Enjoying YA Books

jhempel24 · 12-03-2010, 12:31 AM

I happened upon "The Stone Girl" a YA horror type of novel, and I can't freakin put it down!

The last couple YA books I've read have just seemed to grab ahold and keep the pace, not bogging down with un-important details and letting the imagination do the work!

JoelArnold · 12-03-2010, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jhempel24

I happened upon "The Stone Girl" a YA horror type of novel, and I can't freakin put it down!

The last couple YA books I've read have just seemed to grab ahold and keep the pace, not bogging down with un-important details and letting the imagination do the work!

I'll have take a look at that book. I love a lot of YA novels for the same reasons you mentioned.

pwalker8 · 12-04-2010, 11:16 AM

I read quite a bit of YA fiction and enjoy it. There is quite a bit of good YA fiction out there, especially in the SF/F area. I do tend to buy more YA fiction as audio books than as ebooks though. It's great for listening in the car to and from work.

Of course, quite a bit of YA titles have crossed over to the adult audience. The Harry Potter books are the most obvious example. Writers such as Mercedes Lackey and Tamora Pierce also have big followings in the adult community.

I do agree that the YA writers that I like tend to focus more on just telling a good story and less on some of the side issues that adult fiction is prone to. Sometimes I think that the difference between YA and adult books by good story tellers is more about which publisher they sale the book to and less about the actual content of the book and age of the characters.

SeaBookGuy · 12-04-2010, 12:30 PM

I just ran across an YA book that I wouldn't likely have read before getting an e-reader, as I found it while going through my library's latest e-acquisitions:

Sprout

GraceKrispy · 12-04-2010, 03:20 PM

I am a big fan of YA fiction. Heck, I'm a big fan of most fiction. Well, a lot of fiction. Most genres.

Thanks for the ideas!

jhempel24 · 12-04-2010, 09:05 PM

Yeah I picked up the other book by the guy who wrote "The Stone Child" that book ended really really well, and while I saw the end coming....I didn't see the real end coming LOL.

Maze Runner is the other series I'l check out soon.

Manley Peterson · 12-06-2010, 08:41 PM

If you like funny, light-hearted stories, then you might like my book Bloated Goat. Written for all ages to enjoy.

Bloated Goat for $.99 on Kindle and Nook

JSWolf · 12-06-2010, 09:15 PM

Of course you do know there is no such thing as a young adult. You are either a teenager or and adult.

foreverjuly · 12-06-2010, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Of course you do know there is no such thing as a young adult. You are either a teenager or and adult.

What about if you're in denial about being an adult?

JSWolf · 12-06-2010, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by foreverjuly

What about if you're in denial about being an adult?

You are still an adult.

jhempel24 · 12-06-2010, 09:49 PM

Only legally. Im still in denial, and will stay that way. Being an adult is no fun! Lol

FatDog · 12-08-2010, 07:04 PM

Books are like food. Sometimes you want sophisticated tastes in red wine and herbal accents in meat, and other times you want a fast food burger.

I love YA like Harry Potter, the Tiffany books from Terry Pratchett, The Hunger Games series. I am in the middle of a Robert Asprin "Myth" marathon on my Sony reader at the moment. (Balances out the serial killer novel I am listening to on my commute: Rule of Nine). I just gifted my wife with "Virals" the YA book by Kathy Reichs.

No judgement here for reading YA books.

foreverjuly · 12-08-2010, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by FatDog

Books are like food. Sometimes you want sophisticated tastes in red wine and herbal accents in meat, and other times you want a fast food burger.

I love YA like Harry Potter, the Tiffany books from Terry Pratchett, The Hunger Games series. I am in the middle of a Robert Asprin "Myth" marathon on my Sony reader at the moment. (Balances out the serial killer novel I am listening to on my commute: Rule of Nine). I just gifted my wife with "Virals" the YA book by Kathy Reichs.

No judgement here for reading YA books.

I keep meaning to get into Pratchett. I hear so many good things...constantly! I loved The Hunger Games too, one of the best books I've read this year. I also agree with your analogy of books to food. YA does a good job of offsetting my non-fiction tastes.

