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Leaving aside the typical silly assumption that a "young adult" book is somehow less likely to grapple with important questions... You shouldn't be at all surp
by breadbox 12y ago
Leaving aside the typical silly assumption that a "young adult" book is somehow less likely to grapple with important questions...
You shouldn't be at all surprised that a list of books characterized by "what has stayed with you" would skew towards books typically read during youth. I can still provide basic plot lines of the reruns I watched during my childhood, not to mention commercial jingles. Also, youth is a prime time for adopting such guidepost stars. A young adult book is probably going to prove a better roadmap than, say, a cult leader.
- pessimizer 12y ago>a "young adult" book is somehow less likely to grapple with important questions... I don't know that that's a silly assumption. Young adult books would tend to target questions that can be understood by your median 14 year old. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that there are at least as many important questions that are out of the realm of median 14 year old understanding as there are within. "Less likely to" isn't the same as saying 'will never.'
- breadbox 12y agoI'd argue that a survey of the literature shows quite the opposite. A young adult novel is more likely to address a specific subset of questions, yes, but if anything they are more likely to address e.g. ethical issues and moral dilemmas.