Is it really Teen Read Week? Dang, this year's gone by fast. I know that TRW was dreamed up in order to get teenagers reading, and I think it's necessary in this world of ever-increasing competition from electronic games and the youtube and whatnot. But I've noticed--and I don't know if it can be attributed directly to the campaign or if I just live in an area with a book-happy teenage population--that even with all the millions of things demanding their attention, teenagers read. And they are passionate about books they love. Just ask Holly Black or Stephanie Meyer or Sarah Dessen or John Green. Or any author whose appearance in a bookstore results around-the-block lines populated with 13-19-year-olds, or whose inbox is lit up with just one message from a young person saying that her life was touched by the author's work. Reading rocks, teenagers rock, and there is so much good stuff out there just for them. So suck it, this guy.
Anybody have a profile on Goodreads? My friend sent me an invitation and it was like she gave me all the presents from all my birthdays at once. If anyone's interested in peeking into my stacks (and giving me access to yours-- I always love to know what people are reading), my profile can be found here.
Written material © 2007 Dawn Emerman
I never started with GoodReads because I didn't know enough people who used the service already. I do have a http://www.allconsuming.net/person/ipisdei>AllConsuming profile though. I also gave in to the http://www.shelfari.com/ipisdei>Shelfari trend.
Unfortunately, I can't quite seem to get into the habit of updating either of them on a regular basis.
Posted by: Paolo | November 06, 2007 at 05:21 PM