tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post6124814102062536203..comments2023-09-07T10:40:00.762+01:00Comments on Stranger Worlds: Children's Books And Why They're Great (1): The Funny FactorEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-26389315707595497762015-08-05T19:54:38.928+01:002015-08-05T19:54:38.928+01:00I absolutely agree with you. Wow, you're right...I absolutely agree with you. Wow, you're right, though - "moody vampires, followed by depressing dystopians, followed by intense high fantasies". I kinda think of vampires as the YA staple, but actually, there've been hardly any vampire novels of late, and even the dystopians are cooling off for fantasy to take their place. I'd not thought of it like that but your analysis is 100% correct! <br /><br />SKULDUGGERY! You need him. You just do. Your life is so lacking right now and you don't even now it. Oh, Aylee. SKULDUGGERY!!!! ~collapses on the floor~Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-81752319034810713332015-08-05T19:28:32.696+01:002015-08-05T19:28:32.696+01:00No, I never have ... to Goodreads!
~interval of ti...No, I never have ... to Goodreads!<br />~interval of time~<br />Interesting! To be honest, if it's children's fantasy, I'm probably on board!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-50232268305311280022015-08-05T19:24:09.384+01:002015-08-05T19:24:09.384+01:00Ah, Cait, that is because you are surpassingly wis...Ah, Cait, that is because you are surpassingly wise in that you have READ ALL THE BOOKS. Ooh but Cassandra Clare, I have finally been persuaded to read TMI.<br />YES CS LEWIS. WHAT A GUY.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-26874676955841233862015-08-03T22:15:09.672+01:002015-08-03T22:15:09.672+01:00Right?? Well, we'll fix this, between the two ...Right?? Well, we'll fix this, between the two of us .... yeah? ;)<br /><br />OK I'm going to read them! I am! I will! I promise!<br /><br />You do want to read the book. It's a good book, honest.<br /><br />Really?? Once I've finished A Farewell to Arms, I'm going to read The Battle of the Labyrinth! YAY FOR PERCY! (Agreed. Annabeth is queen.)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-30561675997807767592015-08-03T21:34:30.195+01:002015-08-03T21:34:30.195+01:00Huh, interesting. I did not find TFIOS funny, but ...Huh, interesting. I did not find TFIOS funny, but I guess the subject matter is so serious. (I don't know, though. Hazel strongly makes the point that being ill doesn't stop people enjoying life and that'd work with humour, too, surely?) But from what I've heard, AAoK, WG,WG and PT are more light-hearted.<br /><br />Thanks! XD<br /><br />Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-50689633349003858012015-07-28T18:50:17.271+01:002015-07-28T18:50:17.271+01:00I do think you are absolutely right, that humour i...I do think you are absolutely right, that humour is lacking in YA. I guess it all comes down to what are the trends of the moment, and the books that follow those trends are always going to be the most publishable of the time. So if moody vampires, followed by depressing dystopians, followed by intense high fantasies have been the main trends in YA books from the past few years, and that is what everyone wants to read and buy, then manuscripts following those trends will be much more likely to get picked up by publishers than manuscripts that break those trends and are predominantly funny books. And whereas the YA market is predominantly female-oriented, the children's market is maybe more unisex friendly, which allows for more light-hearted funniness and less serious romances. That's my impression anyways, I'm not positive that that is right. Maybe it's more that my tastes tend to follow the more epic, intense speculative fiction line and so I'm oblivious to all the funny YA reads out there? I don't know. But I do know that I would love to have more funny in my reading life :) I know I MUST get to the Skulduggery Pleasant books someday - seems like all UK and Ireland bloggers I know swear by them and how witty they are!Ayleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639250102446794830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-4745477023637546902015-07-28T05:26:14.791+01:002015-07-28T05:26:14.791+01:00I LOVE humor in books! Dry humor, goofy humor, wit...I LOVE humor in books! Dry humor, goofy humor, witty, sarcastic humor. Give me funny and I'll probably like it. Have you ever read/heard of Alex and the Ironic Gentleman? It's got that goofy humor that I do so love. X) <br /><br />~Coriander was looking far more lively than he had in the morning and, after some cajoling, was persuaded to perform the odd magic trick.<br /><br />The Odd Magic Trick is a very famous magic trick that has been passed down through generations of magicians. Basically, it has the magician asking an audience member for a watch, putting a cloth over it, and, after a few hand movements, removing the cloth and revealing a completely different watch that looks exactly like the original, but one on which the time reads 9:52. To which the audience member usually responds, "That was odd."~<br /><br />lol I always remember that part, because it made my dad (who was reading it to us) laugh. XDRachel Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18174226975096744494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-30107685293018771072015-07-27T12:16:09.932+01:002015-07-27T12:16:09.932+01:00I LOVE FUNNY BOOKS. I have to agree that children&...I LOVE FUNNY BOOKS. I have to agree that children's books are more usual to be funnny...but, tbh, I haven't ever felt that YA was missing the snortingly-laughter factor! I think there were sooo many hilarious moments in The Hunger Games (basically all Haymitch's lines) and Reboot is hilarious. ALSO CASSANDRA CLARE'S BOOKS. The wit is <i>golden</i>. And I laughed my brain out in Denton's Little Death Date and Me Earl and the Dying Girl. xD So yesss. the humour is darker, but definitely still there. <br />I ALSO LOVE THAT CS LEWIS QUOTE. That is my go-to quote for everything. I think children's books should be timeless.<br />CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-1219131550086581602015-07-27T04:25:54.039+01:002015-07-27T04:25:54.039+01:00I've noticed the lack of humor in the YA secti...I've noticed the lack of humor in the YA section. Which very much saddens me, since I dearly love to laugh. <br /><br />I think the funniest books I've read were an exception to this though. The Lunar Chronicles. *hint hint* (You must read them! I can't even express how much I adore this series. And I now I have to wait for Winter to come out. I'm going to go sulk now.)<br /><br />Those FOOTNOTES! Wow. I want to read this book. An unlikable duo with humor to be loved for. I like it!<br /><br />Oh my goodness! Percy Jackson! I'm reading The Sea of Monsters right now. This is one of the best kids' books I've read. And it's so hilarious! I like Annabeth too (Really now, how many smart blondes do you see in YA, hm? Yep, the kids' books have it!). Children's books are always funny. Hence, I like them. a.n.g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03667996517318905980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-50196476655054337702015-07-27T01:05:08.081+01:002015-07-27T01:05:08.081+01:00John Green's always hilarious. I especially li...John Green's always hilarious. I especially liked An Abundance of Katherines and all of its footnotes (maybe many funny books use footnotes, who knows). But I have definitely found that, especially these days, YA is getting less and less funny.<br /><br />I love all the quotes in this post by the way. Good job:)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14733746700112236548noreply@blogger.com