tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201604919470357087.post5107946487121035044..comments2023-10-06T11:58:31.145+01:00Comments on Cicely Loves Books: Looks, Books and Adolescent Self-LoathingCicelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17737697388817864093noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201604919470357087.post-63621928742498267982012-05-30T18:51:09.903+01:002012-05-30T18:51:09.903+01:00Awesome, awesome, awesome post, Cicely! Yay for La...Awesome, awesome, awesome post, Cicely! Yay for Laura's post inspiring your own! <br /><br />I've never really though about it much to be honest, but yeah, I do think it's rather silly when girls in YA complain about how they are ugly or whatever and then manage to get all these guys falling for them. I'm not the prettiest girl in the bunch and I complain about my own issues with that all the time but why don't I have guys falling for me?! Not that I want any guys falling for me...LOL.<br /><br />And yeah, it gets on my nerves when people with self-esteem issues aren't presented in a realistic way. You're totally right, just because somebody is not attractive, does that mean they aren't like, a 'good' person? That is completely the wrong message we want to be sending out. Personally, I've been told a lot about how I should look from other people, and I've never really paid attention but it gets to you, especially at the moment with other girls in school and stuff.<br /><br />(Um, I apologise if nothing I wrote makes sense... :/ Fab post though!!)iffathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17664534547074552352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201604919470357087.post-45774327561626093382012-05-29T22:01:50.940+01:002012-05-29T22:01:50.940+01:00This is a great post about self esteem and how it&...This is a great post about self esteem and how it's portrayed in YA novels. So glad you shared your thoughts!<br /><br />Some ramblings off the top of our head...<br /><br />- Overall we agree with you. There should be more "strong" female characters -- not in the butt-kicking sense, but in the sense that they know who they are, are comfortable with it, and are proud of it. Not every heroine needs to be insecure or, as you put it, self-loathing.<br /><br />- There has to be a balance. Because there are LOTS of teen girls who ARE insecure (and maybe self-loathing, unfortunately), and they deserve to be portrayed too. It's just that right now they do seem to be a tad more prominent, don't they? Or maybe it's just that authors aren't as conscious of how their heroines are acting. So we need to raise awareness and increase diversity (of personality -- although ethnicity, socioeconomic status, etc. would be good too).<br /><br />- For the heroines who ARE insecure, do they evolve over the course of the story? As you say, what message is the book sending?We Heart YAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418854853031344928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201604919470357087.post-57729781223485418682012-05-28T22:47:35.824+01:002012-05-28T22:47:35.824+01:00Awesome post cicely! I have to agree, this is one ...Awesome post cicely! I have to agree, this is one of the things that REALLY bugged me about The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han, it's like that entire book, including its title, is putting across the message that you have to be pretty for guys to notice you and when you turn pretty it's so amazing and you can take your pick of the guys! <br />Thanks for this and sweetie, you're gorgeous! Never let anyone tell you any different, including yourself!Raimy from Readaraptor Hatchlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060834482678440435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201604919470357087.post-40652946809362495192012-05-28T22:11:49.376+01:002012-05-28T22:11:49.376+01:00This is such an awesome post! Really, I love it! I...This is such an awesome post! Really, I love it! I have to say, I don't notice much when books do it, but as I was reading your post, I remembered a book that you may be interested in if you haven't yet read it - Pretty Face by Mary Hogan. She is a larger girl, and starts off having bad self-esteem, but gets better - not because of a guy (though there is one, and he is a SWEETHEART), but through her own kind of self discovery. It's a fantastic story, and I can't recommend it enough!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828378728962868575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201604919470357087.post-33306284109031515202012-05-28T11:24:39.860+01:002012-05-28T11:24:39.860+01:00Wonderful post and. I love how you've really t...Wonderful post and. I love how you've really thought about the books and how the issue relates to you! So pleased my post has some small part in it but this post is all Cicely and you deserve a flail<br /><br /><br />*muppet flail*SisterSpookyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455482753356400363noreply@blogger.com