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On the one hand I agree with this... Legolas Send a noteboard - 11/05/2017 08:22:32 PM

View original postSeriously. They are good books. I hate this division into YA and non YA. It's an enchanting story at any age.

... but then on the other, I walk into bookstores and see shelves upon shelves upon shelves of fantasy/werewolf/vampire/etc. stories marketed as YA, and somehow I have zero desire to go out there and try any of them.

Even though I'm sure there must be some really good books somewhere on those shelves - looking back to when I was reading books written for teenagers, I encountered a good number of books that were seriously excellent by any standard, some of them better even than HP. No doubt people are still writing books like that, it's just hard to tell them from all the chaff.

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Well I read that Mistborn trilogy. (no spoilers if you haven't read it) Aviendha - 08/05/2017 04:56:59 PM 1065 Views
It's on my to read list. The Shrike - 08/05/2017 06:04:18 PM 675 Views
Yes I did, and I may be dense as a lead balloon, but Aviendha - 08/05/2017 06:13:14 PM 727 Views
The description was really bland. *very minor spoilers* Ghavrel - 09/05/2017 07:17:01 AM 665 Views
Re: There were some minor mistakes I thought, too *bigger spoilers - do not enter* Aviendha - 09/05/2017 09:05:17 AM 691 Views
They were a fun read..... Jeordam - 09/05/2017 10:54:39 PM 658 Views
Gold read but really lacks depth random thoughts - 10/05/2017 03:28:14 AM 601 Views
What's YA? *NM* Aviendha - 10/05/2017 08:43:29 AM 315 Views
This random thoughts - 10/05/2017 09:53:57 PM 836 Views
That didn't really help her define what YA is. *NM* LiterateDog - 10/05/2017 09:57:05 PM 309 Views
I think you should leave it a mystery Aviendha - 10/05/2017 09:58:34 PM 633 Views
LOL Yes. LiterateDog - 10/05/2017 10:01:12 PM 645 Views
Oh my. Aviendha - 10/05/2017 10:07:42 PM 687 Views
Bah about HP! LiterateDog - 10/05/2017 10:13:02 PM 644 Views
Well, I know. It was a long time ago. Before movies and everything. Aviendha - 10/05/2017 10:16:50 PM 678 Views
We've all been trying to finish A Song of Ice and Fire... for twenty years now. Legolas - 11/05/2017 07:22:28 AM 673 Views
Oh right, lol Aviendha - 11/05/2017 09:30:17 AM 703 Views
I'm inclined to say in this case, your first impressions should be pretty accurate. Legolas - 11/05/2017 08:27:26 PM 642 Views
It's a conundrum Aviendha - 11/05/2017 09:26:02 PM 685 Views
Okay, that's pretty funny. Legolas - 11/05/2017 10:18:54 PM 685 Views
I think it was horse-style sex with a 14-year-old Aviendha - 11/05/2017 10:31:15 PM 646 Views
It's pretty explicit and stays that way, yeah. As is the show. Legolas - 11/05/2017 11:01:50 PM 591 Views
You need to read HP. It's for people of all ages. Don't be such a Muggle! The Shrike - 11/05/2017 04:24:14 PM 741 Views
Not you as well Aviendha - 11/05/2017 04:51:47 PM 605 Views
Of course me too The Shrike - 15/05/2017 05:59:08 PM 664 Views
On the one hand I agree with this... Legolas - 11/05/2017 08:22:32 PM 653 Views
I guess I missed the magic random thoughts - 12/05/2017 01:34:48 PM 629 Views
Naah... aerocontrols - 11/05/2017 06:42:05 PM 696 Views
Yeah my old eyes read it as YA. Glad I could start a conversation though. *NM* random thoughts - 11/05/2017 04:52:03 PM 336 Views
Sometimes a basic description of the world isn't so bad. MrFarstrider - 11/05/2017 12:00:10 AM 711 Views
AMEN!!!!! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 12/05/2017 12:45:14 AM 315 Views
Aviendha - 12/05/2017 07:06:49 PM 661 Views
On another note... MrFarstrider - 11/05/2017 12:02:35 AM 734 Views
Oops, the message below is for you. *NM* Anonymous2000 - 12/05/2017 12:48:00 AM 338 Views
Yes, the main trilogy is over..... Anonymous2000 - 12/05/2017 12:47:28 AM 615 Views
Hmm. Aviendha - 12/05/2017 07:13:23 PM 702 Views
The "western" theme was interesting..... Anonymous2000 - 12/05/2017 07:50:28 PM 636 Views
I mostly enjoyed it Tom - 12/05/2017 09:38:28 PM 605 Views
Good thing I'm an exception then Larry - 13/05/2017 12:47:27 AM 729 Views
You certainly are Tom - 14/05/2017 09:42:48 PM 653 Views
*whistles* Larry - 15/05/2017 03:51:24 AM 688 Views
I pre-ordered Christopher Tolkien's latest "milking my dad's notes" book Tom - 15/05/2017 05:36:08 AM 622 Views
I had forgotten about that one Larry - 16/05/2017 01:31:37 AM 599 Views
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