32.194-04:00Ack! My comment didn't go through. Let me try ...Ack! My comment didn't go through. Let me try this again...<br /><br />I love that you had such a great connection to Perks! That is one book I wish YA Ginger would have read, but unfortunately I did not discover it until I was almost 30 years old. Thank you so much for participating and I really loved your letter :) xoGinger @ GReads!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17725314423163879042noreply@blogger.com