Posts Tagged "reading self doubt"

Grownup books vs. kids books

»Posted by on Mar 5, 2010 in What I'm Reading | 8 comments

There’s a common misconception out there that kids books (and I am including YA in this broad sweep) is for people who are under the age of 18, and any grownup who reads such books is dumb or immature or something of the like. Of course, most of the people who hold such views haven’t actually read a YA book recently because they proudly consider themselves too smart and grownup for such things. Chances are, if you are reading this, you already know that most YA fiction is not dumbed down, and can be just as challenging as any adult book out there. In fact, I’ve found that many of the people who take a dim view of YA literature aren’t spending their free time reading challenging masterpieces of literature or deep, incomprehensible...

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