[ SECRET POST #2197 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2197 ⌋

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Comments

[killaurey]

There's a ton of discrimination against YA books readers. I've personally, found it's gotten better in the last couple of years (partly due to the big name series, like The Hunger Games and Harry Potter having grabbed a lot of adult attention too) but there's still kind of a stigma to it. I've been approached by random strangers while reading at bus stops who tell me that I should be ~reading in my age level~ and that they're sure I'm ~smart enough to do it if I try~ and stuff like that for my taste in books.

Mostly, I like YA because it's easier to find likeable people in them. I'm tired of the cynical, gritty, nothing is wonderful and everyone is a horrible person because the world is done in shades of grey books that tend to get stuck in more in the adult section. (There's exceptions to this, of course.)

[lovelycudy]

It's baffling that people care about what other people read, tbh. Except Twilight because fuck it

[(Anonymous)]

I... Absolute strangers have made condescending judgements about your intelligence level based on the book you happen to be reading at the time? That's...wow.

I find the "reading at your age level" thing particularly baffling just because reading age level really only applies to children and their learning level. At a certain point, you're just able to read - and YA fiction is generally at that point. I did read some adult-catered fiction when I was a teen and the only difference I could discern between that and the YA fiction I was reading was...the adult books had more sex and focused more on adult-specific problems. From a technical standpoint, there's no difference. If you can read a full-length novel, you can read a full-length novel, whether it's Harry Potter or Game of Thrones.

[jaydestarlight]

thisthisthis!!!

[caterfree10]

Wow, if some random stranger told me to ~read at my age level~ if I'm reading a YA novel, I'd tell them to go fuck themselves right then and there. I ain't got time for that brand of bullshit, tbh.

Though this semester, I have an excuse seeing as I'm in a YA Lit course, but still. Even if I wasn't, the fact would still stand.