tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post5588942092097244497..comments2023-12-14T20:16:49.960-05:00Comments on Rally the Readers: That Time YA Saved Me from Giving Up on ReadingLee @ Rally the Readershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-52016398159302098572014-06-09T22:24:47.222-04:002014-06-09T22:24:47.222-04:00I get pissed, too, at reactions like, "You...I get pissed, too, at reactions like, "You're reading THAT?!" There was a time when it would make me feel self-conscious, but not anymore because, you're right- nobody's getting hurt just because someone's reading YA, MG, or whatever.<br /><br />I get frustrated with the insta-love and love triangles, squares, etc. sometimes, too, but in the end, it's not enough to keep me from going back for more YA, lol.Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-3859380938655754442014-06-09T22:12:31.596-04:002014-06-09T22:12:31.596-04:00That's exactly what picking up a book felt lik...That's exactly what picking up a book felt like when I tried sticking to adult books- a chore. I'm glad I realized how badly I was limiting my reading horizons and that I ventured into trying YA and MG as an adult.Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-65947100705152654042014-06-09T22:06:14.878-04:002014-06-09T22:06:14.878-04:00I just don't get why some people feel the need...I just don't get why some people feel the need to criticize what people read. I mean, sure, not everyone likes the same books, but we do share a love of them, so why can't that be enough? And what about adults who read what their kids read so they have that shared experience? I don't think that's something that's worth missing out on just so the adults can stay within an "age appropriate" boundary with their reading choices. Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-9567378934540639842014-06-09T21:13:25.191-04:002014-06-09T21:13:25.191-04:00Since you're sharing, I used to read a lot of ...Since you're sharing, I used to read a lot of YA when the blog was just starting. I wasn't aware of the labels then, PNR, UF, YA, etc., I just liked YA coz it's easy to read. Then a pair of people started making fun of me coz I kept on reading YA. It made me feel defensive and pissed off because what I read shouldn't be anybody's business esp if it's not harming anybody. <br /><br />Anyway, I eventually got tired of the genre, it was one insta-love and romantic geometry after the other. It left a stigma although I'm slowly going back to it now. I'm happy that authors finally heard out complaints and stopped making heroines that are borderline slutty. LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113033902410883148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-22619654133492607662014-06-09T16:55:33.044-04:002014-06-09T16:55:33.044-04:00You put that very eloquently! I feel like many Ad...You put that very eloquently! I feel like many Adult books are unsatisfying too, or even pretentious or just trying too hard to be more than just a story if that makes sense - I just want a good story well told - and definitely gorgeous prose transcends anything! It's sad that the author of that ridiculous article needs to feel like she should limit her reading just because of her age - it makes reading seem like a chore.Bookish Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028950059555351758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-68559482945610507272014-06-08T15:20:29.181-04:002014-06-08T15:20:29.181-04:00I very much doubt ANYONE else could have said what...I very much doubt ANYONE else could have said what you just said ^^ more eloquently than you did. Like you I suffered a reading burnout in my post university days. And, like you, Harry Potter and subsequently Twilight brought my reading-habits back from the dead. I despise age-distinctions on books for the very reason you mentioned: a good book should stand on it's own merit regardless of what age group it was intended for! Some of my all time favorite books are children's,middle-grade, YA and adult. I literally have favorite in ALL age ranges. So kudos to you for speaking out! VERY well said and I agree: as long as people are reading and enjoying what they're reading, pundits should just SHUSH.Michelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09220874121683955988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-50574379948816964942014-06-08T10:45:23.421-04:002014-06-08T10:45:23.421-04:00I'm also of the mind that as long as someone i...I'm also of the mind that as long as someone is reading, no matter what the book, at least that person is reading, and, with any luck, will keep on reading.Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-22493406194178149272014-06-07T23:34:20.967-04:002014-06-07T23:34:20.967-04:00That was a stupid article. I haven't had much ...That was a stupid article. I haven't had much of adult, but from what I have read, it kind of lacks the wonder of YA. In YA, anything is possible, but in adult, it just seems like sometimes, people are set in their ways and everything is a little more bleak. Idk tho. I'm 17 so I'm starting to read more adult (or else I'm planning to) but I'm also still enjoying a lot of the YA I see. <br /><br />Totally agree though: a good book is a good book.<br /><br />-P.E. @ <a href="http://thesireniccodex.blogspot.ca" rel="nofollow">The Sirenic Codex</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045558423044874125noreply@blogger.com