Francesca Lia Block
Paperback | Pages: 478 pages Rating: 4.24 | 8653 Users | 588 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books |
| ISBN: | 0064406970 (ISBN13: 9780064406970) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Weetzie Bat #1-5 |
| Setting: | United States of America |
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I seem to be one of the only men to write a comment about this book, but I tell you this; this book not only changed my attitudes about my own writing style, it changed my heart. I can't tell you how many times I broke into tears while reading this book. There were passages that I would read over and over... gosh, now I'm gushing. Sorry... If you have ever spent time in L.A. the visuals alone are worth the time. If you've ever been in love or want to be in love... these characters and these stories will guide you and create a belief in you that will forge a way through loneliness and despair. finBe Specific About Epithetical Books Dangerous Angels (Weetzie Bat #1-5)
| Title | : | Dangerous Angels (Weetzie Bat #1-5) |
| Author | : | Francesca Lia Block |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 478 pages |
| Published | : | January 2nd 2007 by HarperCollins (first published 1998) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fantasy. Fiction. Magical Realism |
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One of the most original things I have ever read, unique and evocative. When I finished the first book, my impression was of a charming bohemian fantasy world on crack, not very realistic, but totally wonderful.As the books progress, issues are explored in greater depth and we see the fallout from the bohemian fantasy world. Block writes with such truth, beauty, and insight, I love how she focuses on the essence of what makes us human; eating, playing, loving, making the world better, trying toVery impressed. Manages to maintain a fairytale structure while being both dark and relevant for its time. If the mandate of a children's book is to instruct children about life in a whimsical manner that both insulates the child from the horror it is explaining and maintain a certain joy with life, than this book (or set of books) very much reaches its goal.It will be a book I keep in mine for a child; as someone who would like them to understand the concept of AIDS, of homosexuality, of the
This is one of my all-time favorite books (or all-time favorite book series, depending on what you consider it to be), and I reread it recently for the first time in years. I was afraid it wouldn't hold up, because Francesca Lia Block's work is so squarely aimed at the teenager I was when I first read this, but it actually ages incredibly well. I love Weetzie Bat and Baby Be-Bop as much as I ever did (and I'm only now realizing just how much I imprinted on Baby Be-Bop with regard to my own
I think The Weetzie Bat Books are of the WORST books I ever read. In my very personal opinion, the problems not the story per se, but the way its written with conceptual language and descriptively what makes it terrible. Its a book where they want to take youth and understand topics like: homosexuality, VIH and different relation frames. The point is that the storys language and the way its narrated sucks. It is my understanding as an educator that youngsters can be able to understand a message
I don't read much YA these days, but I really enjoyed this collection of novellas. Block has a distinctive, lyrical writing style that makes her stories feel as much like dreams as prose. The sense of place in these books is very strong, and so far, they are the only thing to have ever made me actually want to visit L.A.
I really wanted to like this book, because I know that a friend is very fond of it -- but I just could NOT keep reading it. This is where I have to admit that I am not the least bit "slinkster-cool," because I just do. not. get. Weetzie. Bat. I don't get the stupid nicknames. I don't get why it's written at a "See Spot Run" reading level, but completely inappropriate for anyone who actually reads at that level. And I was willing to TRY to get it, but by the time I got to "Weetzie Wants a Baby,"
I was introduced to Weetzie in college during my children's writing class and it was the best return on investment of those college loans. Never thinking that I would be a fan of L.A., and never really caring... I completely fell for Francesca's version of it. Not just in these books, but also in her others... I think using Houdini's mansion is wonderful. This changed how I approached my own writing. I know that they label it as young adult, but I feel that anyone with this mindset could fall in
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