tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post115863962972767181..comments2023-11-02T05:07:44.211-07:00Comments on Books, Boys, Buzz...: The Bad BoyYoung Adult Authorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12093024348425287064noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1158896565014237132006-09-21T20:42:00.000-07:002006-09-21T20:42:00.000-07:00I have never cared for bad boys - not in real life...I have never cared for bad boys - not in real life, not in fiction, not in film, not in TV. I know I'm the minority on this, and that's fine by me. I'd rather be friends with Parker from THE BERMUDEZ TRIANGLE or Nick from THE GREAT GATSBY any day.Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1158778047705647012006-09-20T11:47:00.000-07:002006-09-20T11:47:00.000-07:00I think bad boys go for good girls because it's a ...I think bad boys go for good girls because it's a challenge. And let me disclose, I'm totally prejudice being that I have this scenario in my own book. Ahem...but I digress.<BR/><BR/>If you think about it, bad boys are used to calling the shots. But with a good girl they're game is thrown off. The good girl, even if she really likes him, rarely just gives in to his every demand and whim. <BR/><BR/>As bad as the bad boy knows he is, he's intrigued, dare I say turned on, by this girl who dares to resist his charms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1158690880540452192006-09-19T11:34:00.000-07:002006-09-19T11:34:00.000-07:00Wow - you are so right: a Lorelai/Jess plotline wo...Wow - you are so right: a Lorelai/Jess plotline would be spectacular on the Gilmore Girls!Trish Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038324441006141430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1158690353158975802006-09-19T11:25:00.000-07:002006-09-19T11:25:00.000-07:00First of all, I totally second Jordan Catalano, Ma...First of all, I totally second Jordan Catalano, Marley. I loved My So Called Life. <BR/><BR/>I've always liked the bad boys, I guess. Tera may be right that we're all hoping underneath there might be that side to the bad boy that is crying out for us.<BR/><BR/>But, that said, it doesn't mean he has the right to treat good girls like dirt. Even the good boys try to pull that kind of stuff sometimes.<BR/><BR/>As for Twilight, Edward Cullen had a reason for wanting to protect himself from the outside world. He also showed in his concern for Bella (however baffling) that he had a deeper emotional side that craved intimacy and connection. That's hot. :) <BR/><BR/>Maybe we're really talking about that old Alpha Male thing....Young Adult Authorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12093024348425287064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1158682816426301332006-09-19T09:20:00.000-07:002006-09-19T09:20:00.000-07:00TLC: Hmm..that explains it I think...a girl secret...TLC: Hmm..that explains it I think...a girl secretly hopes that he will change just for *her.*<BR/><BR/>Marley: Hmm...now there's a concept I should think about. Good boy pretending to be a bad boy pretending to be a good boy.... :)<BR/><BR/>Steph: My sentiments exactly!<BR/><BR/>Haha, that's funny Simone...I was just thinking that at the beginning, I thought Edward was a jerk, but at the end, wow, I was totally in love with teenage vampire boy...<BR/><BR/>So amazing how different readers can read the same characters is so many ways right? I think that's the mark of a good character writer...writing a character who is SO real that people can actually debate about their good vs not-so-good sides...<BR/><BR/>BTW, I am SO excited for your Leaving Paradise...the concept sounds awesome :)Dona Sarkar-Mishrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777520950899454720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1158676264556235412006-09-19T07:31:00.000-07:002006-09-19T07:31:00.000-07:00I think Danny Zuco was a bad boy. Remember, he da...I think Danny Zuco was a bad boy. Remember, he dated Rizzo and she was no innocent. What makes a bad boy bad? His clothes, his attitude, living life on the edge?? Edward Cullen is awesome, but I LOVED him in the beginning when he was rude and you didn't really know why. When he became so nicey-nice, I wasn't as hot for him. Not to say that I wouldn't go for him...Simone Elkeleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307922920459102582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1158671532070540032006-09-19T06:12:00.000-07:002006-09-19T06:12:00.000-07:00Edward Cullen, yum. Steph (former recoving bad boy...Edward Cullen, yum. <BR/><BR/>Steph (former recoving bad boy lover who thankfully married a good boy)stephhalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836703686468306571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1158670425598734332006-09-19T05:53:00.000-07:002006-09-19T05:53:00.000-07:00Oooo...I've got a bad boy for you: Jordan Catalan...Oooo...I've got a bad boy for you: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Studio/3570/jordan.jpg" REL="nofollow">Jordan Catalano</A> of <I>My So-Called Life</I> Mmmm...Marley Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645678180669587782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1158670036183997662006-09-19T05:47:00.000-07:002006-09-19T05:47:00.000-07:00Yeah...but Danny wasn't really a "bad boy." He on...Yeah...but Danny wasn't really a "bad boy." He only played one to his friends because that's how he was seen as "cool." Remember at the beginning of the movie, he and Sandy were normal teens and he didn't have to pretend to be the tough guy. Later, he even went through trying to get an athletic letter to impress her. So while the bad side was his public side, deep down, he was a good guy and sensitive to what Sandy wanted. <BR/><BR/>I think most "bad boys" really are -- deep down -- good guys. And that's why girls/heroines fall for them because they see past the "bad" to what's really underneath.<BR/><BR/>Marley = )Marley Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645678180669587782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1158648917029345712006-09-18T23:55:00.000-07:002006-09-18T23:55:00.000-07:00As a girl who tends to fall for the Bad Boy (in re...As a girl who tends to fall for the Bad Boy (in real life and in fiction) I think the draw is the belief or hope that "underneath that tough exterior is a sweet, vulnerable guy who needs me." That's why he goes for the Good Girl--only she can be trusted to see his softer side without destroying his soul and turning him into a pile of emotional mush. Okay, so maybe that is mostly (entirely) fantasy-land... but I know that's what I always convince myself. "Oh, he's just a jerk because secretly he's afraid to get hurt or that everyone will see how sensitive he really is." You know what? It has never once turned out to be true. But that doesn't keep me from holding out the same hope the next time.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11356017077011774393noreply@blogger.com