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From: Nel <nelcward>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 16:40:39 -0700
I agree with Nancy's view of DRAMARAMA. As I look at books that I consider
"better written," it seems that they do show the pain of being GLBT, the same as books about heterosexual characters show their pain. When "The Problem" (or at least some pain) no longer exists, the plot, characterization, etc. seems to descend into superficial writing--fluff that may be fun but adds nothing to growth. Young people probably need to read this fluff, but they will gain a greater experience by reading something like Peters' GRL2GRL. (Maybe the question is whether we give them just candy or a bit of meat once in a while.)
Nel Ward Newport, Oregon
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Silverrod" <nsilverrod at sfpl.org> To: "Elliott BatTzedek" <ebattzedek at cliontheweb.org>;
<ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:06 PM Subject: [CCBC-Net] Dramarama
>I didn't really care for Dramarama. I felt that Sadye and Demi were both
> rather shallow, and that Demi was stereotypical in many ways. Although I
> know plenty of people like him, I wanted to see Lockhart go beyond the
> stereotype as she has done with characters in her other novels. I also
> felt disappointed that the race issue wasn't explored further since it
> was such a big factor in the breakdown of Demi and Sadye's friendship.
>
> Nancy Silverrod, Librarian
> San Francisco Public Library
> 100 Larkin St.
> San Francisco, CA 94102-4733
> 415-557-4417
> nsilverrod at sfpl.org
>
> Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another
> mind. -James Russell Lowell, poet, editor, and diplomat (1819-1891)
>
> A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block of wood. -Chinese
> Proverb
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Received on Thu 29 May 2008 06:40:39 PM CDT
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 16:40:39 -0700
I agree with Nancy's view of DRAMARAMA. As I look at books that I consider
"better written," it seems that they do show the pain of being GLBT, the same as books about heterosexual characters show their pain. When "The Problem" (or at least some pain) no longer exists, the plot, characterization, etc. seems to descend into superficial writing--fluff that may be fun but adds nothing to growth. Young people probably need to read this fluff, but they will gain a greater experience by reading something like Peters' GRL2GRL. (Maybe the question is whether we give them just candy or a bit of meat once in a while.)
Nel Ward Newport, Oregon
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Silverrod" <nsilverrod at sfpl.org> To: "Elliott BatTzedek" <ebattzedek at cliontheweb.org>;
<ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:06 PM Subject: [CCBC-Net] Dramarama
>I didn't really care for Dramarama. I felt that Sadye and Demi were both
> rather shallow, and that Demi was stereotypical in many ways. Although I
> know plenty of people like him, I wanted to see Lockhart go beyond the
> stereotype as she has done with characters in her other novels. I also
> felt disappointed that the race issue wasn't explored further since it
> was such a big factor in the breakdown of Demi and Sadye's friendship.
>
> Nancy Silverrod, Librarian
> San Francisco Public Library
> 100 Larkin St.
> San Francisco, CA 94102-4733
> 415-557-4417
> nsilverrod at sfpl.org
>
> Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another
> mind. -James Russell Lowell, poet, editor, and diplomat (1819-1891)
>
> A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block of wood. -Chinese
> Proverb
>
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