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From: Wojtyla, Karen <kwojtyla>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 15:25:58 -0400
I agree with Marc Aronson's posting below. The fact that this book left the reader with so many questions fascinated me, and made me think about how hard it is to know anyone, to construct or reconstruct a life, including (or especially) the motivations for violent behavior or acts with tragic consequences. I might add, though, that with careful reading (and re-reading) I think this book provides more insight into its protagonist's act than any actual series of newspaper clippings. I also thought this novel would be interesting for teachers to use in classrooms, with kids acting out the parts, as it resembles a play or performance piece in some ways more than a "traditional" novel.
Karen Wojtyla Random House
Message----From: Marc Aronson [mailto:75664.3110 at compuserve.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 2:06 PM To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: reacting to Megaboy
Sometimes when you leave a book -- or any work of art -- angry, disturbed, frustrated by the lack of any answers, you are exactly where the artist wants you to be. That is the precise aim of a whole branch of the avant-garde. There is nothing wrong with having a book for teenagers which achieves that result, rather than the more familiar one of supplying emotional or intellectual closure..
Marc Aronson
Received on Fri 09 Jul 1999 02:25:58 PM CDT
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 15:25:58 -0400
I agree with Marc Aronson's posting below. The fact that this book left the reader with so many questions fascinated me, and made me think about how hard it is to know anyone, to construct or reconstruct a life, including (or especially) the motivations for violent behavior or acts with tragic consequences. I might add, though, that with careful reading (and re-reading) I think this book provides more insight into its protagonist's act than any actual series of newspaper clippings. I also thought this novel would be interesting for teachers to use in classrooms, with kids acting out the parts, as it resembles a play or performance piece in some ways more than a "traditional" novel.
Karen Wojtyla Random House
Message----From: Marc Aronson [mailto:75664.3110 at compuserve.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 2:06 PM To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: reacting to Megaboy
Sometimes when you leave a book -- or any work of art -- angry, disturbed, frustrated by the lack of any answers, you are exactly where the artist wants you to be. That is the precise aim of a whole branch of the avant-garde. There is nothing wrong with having a book for teenagers which achieves that result, rather than the more familiar one of supplying emotional or intellectual closure..
Marc Aronson
Received on Fri 09 Jul 1999 02:25:58 PM CDT
