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Welcome Julie Halpern! And a Couple of Questions
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From: Megan Schliesman <schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:59:11 -0500
Thank you to Julie Halpern for jumping into the conversation on her book "The F-It List." I want to formally welcome her to our discussion.
Julie, picking up on a couple of things that came up yesterday, I'm wondering if you can talk a bit about how you thought about Alex's character regarding her (in)ability to show emotion/empathy at times. I'm aware that readers interpretations are of course informed by our on experiences. I'm wondering to what extent you envisioned Alex as a young woman who doesn't do well in this arena, and to what extent it's a manifestation of her grief.
And, again, with the portrayal of grieving, through Leo and Alex you capture two characters at different points. Alex's loss isn't quite as new and raw as Leo's (but still recent). Even Becca must be going through a grieving process in a way as she adjusts to being sick even as she is working to get well. She is having to rethink the certainty of her future. In addition to wanting to write a novel that shows a teenager getting pleasure out of sex, to what extent did you approach the book with the idea that this would explore--or at least be a portait of--grief/grieving?
Megan
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:59:11 -0500
Thank you to Julie Halpern for jumping into the conversation on her book "The F-It List." I want to formally welcome her to our discussion.
Julie, picking up on a couple of things that came up yesterday, I'm wondering if you can talk a bit about how you thought about Alex's character regarding her (in)ability to show emotion/empathy at times. I'm aware that readers interpretations are of course informed by our on experiences. I'm wondering to what extent you envisioned Alex as a young woman who doesn't do well in this arena, and to what extent it's a manifestation of her grief.
And, again, with the portrayal of grieving, through Leo and Alex you capture two characters at different points. Alex's loss isn't quite as new and raw as Leo's (but still recent). Even Becca must be going through a grieving process in a way as she adjusts to being sick even as she is working to get well. She is having to rethink the certainty of her future. In addition to wanting to write a novel that shows a teenager getting pleasure out of sex, to what extent did you approach the book with the idea that this would explore--or at least be a portait of--grief/grieving?
Megan
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