Comments on: BOTNS Books Podcast #51: It's All the Rage

By: Susan R

Susan R — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:20:08 +0000

I’m working my way through your blog and podcasts (in a completely non-chronological way) and when I came across this post, I wanted to share a review/satire about the Twilight series- Dan Bergstein is Blogging Twilight at SparkNotes ( a wonderful resource for students, teachers, and home educators). I’ve been laughing myself sick reading his posts. http://community.sparknotes.com/index.php/2009/07/16/blogging-twilight-index-page/

By: Susan R

Susan R — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:20:00 +0000

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By: taueret

taueret — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:24:06 +0000

I had no interest in ‘Twilight’ til now! Back in the days when I did not know a single other person who had read ‘Lord of the Rings’, I remember being nearly killed by laughing so hard at Lampoon’s parody “Bored of the Rings”. It would almost be worth enduring Twilight to experience that parodic rapture one more time!

By: taueret

taueret — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:24:00 +0000

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:24:35 +0000

I agree with Kalanna–frequently I am fantasizing about what to read next or what I could be reading.

As for fads, I sometimes eschew them and if one book gets too much press I lose interest. I doubt I’ll read “Eat, Pray, Love” for the forseeable future. I am glad I broke my rule for “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” tho.

As for zombie books Ann, I second Michael’s recommend. I loved “World War Z.” It’s a surprisingly serious study on how different countries would handle a zombie attack. I love zombies so I’m biased but it’s not like reading the literary equivalent of 28 Days Later.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:24:00 +0000

I agree with Kalanna–frequently I am fantasizing about what to read next or what I could be reading.

By: Tanya

Tanya — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:21:18 +0000

I’m ambivalent about literary fads. Personally, I shy away from them, usually only reading them after they’ve fallen off the public’s radar. This not only applies to vampire and wizard an symbologist books, but to Oprah selections as well. I also wonder if the fads are really generating more readers. Are the kids and YAs actually moving on beyond the series (i.e. Harry Potter and Twilight respectively) or, are they re-reading the same material or, failing to move on to more complex material? I’ve read articles to that effect, but more than that is an experience I’ve had repeatedly when I go to the library. I check out books from the children’s and YA sections and often find that, even though the book may be ten years old, I will have been the first person to crack its spine or check it out.

By: Tanya

Tanya — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:21:00 +0000

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:53:09 +0000

I’m not big on literary fads personally as I have far to big a pile of “To be read” books that by the time I got to the fad book, everyone would have moved on.
Having said that, I like that fads get people reading large scale. I’m very big on encouraging others to read and fads like Harry Potter and Twilight have done this very well for the younger generations.