tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post4804260667686632677..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: An interview with Sonia Gensler, author of The RevenantSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-76885570207101550622024-02-05T21:32:51.043-06:002024-02-05T21:32:51.043-06:00Hi Autumn, I appreciate your thoughtful comments! ...Hi Autumn, I appreciate your thoughtful comments! I also find it interesting to learn more about an author's process. There's so much that happens behind the scenes that readers don't get to know about unless they ask :) Some authors share background in an author's note at the end of their books too. I always enjoy reading those.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-79336011277336952772024-02-05T20:58:36.991-06:002024-02-05T20:58:36.991-06:00Hi Sarah!
Fascinating Interview!
The questions you...Hi Sarah!<br />Fascinating Interview!<br />The questions you asked were so enlightening! They're things that I, as a reader, didn't think to really question and I have to admit it is super cool to think about. Hearing about the authors writing process and the research that went into writing the book fosters a whole new respect for books for me, knowing the extent of effort authors put in. Super cool!Autumn Zimmermannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-25379682147192006542020-09-30T19:05:20.168-05:002020-09-30T19:05:20.168-05:00Thanks for your comments!Thanks for your comments!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-76407198216558126382020-09-30T18:25:54.357-05:002020-09-30T18:25:54.357-05:00Hello Sarah,
I really liked this interview, I enjo...Hello Sarah,<br />I really liked this interview, I enjoy the questions you come up with and the answers as well... I found very interesting all the research she did in order to make this book!Eduardo Corlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11899383414152864506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-25672317849333715882018-09-30T21:44:42.018-05:002018-09-30T21:44:42.018-05:00Great interview! I did not know the meaning of rev...Great interview! I did not know the meaning of revenant before reading this interview but now I'm glad I do. The questions asked were interesting and made me want to read the story!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10447949028594823298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-88100033874730673922016-10-03T16:17:38.936-05:002016-10-03T16:17:38.936-05:00Great interview! Great questions! Great interview! Great questions! Evan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14534863947339380026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-85654505563988280712013-05-28T09:03:25.854-05:002013-05-28T09:03:25.854-05:00Great interview! You asked questions that dig dee...Great interview! You asked questions that dig deep into the story, questions that most readers would not have thought of. Also Gensler's responses are priceless and realistic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-52138428966517440682011-08-06T19:52:09.832-05:002011-08-06T19:52:09.832-05:00I'm glad to have discovered your blog, Melissa...I'm glad to have discovered your blog, Melissa. I enjoyed your interview -- and good to know she's writing another gothic historical. I'll be reading it.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-70680811269501492472011-08-06T18:16:59.317-05:002011-08-06T18:16:59.317-05:00I loved The Revenant, and Sonia Gensler is so char...I loved The Revenant, and Sonia Gensler is so charming. (I interviewed her for my blog as well.) I read a lot of YA historical fiction, and this one stands out!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999839673562029105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-26056986365720880172011-08-05T21:49:41.949-05:002011-08-05T21:49:41.949-05:00Is Devon Mihesuah Cherokee?Is Devon Mihesuah Cherokee?Shelleyhttp://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-90946895412803437872011-08-04T22:10:45.784-05:002011-08-04T22:10:45.784-05:00I figured this one might catch your attention, Div...I figured this one might catch your attention, Divia :) I think you'd like it.<br /><br />Hope you'll like it also, Rowenna. I love a good ghost story though don't normally haunt (sorry) the teen paranormal romance section either.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-11580425529976745082011-08-04T08:50:49.797-05:002011-08-04T08:50:49.797-05:00Thanks for this post, Sarah! Like Jessica I'm...Thanks for this post, Sarah! Like Jessica I'm not sure I would have found this on my own--ghosty YA isn't usually my thing, but this is on my read soon list! Thanks!Rowennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757364614589686606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-71372527442919086762011-08-04T00:03:59.175-05:002011-08-04T00:03:59.175-05:00Love seeing your promote the YA stuff :) Interes...Love seeing your promote the YA stuff :) Interesting topic. I'll check it out!YA Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147401205365756126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-22244227896686200222011-08-03T23:09:07.695-05:002011-08-03T23:09:07.695-05:00Thanks again, Jessica, I really appreciate your ki...Thanks again, Jessica, I really appreciate your kind comments! I've been trying to read more young adult historicals, and this one didn't read YA to me as much as others have. I've been puzzling out why this is.<br /><br />It may be because 17-year-old heroines aren't unusual in adult HF, and also because Willie's best friend in the book is another teacher. In other YAs I've enjoyed, I've felt that a younger version of me would have identified with the main character, but here, I found myself identifying with her. While reading, I temporarily forgot I wasn't seventeen anymore. It's late and I'm not sure this is making sense!<br /><br />I work at a university that has its own resident ghost, so I liked that part of it too. Although the one on my campus isn't quite so... real :)<br /><br />Please let me know what you think if/when you read it!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-14848893879961116502011-08-03T21:18:49.633-05:002011-08-03T21:18:49.633-05:00This is an excellent review and interview, Sarah. ...This is an excellent review and interview, Sarah. You asked some really great questions, and I love Sonia's responses. Thank you both for the detailed look both into the book and behind the scenes of writing it. I don't typically read YA, so it's not likely that I would have found The Revenant on my own. But I've always been interested in Native American culture and boarding school history. And who doesn't love a spooky ghost story? This book is now most definitely on my "to read" list. Thanks again!<br /><br />Jessica McCann<br />Author of the novel All Different Kinds of FreeJessica McCannhttp://www.jessicamccann.comnoreply@blogger.com