@jhempel24: Exactly!

imaredr · 12-08-2010, 07:32 PM

I read the Hunger Games Trilogy and loved them. Started on a Friday and by Sunday night I was done. I couldn't put the books down! I wish there were more. I also read "Life as We Knew it" that was pretty good too, although depressing. There are two more in that series that I plan to read next year.

Ellen

caleb72 · 12-09-2010, 04:15 AM

Love "Young Adult" books, although I'll give the latest teenage vampire/werewolf romance trend a wide berth for the moment.

Reading the Dragon Keeper series by Australian writer Carole Wilkinson at the moment. A really good read.

Regards
Caleb

12-03-2010, 12:31 AM	#1
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Enjoying YA Books I happened upon "The Stone Girl" a YA horror type of novel, and I can't freakin put it down! The last couple YA books I've read have just seemed to grab ahold and keep the pace, not bogging down with un-important details and letting the imagination do the work!

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pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	I read quite a bit of YA fiction and enjoy it. There is quite a bit of good YA fiction out there, especially in the SF/F area. I do tend to buy more YA fiction as audio books than as ebooks though. It's great for listening in the car to and from work. Of course, quite a bit of YA titles have crossed over to the adult audience. The Harry Potter books are the most obvious example. Writers such as Mercedes Lackey and Tamora Pierce also have big followings in the adult community. I do agree that the YA writers that I like tend to focus more on just telling a good story and less on some of the side issues that adult fiction is prone to. Sometimes I think that the difference between YA and adult books by good story tellers is more about which publisher they sale the book to and less about the actual content of the book and age of the characters.

12-04-2010, 12:30 PM	#4
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I just ran across an YA book that I wouldn't likely have read before getting an e-reader, as I found it while going through my library's latest e-acquisitions: Sprout

12-04-2010, 03:20 PM	#5
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	I am a big fan of YA fiction. Heck, I'm a big fan of most fiction. Well, a lot of fiction. Most genres. Thanks for the ideas!

12-04-2010, 09:05 PM	#6
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Yeah I picked up the other book by the guy who wrote "The Stone Child" that book ended really really well, and while I saw the end coming....I didn't see the real end coming LOL. Maze Runner is the other series I'l check out soon.

12-06-2010, 08:41 PM	#7
Manley Peterson Author of Bloated Goat Posts: 105 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle	If you like funny, light-hearted stories, then you might like my book Bloated Goat. Written for all ages to enjoy. Bloated Goat for $.99 on Kindle and Nook

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 75,304 Karma: 133361584 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Of course you do know there is no such thing as a young adult. You are either a teenager or and adult.

12-06-2010, 09:49 PM	#11
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Only legally. Im still in denial, and will stay that way. Being an adult is no fun! Lol

12-08-2010, 07:04 PM	#12
FatDog Witless protection Agent Posts: 290 Karma: 1002898 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Los Angeles Device: Kindle	Books are like food. Sometimes you want sophisticated tastes in red wine and herbal accents in meat, and other times you want a fast food burger. I love YA like Harry Potter, the Tiffany books from Terry Pratchett, The Hunger Games series. I am in the middle of a Robert Asprin "Myth" marathon on my Sony reader at the moment. (Balances out the serial killer novel I am listening to on my commute: Rule of Nine). I just gifted my wife with "Virals" the YA book by Kathy Reichs. No judgement here for reading YA books.

12-08-2010, 07:32 PM	#14
imaredr Collector Posts: 440 Karma: 1002238 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Harker Heights, Texas Device: Cybook	I read the Hunger Games Trilogy and loved them. Started on a Friday and by Sunday night I was done. I couldn't put the books down! I wish there were more. I also read "Life as We Knew it" that was pretty good too, although depressing. There are two more in that series that I plan to read next year. Ellen

12-09-2010, 04:15 AM	#15
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	Love "Young Adult" books, although I'll give the latest teenage vampire/werewolf romance trend a wide berth for the moment. Reading the Dragon Keeper series by Australian writer Carole Wilkinson at the moment. A really good read. Regards Caleb

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