tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941244112718252543.post6839670447131791746..comments2023-03-27T09:43:55.271+11:00Comments on A Quick Word: A Quick Word... On Young Adult Fiction and Returning To The Scene of the CrimeLyndon Riggallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06681724563908546922noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941244112718252543.post-47841230433857019482011-03-04T07:01:56.899+11:002011-03-04T07:01:56.899+11:00When I was a teen, the novels that had the most im...When I was a teen, the novels that had the most impact on me were rarely YA. I read a lot of science fiction and fantasy. Asimov, Heinlein, Tolkien, C.S. Lewis - they all had moments in their writing that touched me. Some of my favorite memories though are from YA novels - Meg Murry from A Wrinkle in Time, especially, was a character whose difficulties I found comforting. It was nice to know that I wasn't alone in feeling stupid and awkward and ugly.Jenniferhttp://literarysoundtrack.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941244112718252543.post-89995790178368735052011-03-01T10:37:36.456+11:002011-03-01T10:37:36.456+11:00He's excellent really. Just plain excellent.He's excellent really. Just plain excellent.Lyndon Riggallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681724563908546922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941244112718252543.post-59628169781330407102011-02-27T15:19:24.286+11:002011-02-27T15:19:24.286+11:00Nice to see a fellow Bennett enthusiast!Nice to see a fellow Bennett enthusiast!This Charming Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324358427906583113noreply@blogger.com