Comments on: Boy Books/Girl Books

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 07:46:19 +0000

Hum, I’m responding to this late in the game so I guess it probably won’t ever be read. So, since that’s the case, I guess I won’t hold back.

I just picked up Uglies last Thursday (just heard about it last Wednesday, for that matter), and I’ll admit that I do feel embarassed carrying it around, but not because I’m male. Mostly I feel guilty because I’m 21, and it’s supposed to be a young adult book, so people might, I don’t know, judge me because of that.

I totally love the books, though. I just started Pretties tonight. I, um, suggested it to all my friends, but all my friends are female so I don’t know if that really says anything useful.

What I like about the books is the way it makes me feel, not explosions or action sequences or any of that. I don’t know if I’m the right audience for this sort of thing, though. I was always hoping that Tally would just get the operation. I would. Heck, if I were in that position and I knew about the brain lesions, I’d want to do it even more, since it means it would change the kind of person you are, and I would pretty much give anything for that.

Eh, so if you’re actually reading this, I’m sure I’m not the kind of person you’re writing these kinds of books for.

By: Librarian

Librarian — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 20:19:24 +0000

the review is finally up! read if you wish.

twinreads.blogspot.com

By: Blakey Boy

Blakey Boy — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:21:50 +0000

Helleum, I come from the Aussie Land! No, we don’t ride kangaroos to work (we prefer automobiles) and we live in loverly big cities near the ocean (not in desert). Just had to clear that up. So anyways, one of my good friends told me to read the Uglies trilogy. They were like the total best books I’ve read in a long time! Sure, there’s plastic surgery involved, but that makes it interesting. It’s also fastpaced (which is cool). I guess I’m not an idiot boy (hunting, guns, ha ha ha), I’m into fashion and what have you, but who cares. They were awesome books. I loved them. I want more, but they’re over. Oh bum. Most of my friends at school thought I was crazy. Junior said “Pretties?” Then he laughed. I just smirked and kept my wallpaper on my laptop I use at school as the “Pretties” front cover. I just explained that the books wasn’t about lipgloss. I think Girls read more than boys (we’re too stupid to read, duh!). I want a flas tattoo. I wish they existed. But that’s besides the point. If someone saw the cover, the title, and all that, and I was carrying it, they’d probs think I was gay (but they’re just sexist). Well anyways, my kangaroo is calling me – I need to ride him to school. Toodles.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 11:50:37 +0000

I think that girls do read more then boys although i have a few guy friends and they can’t get their heads out of books.
I think the covers are wicked in a way…, they’re pretty creative. I don’t think uglies is a girl book, everyone has their own tastes in books. I might think some of my friends read some really stupid and boring books but they think that about some things that i read. Most of my friends hate reading so it’s pretty hard to convince them to read it but some of my family reads it and they really enjoyed it!

Hannah

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 22:06:07 +0000

I must admit that i decided to read “Uglies” because i thought the cover and the title were very interesting. I was easily drawn into reading the series. I love the cover designs. I haven’t had the opportunity to tell any of my friends to read the books, because i only started reading a few days ago and i’m up to the second book in the trilogy, but i drew my sister into it. I may not qualify as a “young adult” (19 years old), but i love a good read.
to answer more of your questions, i do think girls read more than boys. I’ve been trying to get a close male friend of mine to read Angels and Demons and the Da Vinci code, but he has yet to pick up either of them. He’s big on books, but I’ll see if he’s intereste in reading uglies and see if he thinks it’s “girly”.

By: Carly

Carly — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 04:48:22 +0000

1) Yea! Ive gotten 5 of my girl friends to read it and they all say its there favorite book
2) They dont say its to girly they say they dont like reading.
3) The covers are cool!

And some other questions:
4) Well in m school yes. All the boys in my class hate to read and refuse to.
5) No
6) No but im always a little paranoid

By: Carly

Carly — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 04:45:24 +0000

I tried to get my friends who are guys to read them but they just wouldnt. But I think thats just because they dont like reading books they like reading those annoying anime comics

By: Kit

Kit — Wed, 31 May 2006 11:23:38 +0000

Whatever kind of book it is, they all rock more than any of the books I’ve ever read! I think it just depends on the person. It’s kind of annoying though. There are quite a few guys (I mean no offence WHATSOEVER through out this whole thing, but sometime when typing…things “sound” like I’m trying to insult someone I SWEAR I’M NOT! =D) that have more of a “reputation to hold up than some girls.

I mean Where ever you come from or where ever you are, you still have the infamous exaggeration of every other word.

” EW YOU’RE *insert the newest daily insult) I’M not GOING near YOU, or YOU’RE book *Shoves nose in air snobbishly”…okay that’s overdoing it, but still. I think the whole “Girl book, Boy book debate is mostly over the so called “balance”.
All in all, If the person (Girl or guy) Is really interested in it ( enough to not give a crap about what the “crowd” thinks) Then I say ‘Go For It!’

Anyways I really hope I didn’t just majorly screw that up. Well I like your books either way, and I make everyone who will take a second glance at me read it. ( I have gotten one guy and one girl…few glance at me let alone twice XD)

Keep up the great work Scott, and please,(people that may wonder about what the other people around them think about their book)
No Worries!
It can suck when people are jerks, but y’know what? Screw them! If they can’t handle the fact that you’re reading a book, then they are going to have a very rough life.

By: Kerri

Kerri — Sat, 27 May 2006 12:56:12 +0000

oh surveys! i love surveys.

1) When you suggest Uglies to friends, is it easier to get girls interested? actually, i DID lend the first two to a girl friend of mine.

2) Do boys ever go â€œNah, thatâ€™s girly!â€ if you suggest the books to them?
no, actually. they just say “sounds cool” and probably never wound up reading it.

4) Do you think that girls read more than boys in general?
i think it depends on the person, but i’ll tell you: girls are definitely more open about theit reading than guys are. guys will read books in private but not carry them around at school. at least, that’s what i’ve noticed. there are exceptions, of course, like anything.

6) Have I made you paranoid just by bringing this up?
hahah… no… i think everyone of both genders should read everything and anything they can get their hands on. no matter what it is, it enriches you and adds to your knowlege.

cheesy? cliched? yeah. sorry. haha. i LOVE the books, by the way. (oh, and i’m a girl.)

By: Sammy

Sammy — Thu, 25 May 2006 02:58:08 +0000

yeah some guy asked me the other day about the specials cover asking what was on her face, and i went into detail, and just got a weird look. lol. I likethe idea of flash tattoos. I think that would be really cool if we actually had those…