tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121773643819914048.post5427107387720476637..comments2023-09-25T07:36:41.149-05:00Comments on Green eyed Monster!: Inner Beauty Friday - Book Club!Jasminehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07736262278602741959noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121773643819914048.post-57320733747954306202013-11-22T20:45:28.761-06:002013-11-22T20:45:28.761-06:00Just wait till you read Allegient! I'm startin...Just wait till you read Allegient! I'm starting to feel differently about it now that I've had some time to think about it. But it's definitely a book that's been getting some crazy reactions from people.Shoshanahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707241263291051104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121773643819914048.post-33710618093034247192013-11-22T13:21:11.467-06:002013-11-22T13:21:11.467-06:00If you're going to work with urban kids, you h...If you're going to work with urban kids, you have to have a sense of humor, or the darkness will eat your soul and destroy you. I used to work in a school for troubled kids, and out of the adorable 7-to-12-year-olds I worked with, once they became teens and young adults, one was shot and paralyzed in a drive-by shooting (his family eventually took him off the respirator, and he died), one stabbed a man in the neck in a botched robbery and went to prison for attempted murder, and another one was an accomplice in a shooting in which a 1-year-old girl was killed. Trust me, you HAVE TO have the humor. <br /><br />I predict you will like Veronica Roth's third book. I could barely stand to put it down, but at the same time, I didn't want the series to end. Erin O'Riordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14829574740027964039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121773643819914048.post-35757744225607084392013-11-22T09:24:19.473-06:002013-11-22T09:24:19.473-06:00You were smart to wait and read Insurgent once All...You were smart to wait and read Insurgent once Allegient was already out so now you don't have to wait. Will be interested to see what you think about that one. Kate @ Another Clean Slatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646464393586461119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121773643819914048.post-88567808986294129632013-11-22T04:28:44.179-06:002013-11-22T04:28:44.179-06:00I struggled with Insurgent. I felt like it was kin...I struggled with Insurgent. I felt like it was kind of a limp middle piece with a lot of whining on Tris' part and nothing really happening to move the story forward until the very end. Overall it seems like the whole trilogy could have been condensed waaaaay down or else rewritten so that there would be some meatier plot points in the middle. I hope Allegiant will be better but I'm not getting my hopes up. :)Martha Hokensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911751791504233911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121773643819914048.post-91145495338973873062013-11-21T21:43:00.713-06:002013-11-21T21:43:00.713-06:00I should check out Garcon's book. As an educat...I should check out Garcon's book. As an educator (and white young-ish female) I get really annoyed by all of those white girl saves the poor kids' school movie depictions. I'd love to read more about the inner-city school experiences. Thanks for the recommendation!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01462804060646159589noreply@blogger.com