Okay, I was desperate to start reading….so….I happened to have boy meets girl by Meg Cabot. I figured it was another girlie Young Adult (YA) book but what the heck. Then I started reading it only to realize that it is supposed to be for adults. The funny thing it is still very much like a YA novel. Basically instead of high school, there is a work place but the same situations are there (i.e. gossip, relationships, heartbreak, romance, etc.).
Another way the book is like a YA novel is that it is full of technology. After a few traditional pages, the book will have IM dialogue between the main character and her best friend. Then there will be a few more regular pages and the dialogue will turn into email conversations. At first I thought that sort of thing was neat because we have technology all around it and let’s face it; those are very common ways we communicate now. However, it sort of ruins the flow of the book for me. What is wrong with the traditional way of writing? Is that all going to go out the window for technology? If so, am I being a FUDDY-DUDDY for not being excited about it?
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First of all, I don't think the traditional way of writing is ever going to go out of style, just because some authors choose to experiment. Second of all, fuddy-duddy? Sometimes you amaze me.
Hmmm....good point!
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