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Q. How has your reading habits changed since you were a teen? or If you are still a teen what new genres are you in love with currently?
Now I read YA fiction, like, non-stop, but when I actually was a YA, I didn't read it at all. It's probably because my hometown library didn't have a good YA selection--they had Sweet Valley High, and that was about it. So I read Sweet Valley High, of course, but I mainly read classics, mysteries, and romance novels. Actually, I think 99 percent of the classics I've ever read, I read when I was 16 or 17. So I guess in a way it's good that my library didn't have much in the way of YA--I would've read way less of the classics otherwise. I think it's funny, though, that when I was a teen, my taste in books was more adult, but now that I'm an adult for real, I read teen books way more than anything else.
That's actually really cool! I'm a teen now and I really wish that I could get into classics, but I'm stuck on YA (because it's so darn good!). I guess I'm extremely lucky to have a library that's so updated! :)
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I didn't get much reading done in my teens either. But it was more due to high school beating the reading-love out of you.
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I wish i could get into the classics, so many people i've met on here rave about them but i have yet to actually start :( I think i'm just hooked on the YA drug.
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I'm so glad libraries these days are finally getting a good YA section together! It changes so much :)
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I loved Sweet Valley High!!!! But I didn't go that far back on my post. YA is, of course, amazing!! Great answer :)
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ReplyDeleteI don't think there were as many great YA books when I was a teen as there are now. The YA market has just exploded with some awesome books in the last few years!
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Sounds like me. I read YA now but didn't when I was a teen.
ReplyDeleteHopping through. How sad about the lack of books. I had a great library as a teen but I didn't take advantage of it like I would now.
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I'm the same... I never read YA fiction as a teen, but now I love it!
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