tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717251772632628978.post4049493840796565897..comments2024-01-30T17:24:27.175-05:00Comments on Paperback Princess: Paperback's Pondering's: Why We Need Male Friendship Groups in YA paperbackprincesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07446601964387517150noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717251772632628978.post-39076002711161241232016-05-29T22:49:57.491-04:002016-05-29T22:49:57.491-04:00I definitely would like more of an equal balance w...I definitely would like more of an equal balance when it comes to male/female ya authors, because ya should have no gender! Bromances can honestly make a book 10x better, I live for it!paperbackprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446601964387517150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717251772632628978.post-8629438378690844932016-05-29T22:34:41.007-04:002016-05-29T22:34:41.007-04:00It's interesting that so many YA authors are f...It's interesting that so many YA authors are female too! I mean, it's really good, obviously! But we definitely need male perspectives too, and MALE FRIENDSHIPS. I totally get what you're saying about this! I tend to think that good depictions of friendship are more important than the romance anyway, so it's always lovely to see that in books. Any kind of bromance makes me really happy. Just ugh. YES. I agree with you so much!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088707452804693450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717251772632628978.post-57004274921420840122016-05-24T07:28:03.384-04:002016-05-24T07:28:03.384-04:00OMG I can't believe I forgot one of the greate...OMG I can't believe I forgot one of the greatest male friendship groups of all time! I'm so happy you brought that up because it's true, they were such a strong bond and I wish we saw more of their life in the books. paperbackprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446601964387517150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717251772632628978.post-37334236965736493512016-05-24T06:50:59.117-04:002016-05-24T06:50:59.117-04:00This is a really cool post, Emily! :)) I've al...This is a really cool post, Emily! :)) I've always enjoyed bromance in YA- sometimes even more than I do the female friendships (guess it's the lack of drama, haha). Now that I think about it, yes, YA is in dire need of more male friendship group! You might have forgotten this- or then again you may have not because we didn't get to see it all that much- but what about The Marauders from Harry Potter? That was one cool gang of male friends, if you ask me (Pettigrew excluded LOL)!!<br /><br />Ruzaika @ <a href="http://reading-is-dreaming-with-open-eyes.blogspot.hu/" rel="nofollow">The Regal Critiques</a>Ruzaika @ Wordy & Whimsicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622559256241751912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717251772632628978.post-68119246650927676442016-05-20T18:16:21.988-04:002016-05-20T18:16:21.988-04:00Thank you Lais! I agree, a lot of male friendships...Thank you Lais! I agree, a lot of male friendships aren't very emotional at all, so it's great when men have an unconditional friendship, it makes everything stronger. paperbackprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446601964387517150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717251772632628978.post-20333334673805910482016-05-20T17:40:22.029-04:002016-05-20T17:40:22.029-04:00I LOVE this discussions so much. I'm a bromanc...I LOVE this discussions so much. I'm a bromance obsessed (maybe that's why I love watching K-DRAMAS so much) and my favorite books are also books with male friendships! When we actually do have a few in media, they tend to be superficial friendships with not a lot of substance to it. Just the 'hey dude, how you're doing' kind of thing, you know? But men can be extremely protective and nice towards each other. Plus, not every book has to involve romance! Sometimes, a friendship is much more meaningful!<br />Amazing discussion, Emily!Laishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487450872139325468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717251772632628978.post-29902713813669322352016-05-18T22:43:03.862-04:002016-05-18T22:43:03.862-04:00I totally agree! That's why I really like The ...I totally agree! That's why I really like The Raven Cycle series as it does well with that male/female friendships. Literature needs to do better at showing all types of friendships!paperbackprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446601964387517150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717251772632628978.post-33948677546666234682016-05-18T22:41:17.593-04:002016-05-18T22:41:17.593-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.paperbackprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446601964387517150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717251772632628978.post-42568581826999517352016-05-18T21:08:30.229-04:002016-05-18T21:08:30.229-04:00hmmmm. you're right that there aren't many...hmmmm. you're right that there aren't many male friend groups in YA. i'd like to see more of that too. i think in American culture men are pushed to be non-emotional and it's seen as "bad" if you're too buddy-buddy with your friends and i think that's not really healthy. that gets reflected in literature. what i'd also loooooooove to see more of is really strong boy-girl *friendships* that stay purely platonic. i've always had many guy friends, even though i wasn't necessarily a tomboy, and i think it's a really great and interesting dynamic that needs to be represented more.Lila @ Hardcover Havenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02191955549051250255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717251772632628978.post-30921112142420569762016-05-18T16:08:38.812-04:002016-05-18T16:08:38.812-04:00Yeah, which is why I think it's important to r...Yeah, which is why I think it's important to recognize the male ya readers sometimes. Ya is for everyone!paperbackprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446601964387517150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717251772632628978.post-90868371969020114182016-05-18T12:36:02.251-04:002016-05-18T12:36:02.251-04:00I hadn't thought about this before - I guess i...I hadn't thought about this before - I guess it's because there's an assumption that most YA readers are female, and therefore would relate more to female charactersCee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.com