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The ones who post here certainly docshiredhands wrote:Is anyone but me bothered by the fact that young adult fiction seems to be the trend of popular literature? Harry Potter, Hunger Games, etc...are good as far as they go, but they are definitely written for young people. I know adults that rave about them like they are Hemingway or Vonnegut!. Do adults still read adult books?
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Agree 100%there is too much snobbery about what we "should" be reading.
I only read the last Harry Potter book, because I couldn't wait to see how the story ended. It was a good read and I enjoyed it. If a story grabs me, it grabs me. I don't care what age group it's suppose to target. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I still enjoy some animated movies as well.
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Amen!Ant wrote:Well I haven't read any Harry Potter books or Hunger Games, but not because I think they are for young people, they are just not my genre of reading material, if they were I would certainly read them.......there is too much snobbery about what we "should" be reading. I think my intellect probably copes better with kids books anyway, if it takes your fancy, read it.
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Ant wrote:Well I haven't read any Harry Potter books or Hunger Games, but not because I think they are for young people, they are just not my genre of reading material, if they were I would certainly read them.......there is too much snobbery about what we "should" be reading. I think my intellect probably copes better with kids books anyway, if it takes your fancy, read it.
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That was kind of my point. I don't disagree with reading anything that takes your fancy, but this fascination with youth fiction seems to be part of the dumbing down of everything. I doesn't take as much effort to read young adult, so it's the easy way out. I prefer reading stuff that makes me think, and sometimes makes me stop and think.
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As a youngster I read books like Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island but tastes have changed somewhat, just like in fashion, the music industry and hair styles, I try to stay pretty much in fashion for my age group, as for music I do like some newer stuff though would draw the line at "smack my bitch up" (The Prodigy) and as for hair styles, well that is getting more and more difficult the older I get.
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It's not the kids I'm worried about. It's the adults that don't go beyond youth fiction. If it's not easy, it's not read.
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cshiredhands wrote:Ant wrote:Fair point but I wouldn't like to say "dumbing down", there has always been fiction for young adults and times change.......
It's not the kids I'm worried about. It's the adults that don't go beyond youth fiction. If it's not easy, it's not read.
I couldn't have said it better. What's popular today isn't a challenge; it's entertainment. If people have to work to be entertained they're just not interested.
However, the subject of young adult fiction novels is something relevant to all readers. The post-war world of the Hunger Games hits close to home with all of the violence that is going on currently. The tumultuous friendships and relationships, the desire to improve ourselves and the world, these are things that people of all ages are drawn to. So while the writing may not be challenging it speaks to the reader.
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cshiredhands wrote:Ant wrote:Fair point but I wouldn't like to say "dumbing down", there has always been fiction for young adults and times change.......
It's not the kids I'm worried about. It's the adults that don't go beyond youth fiction. If it's not easy, it's not read.
I personally would have to disagree. I'm 25 years old and have never been interested in reading until a couple of months ago when I started the hunger games. I've read a few books here and there but it was the Hunger Games that sparked my new found love of reading. After finishing HG I read another YA book and then moved on. I just finished The second book of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It's certainly not the most difficult book however it is not YA either.
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Cj-Ca-Ej wrote:cshiredhands wrote:Ant wrote:Fair point but I wouldn't like to say "dumbing down", there has always been fiction for young adults and times change.......
It's not the kids I'm worried about. It's the adults that don't go beyond youth fiction. If it's not easy, it's not read.
I personally would have to disagree. I'm 25 years old and have never been interested in reading until a couple of months ago when I started the hunger games. I've read a few books here and there but it was the Hunger Games that sparked my new found love of reading. After finishing HG I read another YA book and then moved on. I just finished The second book of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It's certainly not the most difficult book however it is not YA either.
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