busy91 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 If I hear good things about a YA book, I will read it if the synopsis interests me. The last good YA I read was "The Giver", which was real good. I also like to read them, so I can tell my daughter if it is good or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Hell I still read kids books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Yeah I kind of alternate between YA and adult books. I've read the Twilight Series, Harry Potter, His Dark Materials etc but also read books by Irvine Welsh, Chuck Palahniuk, Richard Brautigan etc which are at the opposite end of the Spectrum. I suppose I probably read something YA after reading something heavy going. If anyone has any recommendations of good YA books I'd like to hear them......need something new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionen Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 If anyone has any recommendations of good YA books I'd like to hear them......need something new You should read the Myth Adventures series by Robert Asprin! It's my new goal in life to make sure everyone has heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Thanks!! I've now got a growing list of books to make my way through. Think a visit to Waterstones is on the cards today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geebs Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 yeah i read young teen books as well. maybe because when i they when i first read them i really liked them and they are kind of favorites now. Like it brings back good memories. I also read every now and again like fairy tales etc. I dont know i just like them. When i was 6 before going to school my dad taught me to read and he gave me one of his books ( adult- well like adult book in sense it was for adults, not like a porn book:D) and taught me read from that. So as i was growing up i never read all the kiddy books that my classmates read , but i read my dad's books. So maybe because i missed out as a kid , i now want to read kiddy books:) Im 23 btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirian Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I'm almost 30 and I read young adult books (and children's books) whenever I see a book I think I might like. Or just reread some old favourites to relax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binary_Digit Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 I'm 32, and I've been lovingly reading YA books since I was a young adult. There is something comforting in their simplicity and straight-forward style which is just wonderful when I'm looking to unwind. My next YA novel will (hopefully) be The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. I was listening to talk radio during a long road trip, when I heard an interview with Gaiman. Listening to him talk about the book made me want to pull over and find a bookstore, but for some reason I've still not read the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 A good book is a good book, no matter the originally intended audience. I'll read anything that looks good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissi Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 "A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest." C.S.Lewis I love reading children's literature and will do a course on that for my BA in October The children's section was also my favourite section when I worked in a bookshop. We literally fought about who's going to help them out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDR124 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 "A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest." C.S.Lewis It's what I tried to paraphrase on the previous page. I don't remember from where the quote is, can you tell me if you know ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissi Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Sorry, I haven't got a clue, but maybe you can try to google it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee. Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I voted all the time. im 24 and i have to admit the first section i go to in a book shop is usually the teenage/YA, followed by the fantasy and horror sections:lol: I saw my family on the weekend and my 30 year old brother in law was telling me how he had read the first 2 twilight books and planned to read the next two. got to admit i was surprised, i knew he liked reading and hes a huge fan of the anne rice books but i really didnt think he would read and enjoy the twilight books. just goes to show that books have absolutely no age restrictions:tong: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Ditto to what Chrissy said about a good book. I'm in my thirties and read them occasionally, depending on what I'm in the mood for or if I've just finished a heavy, complex book (not to say YA books can't be heavy or complex mind you). I've read the Traveling Pants and Lemony Snicket series, and was just lent my first Stephanie Meyer book so I'm about to fall into the Twilight saga, lol. Other than that I still have my set of trusted Anne of Green Gables books, which I will always love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mia Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 A good book is a good book, no matter the originally intended audience. I'll read anything that looks good to me. I completely agree! I voted "all the time", as I read a lot of YA books, usually the fantasy genre. I read all the usual suspects: Pullman, Horowitz, Colfer etc, but get quite a lot of books from Red House that I'd never usually find out about. Two standout books I read recently were The Hunger Games and The Knife of Never Letting Go. Both were excellent and were the first book in a series, so I've more to look forward to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I remember being lent the first "Lemony snicket" by my then ten-year-old-or-so cousin when I was staying over at my uncle's minus a book to read; I took it graciously if a little diffidently - ended up devouring the thing: it was gripping, funny, instructive without being patronising. If I had stayed longer I would probably have read them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedVamp83 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I'm twenty-seven and I still read books from the young adult section. I'm just wondering how many of you are the same way. Hey Hun , I'm exactly that way , I go into a book shop and the first place I look is the children and teen section . I don't know what it is about these books but maybe I just like to get lost in a world where being between 16 and 19 was adventerous and fun and exciting ....plus the vampire romance novels are plentyful at the mo so I enjoy reading them !!!! But I don't think I will ever stop reading young adult novels , I'm too into em ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atticjnr Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 im 19 and currently re-reading the whole harry potter series, i voted 'all the time'. i love loads of young peoples books. i dont think books should have age catagories tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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