Mephistopheles (2014-05-18 23:13:49)

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I've been noticing a trend the past few years, and it's been upsetting.

Teenagers hardly read anymore, and when they do read, they only read young adult novels written to appeal to a teenager's emotions(love, angst, etc.). Young people no longer read substantial works of literature unless they're assigned to them in school, and many just read them because of a book to movie conversion.

I'm not saying all teenagers are uncultured in their choices of literature, I know a great deal of people my age who enjoy reading older books and books not written for teenagers.

And I'm certainly not saying to bash teen novels altogether, many people read them along with reading more substantial works. By all means, if you love something, read it.
I just think more young adults should open their eyes to a broader range of literature.

What do you think about this, and if you read, what books do you enjoy reading? How do they effect you as an adolescent and why do you read them?

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HanShotFirst (2014-05-18 23:22:53)

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Twilight

50 Shades.

And when you read these from an objective point of view and not from hype train behind them, it shows a more disturbing trend in what women say they want in their men nowadays. In both books, the female characters are to act in the place of the reader, and the male character they have a relationship with is what would either make-or-break novels of the same category, as it's supposed to be what the (likely female) reader would consider ideal.

Both of those books have an incredibly unhealthy relationship set as the ideal, and young girls are eating this stuff up and looking for guys like Mr. Cullen and Mr. Gray.

It's sickening.

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AntiChrist (2014-05-18 23:26:14)

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I can't wait until people stop talking about hunger games, but at the same time, I'm scared to see what will become popular next.

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HanShotFirst (2014-05-18 23:30:22)

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I feel like a hipster for saying this, but I read Hunger Games before it was cool. Like, years ago, back before the second book was even published.

Literally the only reason for the hype was the movie.

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Mephistopheles (2014-05-18 23:56:58)

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^
I know what you're saying. I actually read the same author's other books when I was younger and thought they were far superior, and they were meant for a younger demographic.

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SackThing101 (2014-05-18 23:57:44)

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*claps*

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carlos11 (2014-05-19 00:11:00)

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I don't enjoy literature, especially fiction. Seems poinless to read about something that never happened.

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little5 (2014-05-19 01:36:11)

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I have the other Suzanne Collin books. The entire series actually..

Haven't read them yet. I think they're called The Overworld Chronicles..?

I was going to read them, but I found wattpad.

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HanShotFirst (2014-05-19 01:39:36)

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Have any of you read any of the Artemis Fowl books? No? Well wait until the movie gets released. You'll all be on the AF Hype train saying it's the best series ever.

Then guys like me who read the books years ago are shaking our heads because the movie is terrible and the series is far past it's prime.

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Mephistopheles (2014-05-19 01:58:23)

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@little5
Yeah, the Underland Series. They're for younger kids, but boy were they better than the Hunger Games.

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TREEhugger101 (2014-05-19 02:02:38)

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Anybody read Possession by A.S. Byatt?
Or Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov?
Betwixt by Tara Bray Smith?
I would guess not because you're all into those chick-flicky, cliche, popular, not-even-that-good books.

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Mephistopheles (2014-05-19 02:05:04)

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^Lolita, yes pls.

Are you familiar with the works of Alexandre Dumas?

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TREEhugger101 (2014-05-19 02:11:33)

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^ Nope. .3. Sorry.




Stieg Larsson?
Pearl S. Buck?
Khaled Hosseini?

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Mephistopheles (2014-05-19 02:16:01)

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^
I've read and enjoyed at least one book from each of those authors.(The whole Millennium series for Larsson.)

I prefer stuff that's a lot older.

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HanShotFirst (2014-05-19 02:43:56)

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Unfortunately Tetris, Anecdotes are hardly solid enough to prove as counter-examples, especially if you consider sample sizes.

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