World Book Day Is Nigh!
World Book Day is coming on April 23rd and I appropriately came across this quote today:
Teenagers, I would argue, are actually very good at this–which is precisely why so many of them count both Twilight and The Catcher in the Rye among their favorite books. They are able to read broadly and without the built-in expectations adult readers tend to have. (I don’t like fantasy; YA is sophomoric; literature is boring; whatever.)
– John Green
I completely agree! I know for a fact some of you just shrug and don’t even bother with fantasy or science-fiction novels, why? Apparently it’s because age has hardened your mind against different genres of writing (either that or you too embarrased and/or cool to admit liking fantasy/science-fiction).
But then again, reading those romance paperbacks might not even be something a teenager would admit to…
In: Books · Tagged with: holiday, quote, teenagers
on April 19, 2009 at 4:55 pm
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I love this!