Bonus points if you name the artist who has a song by that name, I can only think of one person who might and she’s got more important things to do like get her PhD at Harvard than read my blog. 
Lately, I’ve been thinking about starting a YA book club. I’m not sure if I should do it on Meetup or Internet based but as much as I enjoy all the book clubs I’ve done and do now, it’s really rare that we read YA books. This is of course, mostly motivated by Hunger Games. Yes, I finally read it in a whirlwind few days. I especially recommend reading it at the gym because you barely notice you’re exercising.
I’m saving Catching Fire and Mockingjay for family vaca to Peru but the concept behind Hunger Games is so appalling, yet hits so much at why I know I watch reality TV (ie to be like, why on earth are you doing that? why do people put up with such insanity? though in Hunger Games they have no choice…), only in the most extreme possible way, you cannot put it down. I’m curious to see how the next two stand up. Any more fights to the death?
There are so many good YA books out there that I’ve either already read (Anne of Green Gables, Alanna: The First Adventure, etc.) or want to read (The Eternal Ones, never actually managed to read Brian Jacques) that I think there could be a lot mileage. However, sometimes I read reviews of YA books and people are like, “This is definitely for teens, too juvenile.” And I want to be like, “What did you expect?” Surely if we can make teens read “adult” books than we can read books for “kids”. For me, part of the fun of YA (or maybe tragedy) is remembering what it was like to be awkward at 16, wanting something far more exciting to happen than ever did at my high school. I can’t believe that was over 10 years ago because believe me, I do sometimes have bad dreams about high school still! I’m always happy to wake up and realize that time of my life is completely over, which is maybe why I empathize with the characters who are outsiders.
Anyways, I digress. YA Book club, anyone out there have any thoughts? Would you do it via blog? I guess if no one responds that’s a resounding, “No!”
