But to say that my opinion on arts is worth the same as anybody else’s might be true in a pure ethical sense but in the sense of labour, it really isn’t. But YA fiction often only gives us one type of beauty. I’m currently taking a Children’s Literature course (and a World Literature course) in my grad studies, and you would be surprised at the sheer amount of depth an author can pack into a book meant for children! This reaction is understandable as much mainstream YA has indeed surrendered to nihilism, despair, and immorality. But THAT is a very very longform piece of writing. Someday. While Tolkien was talking about fantasy, I think what he said applies to all of the speculative genres. It’s about time there’s more Christian YA. I do understand the Open Letter style is very popular now and you intended this to be funny. Here’s the trick to teenagers: All of us are trying to be older than we really are. Jack, who's from Australia, was pumped when American publishers offered him a $30,000 advance for a trilogy. There is real delight in the smile of the child. Kids know how to process a story. And that’s a shame. All of them. Statistically, it's split about even, but men get reviewed much more. A woman who is calling them out on this and, you dare to sound intelligent, even referencing philosophy and art! Part of HuffPost Entertainment. I mention this in my blog post, but several years ago I was with a Christian writing guild, and I commented on a thread about SFF. When Katie put out her first adult book, a friend drew the cover with her approval: For the U.S. release, this cover replaced it: AceGriffin is now the name of the mysterious stranger riding the mythical creature. Why can’t people just simply enjoy the art that’s in front of them without being put down because they might enjoy it? I found the article to be thought-provoking and clever enough, enough to forward it to a friend without fear of embarrassment over my choice of forwarded articles. The fact that adults enjoying fiction written by other adults that happen to be written in a simple enough way for younger, less jaded audiences to enjoy really shouldn’t be a point of judgement for anyone, let alone an “art critic”. This is sort of an extension of the whole, “Don’t make your characters sound like they’re 20” thing, but to be honest, most twenty-year olds are a mess too. This is just my experience from when I was younger, but again it might be the “you have to write fantasy this way” constraint speaking, and not that the authors aren’t trying. These endings are for readers who prefer things to be wrapped up neatly, our heroes married or dead or happily grasping hands, looking to the future. Definitely one worth writing and talking about, and the article did address it. For teenagers, there is sometimes no message more critical than: you are not alone. I personally have a great love of animation. You can like Game of Thrones, sure. Spaceships certainly aren’t childish, nor is the question of what will become of humanity, or what other life forms in this universe might be like. Of course, clearly, you believe that this is the continuing case. Maybe.'" It’s this wholesale and ignorant dismissal that gets up everybody’s noses; anyone who knows anything about YA knows that there are things to criticise. I enjoy Buffy for it’s role models and excellent storytelling. Yes, the juvenilisation of our current ‘culture’ is it. The Western Canon? He poses with a pencil, an object he otherwise hasn't touched since high school. And whether or not the fan was serious about murder, someone appeared to be very serious about what book they wanted. We’re not disagreeing – you are exactly like my plumber. I am 16 and I learned yesterday how to make an omelette. The feeling that you are feeling, the thing you are going through – it is a known thing. It was about the current practice of attaching meaning and equal value to all ‘texts’ of all kinds. As for your ridiculous article, we are inclined to believe that you have no clue what so ever of what you are proclaiming and we are left wondering why you would waste your time putting down GENIUS books such as Harry Potter. We have to honor our feelings the good and bad in order to endure this. What these op eds have in common is that – aside from the usual suspects – they seem to know nothing about YA. And I don’t think that’s disappeared, though it’s hopefully gotten a bit better. Here's Why. While it is true children may demonstrate tastes in, say, literature or painting, they can certainly never explain them. The blockbusters you’ve referenced don’t seem to indicate any breath of research. I wear big boy pants and GoT and science fiction fans alike are stunned into admiration when I tell them that the Wire is better and Solaris is trash. I am sure the immense commercial popularity of the awful YA has only led to greater opportunities for good writers of fantasy, sci-fi and other stuff which has been formerly understood to be the chief domain of youngsters. But they always make me think.

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