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genre confusion
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New adult focuses on the age range of 18 to around mid twenties.
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YA is aimed more toward teens (or even tweens), and new adult is aimed at 18 and above.pixiequeer wrote: ↑03 Aug 2018, 23:45 Hmm...for some reason, Young Adult and New Adult sound and seem very similar, if not the same to me. Thoughts?
Prior to the advent of New Adult, those titles that would now fall under New Adult were placed wherever they best fit, and some probably wound up in YA. However, there tends to be more mature content in New Adult than in YA, with more mature relationships, and at times even explicit content.
Of course, if you really want to get down to it, all genre boundaries are just created to put things in boxes, so there's that.
I always get a kick out of kids reading Stephen King. Talk about children's literature.
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That makes sense, I guess.Gravy wrote: ↑04 Aug 2018, 06:52YA is aimed more toward teens (or even tweens), and new adult is aimed at 18 and above.pixiequeer wrote: ↑03 Aug 2018, 23:45 Hmm...for some reason, Young Adult and New Adult sound and seem very similar, if not the same to me. Thoughts?
Prior to the advent of New Adult, those titles that would now fall under New Adult were placed wherever they best fit, and some probably wound up in YA. However, there tends to be more mature content in New Adult than in YA, with more mature relationships, and at times even explicit content.
Of course, if you really want to get down to it, all genre boundaries are just created to put things in boxes, so there's that.
I always get a kick out of kids reading Stephen King. Talk about children's literature.
Although I haven't read anything considered New Adult, I will say Young Adult books do still tend to have relatively explicit content and mature relationships, to my surprise. I've found things I did not want to find before picking up some Young Adult novels
My mom was always into Stephen King, Dean Koontz, John Saul, V. C. Andrews, etc., and therefore I got into them as well.
She bought me my first part of my V. C. Andrews collection when I was like 12, and those had some pretty adult content as well.
I'm not surprised though, the Stephen King movies are rated PG-13, so of course kids who like to read would probably end up reading the book as well.
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I have to agree. I've seen some things in YA that just... Yeah.pixiequeer wrote: ↑05 Aug 2018, 17:37That makes sense, I guess.Gravy wrote: ↑04 Aug 2018, 06:52YA is aimed more toward teens (or even tweens), and new adult is aimed at 18 and above.pixiequeer wrote: ↑03 Aug 2018, 23:45 Hmm...for some reason, Young Adult and New Adult sound and seem very similar, if not the same to me. Thoughts?
Prior to the advent of New Adult, those titles that would now fall under New Adult were placed wherever they best fit, and some probably wound up in YA. However, there tends to be more mature content in New Adult than in YA, with more mature relationships, and at times even explicit content.
Of course, if you really want to get down to it, all genre boundaries are just created to put things in boxes, so there's that.
I always get a kick out of kids reading Stephen King. Talk about children's literature.
Although I haven't read anything considered New Adult, I will say Young Adult books do still tend to have relatively explicit content and mature relationships, to my surprise. I've found things I did not want to find before picking up some Young Adult novels
My mom was always into Stephen King, Dean Koontz, John Saul, V. C. Andrews, etc., and therefore I got into them as well.
She bought me my first part of my V. C. Andrews collection when I was like 12, and those had some pretty adult content as well.
I'm not surprised though, the Stephen King movies are rated PG-13, so of course kids who like to read would probably end up reading the book as well.
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With adult content, it seems like changes in attitude or public perception can shift what would be in a YA versus NA book. Stephen King books usually get put in the general collection, but sometimes teens say they are not as scary as popular opinion led them to believe. V.C. Andrews seems to be now firmly in the adult section.pixiequeer wrote: ↑05 Aug 2018, 17:37That makes sense, I guess.Gravy wrote: ↑04 Aug 2018, 06:52YA is aimed more toward teens (or even tweens), and new adult is aimed at 18 and above.pixiequeer wrote: ↑03 Aug 2018, 23:45 Hmm...for some reason, Young Adult and New Adult sound and seem very similar, if not the same to me. Thoughts?
Prior to the advent of New Adult, those titles that would now fall under New Adult were placed wherever they best fit, and some probably wound up in YA. However, there tends to be more mature content in New Adult than in YA, with more mature relationships, and at times even explicit content.
