Comments on: Author James Frey’s New Target is Teens http://avidbookreader.com/2009/07/05/authorjames-frey-new-target-is-teens/ A reader review blog { of genre fiction } Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:33:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: SarahT http://avidbookreader.com/2009/07/05/authorjames-frey-new-target-is-teens/#comment-55230 SarahT Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:18:13 +0000 http://avidbookreader.com/?p=5367#comment-55230 This bothers me. Maybe he's learned from his mistake and has moved on. But YA? Whether or not a YA author or teen actor wants to be a role model, when they venture into the teen market, that's exactly what they are. What sort of message does James Frey send kids today? Lie, then lie some more, and you'll earn lots of money? That's one reason I feel sorry for Miley Cyrus. She's a 16-year-old girl but she's supposed to be a role model for kids her age. Crazy. This bothers me. Maybe he’s learned from his mistake and has moved on. But YA? Whether or not a YA author or teen actor wants to be a role model, when they venture into the teen market, that’s exactly what they are. What sort of message does James Frey send kids today? Lie, then lie some more, and you’ll earn lots of money?

That’s one reason I feel sorry for Miley Cyrus. She’s a 16-year-old girl but she’s supposed to be a role model for kids her age. Crazy.

]]> By: Sandy (Strlady) http://avidbookreader.com/2009/07/05/authorjames-frey-new-target-is-teens/#comment-55229 Sandy (Strlady) Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:51:27 +0000 http://avidbookreader.com/?p=5367#comment-55229 The premise is definitely a rip off. a few years back we had the Roswell series about 4 alien teens whose planet was taken over and were sent to earth to hide among the humans.. The premise is definitely a rip off. a few years back we had the Roswell series about 4 alien teens whose planet was taken over and were sent to earth to hide among the humans..

]]> By: Carolyn Crane http://avidbookreader.com/2009/07/05/authorjames-frey-new-target-is-teens/#comment-55228 Carolyn Crane Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:20:49 +0000 http://avidbookreader.com/?p=5367#comment-55228 Argh! That just irks me. Even when I saw the title of this post, I was like, I'm not going to come over and read about that liar, but look! Fascination for the abomination, I guess. Hope the book flops. Argh! That just irks me. Even when I saw the title of this post, I was like, I’m not going to come over and read about that liar, but look! Fascination for the abomination, I guess. Hope the book flops.

]]> By: Ann-Kat http://avidbookreader.com/2009/07/05/authorjames-frey-new-target-is-teens/#comment-55226 Ann-Kat Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:31:16 +0000 http://avidbookreader.com/?p=5367#comment-55226 Yikes. *sigh*shakehead*tsk*tsk* I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it with my own two eyes. You won't be the only one not buying into it. I didn't get his original "memoir" either and was glad I hadn't when the s*** hit the fan. Frankly, I believe he's just trying to capitalize on his previous 15 minutes, because let's face it--he can and because the YA market is growing exponentially. Like women once were, teens have been overlooked and unfortunately (or fortunately) publishers are now starting to see that. Granted, it does mean there's going to be loads more c*** to sort through to find the good stuff. Yikes.

*sigh*shakehead*tsk*tsk*

I wouldn’t believe it if I didn’t see it with my own two eyes. You won’t be the only one not buying into it. I didn’t get his original “memoir” either and was glad I hadn’t when the s*** hit the fan.

Frankly, I believe he’s just trying to capitalize on his previous 15 minutes, because let’s face it–he can and because the YA market is growing exponentially. Like women once were, teens have been overlooked and unfortunately (or fortunately) publishers are now starting to see that.

Granted, it does mean there’s going to be loads more c*** to sort through to find the good stuff.

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