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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 910 Views
It's on my to read list. The Shrike - 08/05/2017 06:04:18 PM 520 Views
Yes I did, and I may be dense as a lead balloon, but Aviendha - 08/05/2017 06:13:14 PM 573 Views
The description was really bland. *very minor spoilers* Ghavrel - 09/05/2017 07:17:01 AM 523 Views
Re: There were some minor mistakes I thought, too *bigger spoilers - do not enter* Aviendha - 09/05/2017 09:05:17 AM 545 Views
They were a fun read..... Jeordam - 09/05/2017 10:54:39 PM 520 Views
Gold read but really lacks depth random thoughts - 10/05/2017 03:28:14 AM 465 Views
What's YA? *NM* Aviendha - 10/05/2017 08:43:29 AM 253 Views
This random thoughts - 10/05/2017 09:53:57 PM 669 Views
That didn't really help her define what YA is. *NM* LiterateDog - 10/05/2017 09:57:05 PM 248 Views
I think you should leave it a mystery Aviendha - 10/05/2017 09:58:34 PM 489 Views
LOL Yes. LiterateDog - 10/05/2017 10:01:12 PM 501 Views
Oh my. Aviendha - 10/05/2017 10:07:42 PM 534 Views
Bah about HP! LiterateDog - 10/05/2017 10:13:02 PM 487 Views
Well, I know. It was a long time ago. Before movies and everything. Aviendha - 10/05/2017 10:16:50 PM 543 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 513 Views
Oh right, lol Aviendha - 11/05/2017 09:30:17 AM 560 Views
I'm inclined to say in this case, your first impressions should be pretty accurate. Legolas - 11/05/2017 08:27:26 PM 500 Views
It's a conundrum Aviendha - 11/05/2017 09:26:02 PM 546 Views
Okay, that's pretty funny. Legolas - 11/05/2017 10:18:54 PM 541 Views
I think it was horse-style sex with a 14-year-old Aviendha - 11/05/2017 10:31:15 PM 511 Views
It's pretty explicit and stays that way, yeah. As is the show. Legolas - 11/05/2017 11:01:50 PM 444 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 587 Views
Not you as well Aviendha - 11/05/2017 04:51:47 PM 467 Views
Of course me too The Shrike - 15/05/2017 05:59:08 PM 524 Views
On the one hand I agree with this... Legolas - 11/05/2017 08:22:32 PM 509 Views
I guess I missed the magic random thoughts - 12/05/2017 01:34:48 PM 489 Views
Naah... aerocontrols - 11/05/2017 06:42:05 PM 551 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 268 Views
Sometimes a basic description of the world isn't so bad. MrFarstrider - 11/05/2017 12:00:10 AM 571 Views
AMEN!!!!! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 12/05/2017 12:45:14 AM 252 Views
Aviendha - 12/05/2017 07:06:49 PM 508 Views
On another note... MrFarstrider - 11/05/2017 12:02:35 AM 582 Views
Oops, the message below is for you. *NM* Anonymous2000 - 12/05/2017 12:48:00 AM 276 Views
Yes, the main trilogy is over..... Anonymous2000 - 12/05/2017 12:47:28 AM 472 Views
Hmm. Aviendha - 12/05/2017 07:13:23 PM 555 Views
The "western" theme was interesting..... Anonymous2000 - 12/05/2017 07:50:28 PM 499 Views
I mostly enjoyed it Tom - 12/05/2017 09:38:28 PM 459 Views
Good thing I'm an exception then Larry - 13/05/2017 12:47:27 AM 568 Views
You certainly are Tom - 14/05/2017 09:42:48 PM 509 Views
*whistles* Larry - 15/05/2017 03:51:24 AM 540 Views
I pre-ordered Christopher Tolkien's latest "milking my dad's notes" book Tom - 15/05/2017 05:36:08 AM 487 Views
I had forgotten about that one Larry - 16/05/2017 01:31:37 AM 464 Views
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