2015, meme, top ten tuesday

[Top Ten Tuesday] – #60 – Top Ten YA Clichés We Love/Hate

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Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. I thought this would be a fun way to share a condensed version of potential rambles and thoughts that I have.

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This Week’s Theme:
Top Ten YA Clichés We Love/Hate

 

Initial Thoughts:

Ahoy! A freebie Top Ten Tuesday calls for a rant. Except I’m not going to rant (too much)—I’ll let you do it in the thoughts you share!—I’ll just start it off.

For what it’s worth, many books wouldn’t have widespread appeal if they weren’t bound by several clichés. Yes the market is oversaturated with these kinds of writing but they’re often shortcuts (flagged by readers, I guess?) to explain the story without the requirement of an explanation. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun chirping them out!

That being said, I do have a love-hate relationship with all of them (but it’s kind of therapeutic to rant about).

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2015, discussion, think aloud

[Think Aloud] – #16 – Freedom of Speech in the Book Blogging Community

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Think Aloud explores book-related discussions encompassing reading, writing, blogging, and perhaps newsworthy content. The focus is to push the boundaries, stretch the mind, and encourage dialogue within this community. Let’s all think out loud.

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Table Topic:
Freedom of Speech in the
Book Blogging Community

Abstract:

Niche blogging communities suffer speech freedom as social dissonance dictates subjective thinking.

I was asked by Mishma @ Chasing Faerytales to contribute to a dialogue regarding freedom of speech in the book blogging community. Below is my bit to share with you. Here’s the link to the compilation post on Mishma’s blog: Book Blogging and Speech Freedom: A Collab Post.

The post also features other awesome individuals involved in the conversation, including: Cait @ The Paper Fury, Hazel @ Stay Bookish, Nara @ Looking for the Panacea, Rachel @ A Perfection Called Books, and Nufaiza @ Say It With Books.

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2015, book haul, Miscellaneous

[Miscellaneous] Book Haul Spine Poetry — May 2015

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Miscellaneous is the tagline to store random posts that don’t really belong elsewhere. They may involve tags, awards, challenges, and other book blogging nonsense.

What’s Miscellaneous Today?
Book Haul Spine Poetry — May 2015

Why hello there Book Outlet Mothers Day Sale. How fitting that my old credit card is expiring this month (basically after I haul these books). Also, both of these poems are terrible.

Since everyone seems to love their white backgrounds, I figured I’d try to get with the times. Behold my makeshift 8.5×11 white paper shenanigan LOL.

All book titles referenced below link to their respective Goodreads page.

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