The following are responses that John Green has gotten from readers via the message boards on his websites:
- January 24, 2012 at 7:59 pm
- Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns changed the way I look at life.. you are an amazing writer. Absolutely amazing. Thank you for allowing the public to enjoy such novels. I just bought The Fault In Our Stars and I can’t wait to start reading.
- January 25, 2012 at 8:10 pm
- Hey John Green! holy shit. your good. like, really good. I’m Austin Kreitler and I am missing your Tour de Nerdfighteria Tour 2012. I wish i could be there tonight, I have rehearsal tonight and couldn’t make it to the event. I love your works DFTBA!!
- January 25, 2012 at 8:13 pm
- Hi john green, i literally love you a bit more than my mother. I just became a nerdfighter. DFTBA!!! LOVE YOU! I’m missing your tour for rehearsal for a show. Basically this email had no point but I came to tell you how AWESOME you are! DFTBA!
- January 26, 2012 at 12:41 pm
- Hi.
You are a very cool person, John Green. Thanks.
DFTBA!,
Maya W.
Green is also able to respond to his professional critics in a very public way. The following are posts from John Green's Tumblr:
Frank Bruni on THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, "Kids, Books and a Five-Hankie Gem"
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“…I admire [THE FAULT IN OUR STARS] enormously, more so than most of the adult-targeted novels I’ve read of late. And I found myself eager to share it. I bought a copy for a dear friend’s 12-year-old daughter. Then I sent a copy each to my two brothers, for them to pass on to any of their seven children who might be interested. I sent another copy to my sister, for her four kids.
I’m just reblogging this because Elyse Marshall, TFiOS’s publicist at Penguin whom Tour de Nerdfighting attendees will remember standing tirelessly hour after hour flapping books, is finally using tumblr.
Several days after the copies were delivered, my niece Leslie, 15, sent me a Facebook message that was its own powerful affirmation of reading’s blessedly stubborn allure.
“John Green is one of my favorite writers,” she said. “His book ‘Looking for Alaska’ is arguably my favorite book. It changed my outlook on life considerably. When I saw ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ on the counter, I almost passed out I was so happy. I would absolutely love to talk to you about the book once I finish.”
Few things would make me happier.”Frank Bruni Likes The Fault in Our Stars
Most of you probably don’t even know who Frank Bruni is (he is a writer for the New York Times), but this is a huge deal to me, because 1. he’s a great writer, and 2. he’s a great eater, which makes him a man after my own heart. It’s strange to me that my book would ever even make its way into his hands, let alone that he would read it and say such nice things.Now I just have to figure out how I am going to turn this into a friendship that will involve Sarah and I eating at all the best restaurants in New York with him.
Green is also able to respond personally and directly to people who may not like his books and in this case are trying to restrict them:
Following Green's video response to Depew's challenges, the book was retained and successfully taught in the classroom.
That's a good going. Writers need good platforms to present their work. Sometime there are great writers but they do not get the right opportunity to present their work. But it is different in your case. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI personally believe John Green is a good author. I like his novels Looking for Alaska and Falt in stars. But criticsm is always there even for good things so no worries.
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