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Originally Posted by fjtorres
It's hard to define because it has no clear definition. Young adult is whatever the marketing department wants to flag as YA.
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Right. Which is basically my entire objection in a nutshell. It's pointless as a descriptor.
Yes, I know all subgenre's are fuzzy and unclear, but it least they give a general idea as to what kind of content can be expected (scifi, fantasy, horror, thriller, etc...). The only thing the YA label brings to the table is: "expect young protags." That's it.
"What's the book about?"
"Youth."
"Good to know. Thanks."
It's not even a (sub)genre. Which is another aspect of my beef: it's being used like a genre/style when it's nothing but a marketing term that is largely useless to the reading world at large. People (youth included) look for books
about something.
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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Whatever meaning the label might have once had is now lost in the rush for YA market dollars.
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Agreed. Hence my complete unwillingness to acknowledge its usefulness to readers