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	the__ivorytower 2012-04-05 02:02 am UTC (link)
	At least all the comments seem to be calling them out on it? Honestly, I read books for entertainment. To have fun. Sure, giant man children with chain swords aren't something likely to be on my reading list at school, but I have fun reading it. That goes for anything you read. Have fun reading it. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ladyrogue 2012-04-05 02:07 am UTC (link)
	There were a few in agreement, sadly. This also made ONTD and there is a huge thread in which several people agree with him and basically say that YA/kids fiction has little to no value. I just... yeah. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lied_ohne_worte 2012-04-05 09:20 am UTC (link)
	Judging by the standard of reading comprehension and writing that I see whenever I venture into that community, I'd say that is rather ironic. (Reply to this)(Parent)

mmanurere
2012-04-06 12:35 am UTC (link)

Even when I'm reading for analysis, that doesn't rule out YA fiction. YA novels can be productively read for storytelling craft (because, c'mon, storytelling/plot/character skills are storytelling/plot/character skills, whether they're aimed at teen/popular audiences or the "literary" crowd), from a cultural-studies perspective, looking for influences and parallels, trying to see how many different and bizarre ways characters and events can be interpreted...

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	mcity 2012-04-06 03:33 pm UTC (link)
	That's weird. I ordered Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium just a few days ago. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the__ivorytower 2012-04-06 03:44 pm UTC (link)
	Cain is probably one of the people I like the least, but it seems to be strongly taste-based. I've always been a bigger fan of space marines, and I'm particularly fond of the Horus Heresy books. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mcity 2012-04-06 03:50 pm UTC (link)
	I just want to see if it's really Jeeves meets 40K, which is the impression I get. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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