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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
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.[...]
It's not even a (sub)genre.
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Of course it's not a genre or a subgenre - all genres and subgenres (except perhaps erotic fiction and the goriest of dark horror) exist within YA and middle grade fiction. They are a marketing category based on a demographic. That doesn't make them descriptors useless to everyone.