The YA Lit Shame

Speed_Gibson · Jun 10, 2014

redravin said: ↑

Jadzia loved that book and so did I, each of us for completely different reasons.
She was intrigued by the numbers and said it was part of the reason she became a mathematician.
I loved the story and the characters. It made me want to be a writer.
But there were adult concepts in the book that I didn't really come to understand till later like The Demon of Useless Tasks who I have come to think of as the spirit of retail.
If a YA book can have that much influence and that much wonder inside I'm not going to limit myself to the great works.
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I was thinking about that part with the before dinner speeches the other day where everyone eats their words.

GeneticShift · Jun 10, 2014

I guess the thing that makes me snicker the most is the fact that so many "classic beloved adult fiction" novels were, when they were written, intended for young adults. Example: To Kill a Mockingbird.

And at this point in my life, I love YA still. I'm in grad school. I don't have time to read to think. I read to escape.

redravin · Jun 16, 2014

I just finished reading Looking For Alaska, so I've read all of John Green's books.
Considering my current head space that might not have been the best idea to do all at once.
He writes very real and personal stuff that will do a serious job on you emotionally if you don't watch out.
People should not write him off as just a YA author.

snowy · Jun 16, 2014

redravin said: ↑

I just finished reading Looking For Alaska, so I've read all of John Green's books.
Considering my current head space that might not have been the best idea to do all at once.
He writes very real and personal stuff that will do a serious job on you emotionally if you don't watch out.
People should not write him off as just a YA author.
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I've had The Fault in Our Stars sitting on my shelf for a while. My students told me that I shouldn't read it after we suffered a loss in our class, and then my husband's beloved grandfather passed away. I'll get around to it sometime soon.

Man, I miss those kids.

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