Y'know, I had a friend who did that. She was always so, so proud of the fact that she would only read the biggest books she could find, but she missed so much by doing that. Because, of course, a seven-year-old reading Robert Jordan isn't going to get most of it, let alone have the attention span necessary. I'm not saying that's what you did, but you just reminded me.
I still read YA - though that might be because I constantly find myself working with YAs - and I think it's some of the best literature out there. In the correct hands. There's some real crap out there, too. But if you ever get a chance, anything by Tamora Pierce is excellent, as well as Cynthia Voigt, Madeline L'Engle, Orson Scott Card, Robin McKinley and Jane Yolen. (Not all strictly YA authors, but damn good all the same.) I'm sure you've at least heard of all of them and probably read something by most of them; they just came to mind because I reread them this year.
Ugggghhhh, Dorian Frakking Gray. I'm very sorry you got put through that twice. You must have suffered enough by now. My least favorite lit course was "Bourgeoisie Novels of the 18th Century in Spain". Worst. Course. Ever. I wanted to burn everything, even the short stories. And I love short stories.
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Date: 2010-07-29 05:58 am (UTC)Y'know, I had a friend who did that. She was always so, so proud of the fact that she would only read the biggest books she could find, but she missed so much by doing that. Because, of course, a seven-year-old reading Robert Jordan isn't going to get most of it, let alone have the attention span necessary. I'm not saying that's what you did, but you just reminded me.
I still read YA - though that might be because I constantly find myself working with YAs - and I think it's some of the best literature out there. In the correct hands. There's some real crap out there, too. But if you ever get a chance, anything by Tamora Pierce is excellent, as well as Cynthia Voigt, Madeline L'Engle, Orson Scott Card, Robin McKinley and Jane Yolen. (Not all strictly YA authors, but damn good all the same.) I'm sure you've at least heard of all of them and probably read something by most of them; they just came to mind because I reread them this year.
Ugggghhhh, Dorian Frakking Gray. I'm very sorry you got put through that twice. You must have suffered enough by now. My least favorite lit course was "Bourgeoisie Novels of the 18th Century in Spain". Worst. Course. Ever. I wanted to burn everything, even the short stories. And I love short stories.