tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post6101741611737282887..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Reading the World: Malorie BlackmanSarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-73436396675165267252009-08-16T05:39:27.724-07:002009-08-16T05:39:27.724-07:00Hey Tanita - I don't get enough time to read y...Hey Tanita - I don't get enough time to read your blog posts, but enjoyed this one. You're right, Malorie writes books about people, not about race (with the exceptions of the Noughts and Crosses books). And when I first met her books, I started trying to think of American titles that did the same thing. Not very many! Well said, and I hope all is well up in Scotland. Coming down south any time?Laura Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738561919010280761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-32463562185116717062009-07-06T02:40:38.846-07:002009-07-06T02:40:38.846-07:00Doret -- SIGH. Fixed. Sorry.Dore<b>t</b> -- SIGH. Fixed. Sorry.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-64003704866176970452009-07-05T19:33:08.894-07:002009-07-05T19:33:08.894-07:00Alien was on in the break room the other day, and...Alien was on in the break room the other day, and I couldn't help but point out to my co workers that the one Black guy was still living, even after 3 people died. Made me love Alien that much more. Thanks for the mention, but you did an oops on my name.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-2670538829259992522009-07-01T05:39:19.599-07:002009-07-01T05:39:19.599-07:00YES. Exactly. You look at the cover, and you go, &...YES. Exactly. You look at the cover, and you go, "Hm." And you've got a character in your mind's eye. And then, you read their story, and you never really think about it again, except marginally. It's not an Issue. It just... Is.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-23005361506622024192009-06-28T15:24:04.358-07:002009-06-28T15:24:04.358-07:00Umm (in an agreeing way). I just read Blackman...Umm (in an agreeing way). I just read Blackman's book, The Thief, and the protaganist was a person of color, which one knew from the cover picture, but not because her skin was a plot device. It was a non-issue, not worth mentioning, because it had nothing to do with this particular story. And I think I found it "refreshing," in as much as it is so rare, yet so reasonable, to have a kid of color on a book jacket, and then to have skin tones never mentioned at all in the text.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-60626215078309971612009-06-28T11:46:07.649-07:002009-06-28T11:46:07.649-07:00I keep forgetting to look for these! Will have to ...I keep forgetting to look for these! Will have to add them to an actual list somewhere instead of the mental one...Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.com