He Said, She Said: Play Me by Laura Ruby

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These are the thoughts of a recent college graduate (male) and a bookseller (female) regarding a book written by a woman from the point of view of a teenage boy.

When Book Chic and I discovered we had read the same book - Play Me by Laura Ruby - within days of each other, we decided to write a collaborative post for GuysLitWire. Here are some

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[ex_zeisgeis]

Love the dueling review! How fun!

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Danke, Lara! :)

[boothyisawesome]

Woo! Go us! :) We'll definitely have to keep an eye on what the other is reading- I'd definitely love to do this again!!

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Fantastic. Then we will!

Dare you to read a Christopher Golden book. C'mon.

[boothyisawesome]

haha, that's so funny that you mentioned that cuz when I was thinking about possible future books for us to discuss, I thought of Christopher Golden and his book Poison Ink, which I have (came in the mail randomly) but have not read yet. Do you think that would work for GLW? Or should we try another one? I really wanna read Soulless so badly too.

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Yes, it would be perfect, because it would be the flip side of the first discussion: Play Me, about a teenage boy, was written by a woman, while Poison Ink, about teenage girls, was written by a man. Meanwhile, Soulless has multiple POVs and storylines, so both genders and various age groups are represented.

. . . Not to mention the fact that I would LOVE to discuss Poison Ink and Soulless with others, period, and the fact that I want you to read them both!

Please let me know.

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Thanks, and you're welcome! :)