tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724983676382927825.post4650498556335632020..comments2024-01-02T03:45:52.478-05:00Comments on LA LA IN THE LIBRARY: TELL ME TUESDAY #38La La in the Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253014225202985934noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724983676382927825.post-5317016582861298642015-04-13T14:02:03.452-04:002015-04-13T14:02:03.452-04:00Oh no! I have been hearing all sorts of good thing...Oh no! I have been hearing all sorts of good things about Made You Up too! (And that cover *drools*) I have a really good friend who was diagnosed with schizophrenia...maybe a year ago now? So I'm sure that would color my experience. I think it's important when you're writing something you don't know about to pass it on to people who DO have first hand experience (or even second hand). And lots of them, because everyone's experience is different. With schizophrenia I'm sure it's tricky to approach...but if you want to do the story justice and help mental awareness...that's what should be happening.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058009271288566400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724983676382927825.post-27847179600579836542015-04-09T21:22:28.763-04:002015-04-09T21:22:28.763-04:00Hmm. On the one hand, writing about any sensitive ...Hmm. On the one hand, writing about any sensitive subject - mental illness, physical disability, etc. - definitely requires a lot more experience than Google can provide. On the other hand, I can understand how awkward it could be to seek out someone who has that experience without seeming to SINGLE them out. I'm not sure there would have been a correct way to handle that, other than to choose another writing topic.<br /><br />In other news, I've been stalking your Goodreads shelves and notice that you don't seem to have read The Beekeeper's Apprentice, by Laurie R. King. Seeing that I'm currently on a Laurie King kick, myself, I'd like to put forward that volume as a potential candidate for your next read. I don't know that it's strictly YA, but it is sometimes shelved with them, being a coming-of-age story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17893094983676839251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724983676382927825.post-28470517307438907112015-04-08T14:49:05.310-04:002015-04-08T14:49:05.310-04:00Oh, it's kind of disappointing to know that th...Oh, it's kind of disappointing to know that the research done into this book are all stuff the author got from the internet. I agree, schizoprenia is such a delicate subject that one needs a first-hand experience or account or close friends to truly capture the feeling. I'll still read it someday, but the fact that this is a 1st person narrative written by someone who just researched the net about it would weigh heavily upon it...<br /><br />Faye at <a href="http://thesocialpotato.maryfaye.net" rel="nofollow">The Social Potato</a>Faye M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01482378962410177583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724983676382927825.post-75453676804560255082015-04-08T13:22:52.993-04:002015-04-08T13:22:52.993-04:00Hmm. I'm sure with have spent time with people...Hmm. I'm sure with have spent time with people that have it, the discrepancies really stand out. LOVE Jane Eyre!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724983676382927825.post-15855958825037303282015-04-08T13:00:13.648-04:002015-04-08T13:00:13.648-04:00I think you bring up some excellent points! It su...I think you bring up some excellent points! It surprises me that the author wouldn't have researched with actual people with schizophrenia. I think that is important for anyone handling things like that. Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495905816940119719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724983676382927825.post-32425624467744724792015-04-08T07:28:17.887-04:002015-04-08T07:28:17.887-04:00Hmmmm, that is quite a risky thing to do... I mean...Hmmmm, that is quite a risky thing to do... I mean, if you haven't met someone with squizophrenia, how do you jump to writing a story about someone with it in first person? =/Pilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05235628363081574896noreply@blogger.com