Do you read New Adult or Young Adult fiction?
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Re: Do you read New Adult or Young Adult fiction?
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Try J. Lynn for good NA books. The author's real name is Jennifer L. Armentrout and usually only writes YA which are pretty good too.
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Anyway, I have read and enjoyed a few books that I would consider NA, but I've never heard of that label.
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NA tends to be a bit edgier than YA, so I guess it depends on what kind of mood I'm in. Right now, I'd really did a good NA.
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I've never heard of New Adult either, but I don't think I'd be against reading it. I actually can't even imagine what an NA book would be like in comparison to a YA books because I also think it all comes down to the characters, regardless of their age. If I like the character, I'll most likely enjoy the book.inaramid wrote: ↑27 Nov 2017, 03:50 It's my first time encountering the term "New Adult" too. I'm interested in a lot of things, but I do tend to gravitate toward the YA genre because of the concepts.
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I have never really minded the age of the character though, for as long as he/she is someone I can empathize with.
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I tend to group the two (New and Young) together for simplicity. I know that there is a difference, and I can identify a book written for a fifteen-year-old and one written for a twenty-five-year old.
I am a 1990s kid--I've heard us referred to as the "nostalgic generation" because we experienced so much change in so little time that we like to revisit the past more than other generations. I think that New/Young adult books abate that need for returning to the past because I don't quite identify with middle-aged characters but I'm no longer a teen (or even new adult). My upbringing was a bit tumultuous so reading stories of others from that time somewhat romanticizes being a teen, even a troubled one.
I miss the mindset of being a teen, kinda. Would I choose New Adult over Young? I should probably start moving that way as I continue aging, but I don't know that I'm ready to separate the two just yet.
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