tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882687460473244397.post3649426461797995188..comments2024-03-28T00:14:06.559-07:00Comments on Author Katie M. John & Kate John: The Question of 'Real' YA Characterskatie M Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607147343013281524noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882687460473244397.post-15486974193141238002011-01-14T15:28:35.644-08:002011-01-14T15:28:35.644-08:00Thanks Kiki, I agree. Sometimes it is the flaws th...Thanks Kiki, I agree. Sometimes it is the flaws that make a character most human and in a strange way endearing.katie M Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05607147343013281524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882687460473244397.post-11898698598774562122011-01-12T09:41:26.584-08:002011-01-12T09:41:26.584-08:00Hi Katie! You are so right that characterization i...Hi Katie! You are so right that characterization is critical to the success of the book. If we care about the characters, we care about what happens to them. The hardest part, it seems, is making them real and likeable. They have to have flaws - it's the human condition - right? ;-) but we have to want to cheer for them too! Eugenides of Megan Whalen Turner's THE THIEF is one of my very favorite characters. That boy has flaws, but we love him anyway.Kiki Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952786303617206818noreply@blogger.com