tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post8924278002032687262..comments2023-12-13T02:57:32.461-08:00Comments on Book Aunt: Steampunk and the New RomanticsKateCoombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-6473786097504266172011-01-07T07:00:04.842-08:002011-01-07T07:00:04.842-08:00Thanks, Charlotte! It's fun to think about, is...Thanks, Charlotte! It's fun to think about, isn't it?Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-11707991779807207572010-12-30T16:21:05.390-08:002010-12-30T16:21:05.390-08:00whah--I tried to comment from the computer of a ho...whah--I tried to comment from the computer of a hotel somewhere off the NJ turnpike on my way south for Christmas, but must not have been awake enough to see it through to it's completion....so just want to say, at this point, how interesting I found this!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-44590881471332499452010-12-22T22:17:01.331-08:002010-12-22T22:17:01.331-08:00Book Pusher--I'm very glad to hear that there ...Book Pusher--I'm very glad to hear that there are kids getting hooked on steampunk, and people like you helping them find out about it.<br /><br />It's nice, as well, to meet a fellow book aunt!Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-40792757375114248882010-12-22T19:43:57.580-08:002010-12-22T19:43:57.580-08:00Wow, I have just stumbled on your blog while happy...Wow, I have just stumbled on your blog while happy wandering around the web and found your thoughts on steampunk fascinating. I think my experience is a little different, I have been working in an all boy school recently and watching the impact of steam punk in general and books like Leviathan in particular. Due to the popularity of Leviathan I pulled out all our steam punk and started promoting it and the boys devoured it, particularly a cluster of bright, very technology orientated older students, most of whom are heading off to careers in enginereeing and the military. As a genre steam punk has proved very popular, especially the Phillip Reeve Mortal Engines series. Just going by the boys who were most excited by these books I don't think they are anti technology but excited by the historical romanticism of steam punk, so a kind of new romanticism seems very appropriate. I after admit I have also enjoyed some these novels and am intrigued by their popularity. I thought I would try something aimed more at girls, like Soulless, I am curious to see how it compares.<br />Great blog by the way and I love the title, I think I to am a book aunt, the aunt who invaribly gives books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-3083090974935156172010-12-19T20:38:24.475-08:002010-12-19T20:38:24.475-08:00Thanks, Amy! Nice irony, eh?
I have long harbored...Thanks, Amy! Nice irony, eh?<br /><br />I have long harbored a most sneaky sneaking suspicion that I wasn't the only adult who mostly reads children's books. So there are two of us, huh? Anyway, thank heavens for those steampunk-loving "um, young people"! (Not sure the publishing industry notices, as long as someone's buying/reading. More irony.)Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-50265239833371067512010-12-19T19:13:11.692-08:002010-12-19T19:13:11.692-08:00I like that thought about "New Romanticism.&q...I like that thought about "New Romanticism." That seems apt! (Funny that the romantics were backlashing against STEAM technology...)<br /><br />I think it's funny that the true target audience for YA and Middle Grade Steampunk is, um, me. I'm glad people are writing Steampunk for, um, young people, only because <i>I</i> don't want to slog through most adult fiction anymore!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-60894215073394899292010-12-19T16:26:25.926-08:002010-12-19T16:26:25.926-08:00TerryLynn--Leviathan is a very cool book! I suspec...TerryLynn--Leviathan is a very cool book! I suspect it would be helpful to many young readers to get a little info on WWI, Darwin, and steampunk as a genre before launching into it, though. Hope you enjoy your turn! :)Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-81333285787441635212010-12-19T13:15:06.349-08:002010-12-19T13:15:06.349-08:00My 16 year old step daughter just finished Leviath...My 16 year old step daughter just finished Leviathan. And though, she said she still doesn't know what it's about, she liked it. She read it in one day. My turn next to see what all the fuss is about!TerryLynnJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380207155608982319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-10924743335242773862010-12-19T08:08:34.081-08:002010-12-19T08:08:34.081-08:00Susan--I am so thrilled about your book sale! Nice...Susan--I am so thrilled about your book sale! Nice of you to thank me; if nothing else, the class group and I cheered each other on, don't you think?<br /><br />And how perfect that it's steampunk. I can't wait to read it!<br /><br />Interesting about the U.S./Europe difference when it comes to steampunk, by the by.Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-39951062628142322172010-12-19T07:02:33.866-08:002010-12-19T07:02:33.866-08:00Great post! I love the idea that steampunk appeal...Great post! I love the idea that steampunk appeals to us because of our wildly complex technology -- and you've got a good point.<br /><br />I love steampunk, from jewelry to novels to clothes. It's romantic, unrealistic, and completely fun! You may be right that it appeals less to kids & teens, though... At least in the US. Over here in Europe, it's HUGE.<br /><br />On a side note -- I was in your YA writing course, and I wanted to let you know my novel sold! It's a (guess what?) STEAMPUNK, and it's due in 2012 from HarperCollins Children's! I owe you some thanks, I believe. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com