tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post6692961350286331195..comments2023-10-07T07:36:56.859-07:00Comments on My Head Is Full of Books: Nothing by Janne TellerAnne@HeadFullofBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-46098040228674616652012-04-18T16:16:36.446-07:002012-04-18T16:16:36.446-07:00Misty, I hope that you get this reply since you di...Misty, I hope that you get this reply since you didn't leave me an e-mail to reach you. Nothing is a remarkable books. It is masterful from the stand-point of how the author evokes very strong emotions in readers and does it very quickly. Kids on my Mock Printz team first told me that they hated the book and then they voted for it as one of the year's winners. (It did win a Printz Honor in 2011.) They were reacting to the subject and then realizing that the writing was superb. Do you remember reading The Lord of the Flies when you were in school? Nothing is a bit like that books...a book where everything goes downhill FAST. But the beauty of such a book is that it gives readers something to talk about and they will want to talk after they read it. Believe me. I don't know how old your son is, but I think you should read the book on your own because he will want to talk after he finishes it. Good luck!Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-77628804503575349052012-04-18T15:11:35.481-07:002012-04-18T15:11:35.481-07:00Hi Anne! I appreciate your review of this book. ...Hi Anne! I appreciate your review of this book. The Glendale, AZ public library has chosen this book for the month of may teen book club. I have not yet purchased it for my son to read, but plan on doing so this weekend. What are your thoughts for this book being used in this kind of setting for discussion? As a parent, should I read the book with my son and discuss it prior to him attending the group? After? Or is this something that could be dealt with inside the group?<br />Thanks!<br />Misty Livingston, AZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-79115315190171570402010-09-01T14:42:55.928-07:002010-09-01T14:42:55.928-07:00Oh my gosh, I absolutely want to read this book! D...Oh my gosh, I absolutely want to read this book! Dystopias and other social commentaries are my thing. Thanks for the recommendation.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389249065514335671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-566944936758778872010-08-31T10:49:24.825-07:002010-08-31T10:49:24.825-07:00I completely agree about how disturbing it is. I ...I completely agree about how disturbing it is. I did stay with me for a while after I read it. I kept talking to my husband about it as their "meaningful" sacrifices kept escalating. Totally creepy, but man, sadly I can see it happening. You know how kids are. The farther they go, they easier it is to take another step even further.Karin Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665944534975430855noreply@blogger.com