tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post9053573288968828883..comments2024-03-27T09:06:32.834-04:00Comments on Friday the Thirteeners: Alexandra Duncan Takes the Truth!Erin Bowmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11415377887347978552noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post-44161434336299481012013-10-19T18:12:31.098-04:002013-10-19T18:12:31.098-04:00HA! No, I started reading the Fifty Shades of Suck...HA! No, I started reading the Fifty Shades of Suck tumblr. I never would have noticed E.L. James's preoccupation with orange juice or the fact that there is HONEYMOON SHOPPING ON A JET SKI in one of the later books if it weren't for that blog. For the record, shopping on a jet ski is the kind of literary madness I can get behind.Alexandra Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936060014512086582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post-42899308254135146322013-10-18T21:26:57.855-04:002013-10-18T21:26:57.855-04:00Brilliant, Alexa!
Now be honest. Did you have to...Brilliant, Alexa! <br /><br />Now be honest. Did you have to read Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Darkerer for your "library" too?Megan Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07183250728834483243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451750689325363795.post-36737221833612175722013-10-18T14:48:39.119-04:002013-10-18T14:48:39.119-04:00Weeeeelllllllllll, now I know what to expect when ...Weeeeelllllllllll, now I know what to expect when I read Salvage in a few days! ;)<br /><br />In all seriousness though, for the most part, I agree with your stance, Alexandra. As a teen, I think that in this day, sex is definitely seen as something glamorous or normal or even habitual, for youth and anyone older. <br /><br />BUT, that doesn't mean that every single type of medium of entertainment needs to have sex (stated implicitly or explicitly). If it fits in the story, then it fits. But I feel like many many many MANY YA novels these days include sex or the allusion of sex. I'm not a huge fan of this - meaning, I'm not a fan of the fact that most YA books being published have sex. Why do they *have* to? Not every story needs to have sexual acts to be authentic. Sex doesn't fit into every teen's life.<br /><br />But unfortunately, that's the norm these days - that the majority of teenagers and young adults are having sex.<br /><br />Anyway, I enjoyed reading this post, Alexandra! :)<br /><br />Alyssa @ <a href="http://eaterofbooks.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Eater of Books!</a>Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.com