tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512901970142754617.post4825492303693883490..comments2023-10-28T07:08:29.965-07:00Comments on Right Fans: Sci Fi from the Other Side: On the Topic of Childhood InnocenceSABR Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00879056167130238382noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512901970142754617.post-73620456143654382962013-10-18T15:01:30.709-07:002013-10-18T15:01:30.709-07:00I'd be happy to send you the MOBI file. You c...I'd be happy to send you the MOBI file. You can send your email address to me at KarenMyers@PerkunasPress.com <br /><br />Thanks!Karen Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154929987998815506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512901970142754617.post-44408938890337735352013-10-18T13:48:47.017-07:002013-10-18T13:48:47.017-07:00I've decided that when I have kids, my approac...I've decided that when I have kids, my approach is going to be "free range but vigilant" -- let them pick up whatever appeals to them, but also make damned sure our lines of communication are always open so I can TALK to them about what they're reading and teach them WORLDVIEW AWARENESS. Because it's not so much that I worry about them reading sex scenes. I worry more about what those sex scenes SAY about the proper time and place for the conjugal act.<br /><br />As far as the gratuitous sex and victim glorification in YA goes - and I hope I made this perfectly clear in the OP - I think it's entirely valid to question its value. If there are adolescent victims out there - and I'm sure there are - they should be under the care of LICENSED PROFESSIONALS, not hack authors with an ax to grind. The Right Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649094767960738820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512901970142754617.post-5481999184765719352013-10-18T13:33:29.432-07:002013-10-18T13:33:29.432-07:00I would certainly care to review your book! Is it ...I would certainly care to review your book! Is it available in Kindle format?The Right Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649094767960738820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512901970142754617.post-14441152436453599752013-10-18T13:08:10.847-07:002013-10-18T13:08:10.847-07:00Thanks for taking the time to expand on what I wro...Thanks for taking the time to expand on what I wrote, Stephanie! I too was one of those kids who read early, often, and copiously. I know I read things that were beyond my comprehension the first time I read them (Jane Eyre comes to mind from a recent conversation) and I know my kids are likely reading - no, I know they are reading books I'd rather they didn'tt. Eldest daughter read Twilight, after all, a book that just made me go "ew" but I didn't tell her she couldn't read it. I don't forbid them to read anything, and have no problem with them venturing into the adult section of the library if I am keeping a half an eye on what they are reading. What I am objecting to is the gratuituously sex-filled and victim-praising books that seem to abound in YA fiction these days. And yes, the simile of Chesterton's is apt… <br /><br />And yes, Brad Torgerson is defintely Human Wave! Thanks for including my book in your review list as well. Cedarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335404569894164715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512901970142754617.post-23385968946405125242013-10-18T13:06:04.758-07:002013-10-18T13:06:04.758-07:00I would be delighted if you cared to review To Car...I would be delighted if you cared to review To Carry the Horn. If so, please let me know what format you would like and how you want to get it. Thanks!<br />http://www.perkunaspress.com/wp/books-to-carry-the-horn<br />Karen Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154929987998815506noreply@blogger.com