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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 754 Views
It's on my to read list. The Shrike - 08/05/2017 06:04:18 PM 372 Views
Yes I did, and I may be dense as a lead balloon, but Aviendha - 08/05/2017 06:13:14 PM 441 Views
The description was really bland. *very minor spoilers* Ghavrel - 09/05/2017 07:17:01 AM 385 Views
Re: There were some minor mistakes I thought, too *bigger spoilers - do not enter* Aviendha - 09/05/2017 09:05:17 AM 404 Views
They were a fun read..... Jeordam - 09/05/2017 10:54:39 PM 392 Views
Gold read but really lacks depth random thoughts - 10/05/2017 03:28:14 AM 335 Views
What's YA? *NM* Aviendha - 10/05/2017 08:43:29 AM 208 Views
This random thoughts - 10/05/2017 09:53:57 PM 522 Views
That didn't really help her define what YA is. *NM* LiterateDog - 10/05/2017 09:57:05 PM 200 Views
I think you should leave it a mystery Aviendha - 10/05/2017 09:58:34 PM 361 Views
LOL Yes. LiterateDog - 10/05/2017 10:01:12 PM 372 Views
Oh my. Aviendha - 10/05/2017 10:07:42 PM 412 Views
Bah about HP! LiterateDog - 10/05/2017 10:13:02 PM 355 Views
Well, I know. It was a long time ago. Before movies and everything. Aviendha - 10/05/2017 10:16:50 PM 413 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 380 Views
Oh right, lol Aviendha - 11/05/2017 09:30:17 AM 428 Views
I'm inclined to say in this case, your first impressions should be pretty accurate. Legolas - 11/05/2017 08:27:26 PM 369 Views
It's a conundrum Aviendha - 11/05/2017 09:26:02 PM 406 Views
Okay, that's pretty funny. Legolas - 11/05/2017 10:18:54 PM 407 Views
I think it was horse-style sex with a 14-year-old Aviendha - 11/05/2017 10:31:15 PM 380 Views
It's pretty explicit and stays that way, yeah. As is the show. Legolas - 11/05/2017 11:01:50 PM 322 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 451 Views
Not you as well Aviendha - 11/05/2017 04:51:47 PM 339 Views
Of course me too The Shrike - 15/05/2017 05:59:08 PM 395 Views
On the one hand I agree with this... Legolas - 11/05/2017 08:22:32 PM 382 Views
I guess I missed the magic random thoughts - 12/05/2017 01:34:48 PM 362 Views
Naah... aerocontrols - 11/05/2017 06:42:05 PM 416 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 219 Views
Sometimes a basic description of the world isn't so bad. MrFarstrider - 11/05/2017 12:00:10 AM 445 Views
AMEN!!!!! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 12/05/2017 12:45:14 AM 202 Views
Aviendha - 12/05/2017 07:06:49 PM 383 Views
On another note... MrFarstrider - 11/05/2017 12:02:35 AM 450 Views
Oops, the message below is for you. *NM* Anonymous2000 - 12/05/2017 12:48:00 AM 219 Views
Yes, the main trilogy is over..... Anonymous2000 - 12/05/2017 12:47:28 AM 338 Views
Hmm. Aviendha - 12/05/2017 07:13:23 PM 432 Views
The "western" theme was interesting..... Anonymous2000 - 12/05/2017 07:50:28 PM 368 Views
I mostly enjoyed it Tom - 12/05/2017 09:38:28 PM 332 Views
Good thing I'm an exception then Larry - 13/05/2017 12:47:27 AM 428 Views
You certainly are Tom - 14/05/2017 09:42:48 PM 370 Views
*whistles* Larry - 15/05/2017 03:51:24 AM 391 Views
I pre-ordered Christopher Tolkien's latest "milking my dad's notes" book Tom - 15/05/2017 05:36:08 AM 342 Views
I had forgotten about that one Larry - 16/05/2017 01:31:37 AM 321 Views
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