/u/Ziaberri on I've found that some of the best books (in my opinion, obviously) are found in the kid's section. Little or no romance, NO sex, just amazing, deep, compelling stories with emphasis on friendship and family

You have some fair points, I just mean that when I go into the kid's section of BAM or Barnes and Noble, I always see Harry Potter and LOTR, and I've always heard them described as kid's books. It's important to remember that "kid" in this context doesn't just mean like, less than 8. People are often quick to judge when they hear a book being described like that, because they immediately imagine a picture book that's shallow and childish, when that's just not the case with lots of them.

I've read the Hunger Games and I low key hated it. This is no attack on fans of the series or anything like that, I just got so irritated with the characters and by the end of the series I felt terribly unfulfilled. Again it's fine if you liked them, I just couldn't ever bring myself to, as much as I wanted to be able to join the fandom.

I actually read a lot of YA books in my teenage years. I'd often push myself to finish the novel or read several in a series to try to come to like it, but it never worked. I can't remember a single YA book that didn't irritate me in some way, that I liked at all, except for The Blue Sword. Like I said in the post, I know that not all YA books are bad. I'm sure there are good ones out there. But my experience over so many years was just irritation and disappointment. I dislike romantic subplots, but I can tolerate them, even enjoy them if they're well written and meaningful. But so, so many of them aren't. They're forced and cliche and I just got so sick of them that it turned my stomach to YA as a whole. The vibe I got from so many of these books were that they were shallow, self-insert fantasies that had no meaning or purpose. None of those stories stuck with me, made any emotional impact. If other people enjoy those books that's totally fine, I have nothing against them. But I now avoid the YA section at all costs on my trips to the bookstore.





August 12, 2019 at 12:13AM
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Add Comments, Posts, Links... etc.

Popular posts from this blog

The difference between being right and being understood

My boyfriend and I are 28. We’ve been together for about 1.5 years and recently moved in together. He’s a pretty patient and easygoing person (Type B) whereas I’m more particular (Type A). Of course there are two sides to every trait, and my Type A nature benefits us in some ways too. Like all couples, we have differences in perspective or preference. When this happens, he will usually say something like “I disagree (with your perspective) but fine.” I tend to push the issue in an attempt to get him to understand where I’m coming from. This escalates the disagreement into a fight because he perceives it as me trying to be “right”. I truly just want to be understood (and I want to understand where he’s coming from) so I’m looking for more of a dialogue whereas he avoids conflict and just wants it to be over as quickly as possible. His general approach is “agree to disagree” but that doesn’t make sense to me when it’s an issue that will keep coming up and requires compromise. I’m n...
Read more

My (27f) gf (27f) is getting tired of me not sharing intimate/ personal info about me

I’ve always been extremely private and introverted. We have more than a year together and we’ve been living together for like 6 months, we get along pretty good and I’m really in love with her, however I can not seem to open up... and I can tell it’s frustrating to her by the way she tells me it bothers her that she feels she’s the only one committed and the one that’s always sharing... At this point I don’t even know if it is that I’ve gotten too used to it, to the point I’ve became lazy to talk about myself or give any genuine personal opinion... it sucks, really, I need to communicate better... Where do I start? Tl;dr: I can’t be completely intimate with my gf and its frustrating her, I need to communicate better because I really love her... where to start? Submitted April 25, 2019 at 06:02AM I’ve always been extremely private and introverted. We have more than a year together and we’ve been living together for like 6 months, we get along pretty good and I’m really in love ...
Read more

My (23M) girlfriend (25F) relationship is confusing to me. I might be the problem, or maybe we are just incompatible.

I met my girlfriend after a few serious breakups that led me to change both intentionally and unintentionally over a few years. For better and for worse. She had just gotten out of an engagement with a verbally and physically abusive man who had a cocaine problem. We have been together about 8 months now. We hit it off and spent a lot of time together but she began to push our relationship as if there were a time clock for milestones. I was pressed beyond my comfort zone and went with it because of my affection for her. My living situation fell apart and I lost a few thousand dollars to shit roommates right around the time she and I met and she offered to let me stay with her. I agreed with some resistance. I pay for food, help her with bills, and throw money toward rent while trying to get back on my feet. As long as we have been together she has gotten more possessive, angry, and irrational. She is dealing with shit from her engagement and I feel shes looking for a level of seriou...
Read more