Comments on: My Guilty Pleasure: Teen Reading

By: Crystal B

Crystal B — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:39:51 +0000

I'm not too fond of the Twilight series, as I couldn't get through either of the last two books, but I have a major guilty pleasure with the Clique series, as well as the show gossip girl ^.^

By: Aislinn

Aislinn — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:51:01 +0000

I rarely read anything else. I used to be embarrassed but honestly, with all the work I haveto do for school and work I don't want to read a challenging over my head book, all I want to do is escape and remember what it feels like to let go. I loved the Twilight series, it was a great way for me to let go of all the things going on in my life and just fall in love with the characters. People can be haters all they want but I fully intend to eventually write a novel and it will totally be YA cause honestly, we never really move past 16 anyways.

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:30:39 +0000

I'm 18 and still read from the YA section all the time-I know I'm still technically in the teenager mode, but most 18 year olds by now have moved on. I love them, however! Some are ridiculous, but most are definitely quality literature! For example, Tamora Pierce's books, especially her later ones. Her book "Lady Knight" has allusions and parallels to 9/11 and her Trickster series simply…isn't for children! And all those paperback Simon and Schuster romantic comedies are my total guilty pleasure! Although just now I tried to look them up on the Simon and Schuster website and I'm quite peeved that I had to go under "children's literature" then "ages 12 and up" to find them. Geez, get a separate YA section.

Anyway, I've been ranting. By the way, I noticed you mentioned you want to be an editor/writer of children's literature someday-that's what I'd love to do! Not write it, but edit it, work with it in the publishing process, specifically YA literature. No idea how I go about getting into the business, but it sounds…perfect.

By: olivia

olivia — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:45:07 +0000

im soo glad that people read the same books as me.. i loved the twilight series. i cant wait for the 4th book and the movie. i also read the maximum ride series and those are really good. theres also another series just three books a great and terrible beauty by libba bray those are really cool. if anyone has other series im open for options..

By: Erica - Kent State

Erica - Kent State — Sun, 04 May 2008 13:34:03 +0000

I love them as well! I read books about adults as a teen, so I don't really see the problem with reading books about/for teens as an "adult". I love to read Francesca Lia Block books, which are technically YA but deal with more adult themes.

By: Cassie

Cassie — Sun, 04 May 2008 13:00:45 +0000

I'm a sophmore in college and I discovered the Twilight series about two weeks ago. Honestly, I'm in love! haha.. It took me about 8 days to read the three books and I'm already re reading them. I cannot wait for the movie!

Also, if you like Gossip Girl, there's anothr series similar to it called the A-List thst you might enjoy.

By: Carly

Carly — Sun, 04 May 2008 12:25:36 +0000

Ahahahahahahhaha!!!!!!! I'm so glad some of you guys like YA books, too! They're soooooooo where it's at.

Allison, I totally understand that they're not your cup of tea, but I do have to disagree with the sentence structure/overall content being less sophisticated or more simplistic than that of adult books. It's true in some cases, but not all. By the time you're old enough to read a YA book (13-14, I'd say), your "reading level" is high enough so that it wouldn't make much difference if you were picking up a YA or picking up an adult book. It's just a matter of personal taste, I guess.

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 04 May 2008 12:03:24 +0000

im glad that someone else reads these books too!! my favorites happen to be the Ann Rinaldi books, historical fiction – right up my alley!

22 and still reading YA books…now i dont feel so dorky lol

By: Erin

Erin — Sun, 04 May 2008 11:51:19 +0000

YAY I'm glad I'm not the only one who loves visiting the YA section! My favorites are the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson, and The Looking Glass Wars trilogy by Frank Beddor.

By: Allison

Allison — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:25:00 +0000

I feel at this point in my life I've grown out of them. There were a few I liked- Sharon Creech was good- but even as a kid/tween I was more interested in adult lit (Jurassic Park, LotR, Stephen King, etc.) than YA. Every YA book I found was too angsty and now, as an adult, there's even fewer YA I like. I think because the lit is aimed at younger people, it's not as technically mature writing as adult lit. The sentence structure is simpler, and the topics, as you said, mainly apply to kids. Adults just don't get it, and view the books as tools to get you to the next reading level, not as something viable as a recognizable genre from which lessons can be learned. Today the only YA author I still enjoy is Meredith Ann Pierce. Darkangel Trilogy and Treasure at the Heart of the Tangelwood are two of my favorite books- and you're right, they are relaxing and easy to read.