Its a Bird...Plane...No its John Green

Before the commencement of this semester, I had not even heard of famed author John Green. Now having been in a YA Lit class, his name has become a "household" classroom name. Many times with great movies, artist and novels, I often wonder whats the big deal. One person or group thinks highly of their work and then it spreads wildly. However, when I investigate by viewing the movie or reading their work, I'm disappointed. Many times a persons NAME can stump their work, being not what it was perceived to be. Yet this isn't the case for Mr.Green. In fact I feel compelled to call him John. Not to be disrespectful, however from reading his novels and reading his blogs, I've realized he is just like you and I! A award-winning author, however very down to earth. Genius, silly, goofy, cool are all adjectives that were said in my Lit circle about John's personality. Many times( from my perspective) YA authors use various literary styles and word choices to convey messages to their audiences, to urge them to want to read the book. Almost appeal to them with raunchy topics to grasp there attention. However, although unique, John uses a very literary stance and without succumbing to "dumming down" his thoughts to tell his stories. Very realistic stories, which appeals to the readers emotion and intellect. Not only are his novels interesting and his written blogs, John also has video blogs, which in my opinion shows his fans in living color his personality and in some ways contrast his his literary skills. Yet it doesn't deter my motivation to continue to anticipate his future works.