![]() And this is the dilemma I face with Ryan C. So, in the end, what does a books age Genre come down to? I’m personally starting to thing that often it’s an arbitrary decision made by the author and publisher based on which market it may do better in overall. I have read Harry Potter, because it was such a phenomena, and really enjoyed it, as well as The Hunger Games, which I had mixed feelings about. Now admittedly, I don’t read a ton of Young Adult novels, unless I find the subject very intriguing, or am familiar with the author’s adult titles. Would we consider Stephen King’s Christine or Carrie Young Adult because the main characters are teenagers? Yet, more and more I am reading young adult books that have an adult feel to them, and conversely Adult books that feel very Young Adultish. What exactly makes a book a Young Adult novel as opposed to an Adult novel? I’ve always thought it was more than just young characters, with tamed down violence, sex and language, I thought it was a unique stylistic approach. Murder, but the concept still intrigues me. I talked about this before when I wrote my review of Dan Well’s Mr. ![]() ![]() Quick Thoughts: Excellent narration and a strong ending saves this uneven teen angst ridden gorefest. ![]()
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