Of course, if you really want to get down to it, all genre boundaries are just created to put things in boxes, so there's that.
I always get a kick out of kids reading Stephen King. Talk about children's literature.
Although I haven't read anything considered New Adult, I will say Young Adult books do still tend to have relatively explicit content and mature relationships, to my surprise. I've found things I did not want to find before picking up some Young Adult novels
My mom was always into Stephen King, Dean Koontz, John Saul, V. C. Andrews, etc., and therefore I got into them as well.
She bought me my first part of my V. C. Andrews collection when I was like 12, and those had some pretty adult content as well.
I'm not surprised though, the Stephen King movies are rated PG-13, so of course kids who like to read would probably end up reading the book as well.
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My mom and I both started reading both authors as teens is that bad???Lil Reads wrote: ↑07 Aug 2018, 12:25With adult content, it seems like changes in attitude or public perception can shift what would be in a YA versus NA book. Stephen King books usually get put in the general collection, but sometimes teens say they are not as scary as popular opinion led them to believe. V.C. Andrews seems to be now firmly in the adult section.pixiequeer wrote: ↑05 Aug 2018, 17:37That makes sense, I guess.Gravy wrote: ↑04 Aug 2018, 06:52
YA is aimed more toward teens (or even tweens), and new adult is aimed at 18 and above.
Prior to the advent of New Adult, those titles that would now fall under New Adult were placed wherever they best fit, and some probably wound up in YA. However, there tends to be more mature content in New Adult than in YA, with more mature relationships, and at times even explicit content.
Of course, if you really want to get down to it, all genre boundaries are just created to put things in boxes, so there's that.
I always get a kick out of kids reading Stephen King. Talk about children's literature.
Although I haven't read anything considered New Adult, I will say Young Adult books do still tend to have relatively explicit content and mature relationships, to my surprise. I've found things I did not want to find before picking up some Young Adult novels
My mom was always into Stephen King, Dean Koontz, John Saul, V. C. Andrews, etc., and therefore I got into them as well.
She bought me my first part of my V. C. Andrews collection when I was like 12, and those had some pretty adult content as well.
I'm not surprised though, the Stephen King movies are rated PG-13, so of course kids who like to read would probably end up reading the book as well.
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Not at all; people respond differently to the same book. Some story elements can make some readers uncomfortable while others love those story elements. Enjoy whatever books you want.pixiequeer wrote: ↑10 Aug 2018, 01:53My mom and I both started reading both authors as teens is that bad???Lil Reads wrote: ↑07 Aug 2018, 12:25With adult content, it seems like changes in attitude or public perception can shift what would be in a YA versus NA book. Stephen King books usually get put in the general collection, but sometimes teens say they are not as scary as popular opinion led them to believe. V.C. Andrews seems to be now firmly in the adult section.pixiequeer wrote: ↑05 Aug 2018, 17:37
That makes sense, I guess.
Although I haven't read anything considered New Adult, I will say Young Adult books do still tend to have relatively explicit content and mature relationships, to my surprise. I've found things I did not want to find before picking up some Young Adult novels
My mom was always into Stephen King, Dean Koontz, John Saul, V. C. Andrews, etc., and therefore I got into them as well.
She bought me my first part of my V. C. Andrews collection when I was like 12, and those had some pretty adult content as well.
I'm not surprised though, the Stephen King movies are rated PG-13, so of course kids who like to read would probably end up reading the book as well.
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I typically don't like anything too graphic overall, but certain authors don't bother me. Everyone's different though.Lil Reads wrote: ↑10 Aug 2018, 12:07Not at all; people respond differently to the same book. Some story elements can make some readers uncomfortable while others love those story elements. Enjoy whatever books you want.pixiequeer wrote: ↑10 Aug 2018, 01:53My mom and I both started reading both authors as teens is that bad???Lil Reads wrote: ↑07 Aug 2018, 12:25
With adult content, it seems like changes in attitude or public perception can shift what would be in a YA versus NA book. Stephen King books usually get put in the general collection, but sometimes teens say they are not as scary as popular opinion led them to believe. V.C. Andrews seems to be now firmly in the adult section.
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