Perhaps it is partially because heavy prose is difficult to digest when my reading time is constantly interrupted by the category five hurricane of my two small children, but I honestly like YA & think I would prefer it over other genres even if I had more solid chunks of quiet, uninterrupted time to devote to reading.

YA prose tends to be accessible, and there is something of an innocence in novels aimed toward the young adult market that I still really like. This is not to say that YA never tackles dark or serious subjects, it certainly does, and sometimes with more immediacy and elegance than its ‘adult’ counterparts. But in general, I feel that YA characters aren’t expected to be quite as jaded and disillusioned with their lives. That lends an overall element of hopefulness to the genre that I particularly like, and it seems to suit my personality. Anyway, I guess this is my typically long-winded way of saying that these days I prefer great stories over impressive prose.

Your blog post just inspired me to write a question along these lines on my blog today. In fact, I’ve mentioned you with a link to this blog entry. Hope that’s okay. :) You can read my post here —> http://theeagerreaders.blogspot.com/2010/02/question-sunday-what-do-you-look-for-in.html

I compare junk lit (Twilight included) to junk food. Tasty, fun, but not filling. Classics and authors deeply rooted in their genre (Pratchett and Diana Wynn Jones for instance) add a depth and meatiness to their books that is worth it.

Great blog, I’ve added you to my reader. I’ll be back!