tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post1180749027605485970..comments2024-03-24T02:23:19.870-05:00Comments on Reading In Color: Throwback Thursday: Now and ZenMissAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11042352415616854651noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-11235262509368015162010-02-05T19:44:28.471-06:002010-02-05T19:44:28.471-06:00@Telliott-Thank you! Thanks for stopping by :)
@L...@Telliott-Thank you! Thanks for stopping by :)<br /><br />@Lyn-Exactly! Such a quotable line, it's the SEVEN seas not the TWO or THREE seas. I would love to see someone write a book set in the Middle East, Africa or Latin/South America! Any takers? I want to read Red Palms, but sadly my library doesn't have it :( It sounds like a wonderful book. at least you still got to share the story about Nicaragua! Romance and eco-thriller, that's an interesting mix. have to look for that one.<br /><br />@Mardel-I agree, there needs to be more diversity in books that are published about other foreign countries. Mexico is probably the most written about book in YA about POC, but that's not saying much. It's better than nothing I suppose. I think it would be really cool to have a story set in Uruguay, that's never talked about! And yes we immigrants seem doomed to forever feel displaced. *sigh*<br /><br />@Jodie-It's a good light series and I recommend you read it when you need some happiness and traveling =D<br /><br />@Ceri-I think you'll like it since it really describes Japan well. Thank you<br /><br />@Ah Yuan-I agree. I'll be keeping my eye on the series since I really like the series (I love books about foreign places!). But yes, I'm missing the 7 seas/worldwide connection.<br /><br />@Wendy-I REALLY want to read the Indigo Notebook. It sounds fantastic! I haven't read any books set in Ecuador so I'm looking forward to reading it.MissAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042352415616854651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-59084503180430508642010-02-05T15:40:45.696-06:002010-02-05T15:40:45.696-06:00I was thinking about The Indigo Notebook too for E...I was thinking about The Indigo Notebook too for Ecuador--the other books in the series will be set in France and Mexico. There's another YA novel set in Ecuador, Carla Haycak's Red Palms. It's a historical romance that takes place in the 1930's. And if you're willing to cross over into adult fiction, Marnie Mueller's Green Fires is a page-turner, a cross between a romance and an eco-thriller set in the 1960s.<br /><br />I once tried to write a YA novel set in Nicaragua but no one was interested in publishing it, so I took my notes and wrote a series for my local newspaper instead.Lyn Miller-Lachmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939121876262433495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-55800540593524025222010-02-05T09:44:04.957-06:002010-02-05T09:44:04.957-06:00Have you read The Indigo Notebook by Laura Resau? ...Have you read The Indigo Notebook by Laura Resau? I've probably mentioned it before! It's the first in a planned short series about a multiracial girl in various countries and this first one takes place in Ecuador. It's terrific!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11690852339559706714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-51384740323237787592010-02-05T09:35:31.607-06:002010-02-05T09:35:31.607-06:00Now and Zen sounds cute. =D
It sucks about this ...Now and Zen sounds cute. =D <br /><br />It sucks about this series not having stories that take place in countries on the African and Latin American continent. Kinda dishonest if you're gonna promote a series about Students Across the Seven Seas, after all. I'm not feeling the worldwide aspect here. <br /><br />Congrats on your interview!!!yuanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106464795070487558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-8450178374658210142010-02-05T04:29:06.461-06:002010-02-05T04:29:06.461-06:00Will definitely have to be putting this on my wish...Will definitely have to be putting this on my wishlist. I'm fascinated with the country Japan and this sounds like a good one, one I'd really enjoy. Great review. Really great review.Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819784931932219371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-36530532552022319012010-02-05T03:56:35.263-06:002010-02-05T03:56:35.263-06:00Keep hearing about this one but I didn't reali...Keep hearing about this one but I didn't realise there was a series attached to it. Sounds nice and light which is what I need sometimes.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462660276240016464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-56733778188527813442010-02-05T01:53:32.900-06:002010-02-05T01:53:32.900-06:00Great review. I can relate to the character's...Great review. I can relate to the character's feeling of displacement, and yours. As another part Panamanian, I've always (in the back of my mind) looked for books, music, anything to relate to Panama, and there's not much around in the US. You don't see much about any Central American countries at all (except for maybe Ecuador and Costa Rica) and same goes for South America, the main countries you hear about are Chila, Brazil and Colombia. There's a lot more out there.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-69882800828272036602010-02-04T23:24:25.110-06:002010-02-04T23:24:25.110-06:00Congratulations on your interview with The Rejecti...Congratulations on your interview with The Rejectionist! You were great, and as she said, the future's in good hands.<br /><br />I'm glad you're enjoying Last Summer of the Death Warriors and am looking forward to your review. And I noticed the same thing about S.A.S.S. We reviewed The Great Call of China in MultiCultural Review but I was thinking that a book set in Africa, the Middle East, or Central/South America is needed. After all, they promise seven seas, not two or three.Lyn Miller-Lachmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939121876262433495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255886452367019317.post-82697641175062128992010-02-04T22:58:30.201-06:002010-02-04T22:58:30.201-06:00Interviewed by the Rejectionist, and deservingly s...Interviewed by the Rejectionist, and deservingly so. Very cool blog, Ari. ^^Gale Hauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08361972393862766246noreply@blogger.com