tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897777812787333518.post8835884690816015646..comments2023-10-06T03:21:27.231-07:00Comments on Bloody Bookaholic: Is "New Adult" the new "YA"?Natascha De Marcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13518786455521515538noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897777812787333518.post-15252885257260377902012-12-23T08:58:25.924-08:002012-12-23T08:58:25.924-08:00Indeed we grow every minute but for me reading MG/...Indeed we grow every minute but for me reading MG/YA is for joy and Adult/NEW adult have many issues that I face in real life ( I love to forget).<br />We see violence and some sex in YA novels but not as graphic as ADULT. New Adult is away for new publishes and authors to take a chance in life so I vote LET THEM BE.<br />I don't think adding new genera shall make me stop enjoying my MG or YA.<br /><br />---Nevey...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897777812787333518.post-82935801952865784522012-12-23T03:39:13.864-08:002012-12-23T03:39:13.864-08:00I don't think YA will ever stop too. But New A...I don't think YA will ever stop too. But New Adult is something that might be more appropriate for me. I'm 21 and I'm about to graduate from college. I love YA but there's something about New Adult that draws me in. I like the issues being tackled there, too. <3 Precioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010073497121681701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897777812787333518.post-24610265195927654542012-12-22T21:09:04.912-08:002012-12-22T21:09:04.912-08:00See I don't think it's putting any limits ...See I don't think it's putting any limits on anything that can be done with YA. Just as YA is supposed to be for a certain demographic, New Adult is too. But honestly, who follows the rules? I still read YA, New Adult, Adult, and even Middle Grade when I feel like it. It's only a new genre, a name, a label. Also a marketing strategy.<br /><br />And whomever told you that you were not mature enough for New Adult is just an idiot! You are the only person who can decide how "mature" you are and what you can and can't read. I'm only 20, and I read any genre I want. Been reading Adult books since high school, and will read YA all my life.Natascha De Marcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518786455521515538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897777812787333518.post-45738528906156601962012-12-22T19:50:32.539-08:002012-12-22T19:50:32.539-08:00I basically agree with Nicole. I was just told on ...I basically agree with Nicole. I was just told on Twitter today that I, at 17 and a soon to be college student, was not mature enough to read any new adult because a) I was not mature and b) I was not the demographic. <br /> <br />I kind of find new adult to be insulting to YA. It wasn't too long ago when people said YA couldn't be sexier or we couldn't talk about drugs, sex, and other issues. <br /><br />For me, it's putting a limit on what I can and can't read and I don't like it. Kailia Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383497393902710220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897777812787333518.post-75247702329900475962012-12-22T16:46:40.234-08:002012-12-22T16:46:40.234-08:00I like New Adult :) I still love Young Adult, it&#...I like New Adult :) I still love Young Adult, it's my favorite. But as I'm growing up, I like to experience new things and read about people my age too. Sweet post, Tasch. :)Brianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161712804034870637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897777812787333518.post-35073001154202714552012-12-22T12:14:31.770-08:002012-12-22T12:14:31.770-08:00I think what bothers me about new adult is that th...I think what bothers me about new adult is that the difference, marked in your asterisks, is that it contains sex and violence. Which YA has already contained (<i>Looking for Alaska, The Hunger Games,</i> etc). It seems, to me, a two-part way to a) market to people who don't want to associate with YA for various reasons (too young, bad stigma, etc.) and b) to further divide a genre that doesn't need dividing and to act as a rating system, where you can stop people from reading something because it's too <i>mature</i> for them as new adult.<br /><br />I just... gah. I don't see this ending well.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11328384082190196899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897777812787333518.post-56588643783657323572012-12-22T11:48:03.184-08:002012-12-22T11:48:03.184-08:00See I don't think YA will ever stop, New Adult...See I don't think YA will ever stop, New Adult is just another step in the ladder. And what I think will happen as these books become more popular is that they will get their own space in bookstores and as the term New Adult becomes more popular then people will know what it means, and the level of maturity they contain, so the "warning" will be in the genre. Just like people know what it means when they pick up an "adult" book. Natascha De Marcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518786455521515538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897777812787333518.post-8164254149337096022012-12-22T11:08:51.209-08:002012-12-22T11:08:51.209-08:00I love this new genre and I'm not sure why it ...I love this new genre and I'm not sure why it wasn't popular before. I can't wait for all of these new adult books to make an appearance on my shelves.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653893499883861880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897777812787333518.post-16472509944198906152012-12-22T10:47:10.459-08:002012-12-22T10:47:10.459-08:00I love/Hate new adult books. I hope they don't...I love/Hate new adult books. I hope they don't end the era of YA because I mind the sex. :/<br /><br />I wish the warnings be forever because still I can't let my 14 years old sister read New Adult novels.<br />Better call it NoeAdultAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com