tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post3677905912226463917..comments2024-03-08T09:28:10.145-05:00Comments on The Faux Fountain Pen: Book Realizations, Part TwoSarah Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-77280039569712647992014-09-19T14:46:40.452-04:002014-09-19T14:46:40.452-04:00There's a book called ROOM by Emma Donoghue th...There's a book called ROOM by Emma Donoghue that's told from the POV of a five-year old boy, but it's an adult novel. <br /><br />I have a WIP that I've described to people as "As I Lay Dying" meets "Steel Magnolias" but set in Maine. <br /><br />And Catcher in the Rye meets Lolita sounds pretty intriguing to me.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-57694561174674735012014-09-19T14:03:16.197-04:002014-09-19T14:03:16.197-04:00I typically read adult series-fantasy, so the age ...I typically read adult series-fantasy, so the age of the narrator is negligible. Like Codex Alera--the main character is 15 in the first book. I also know Vin is pretty young in the Mistborn series. <br /><br />I don't read enough realistic fiction to comment on the reception of a young narrator in other circumstances, though. Sorry. Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-55690938956720849412014-09-19T07:16:10.955-04:002014-09-19T07:16:10.955-04:00Try Melvin Burgess "Bloodtide". Or just ...Try Melvin Burgess "Bloodtide". Or just read the low start reviews! Young adults loved it, adults thought it was disgraceful and not for young adults at all. But Melvin was well known for writing YA with adult themes like his other story Junk. One had prostitution in it. Bloodtide has underage sex (14 and 30) and incest between twins. The story is gruesome and in my teens it was the best thing I ever read! S.E. Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01900678669541652968noreply@blogger.com