The inimitable Ferrett Steinmetz, whose list of credits now includes a prestigious Nebula nomination,
posted a link to a rather embarrassing New York Times piece that decried
The Hunger Games as puerile trash. Now, I agree with the columnist that
The Hunger Games is worth about as much as a Thallid, but I fundamentally disagree with the contention that YA as a genre should be read only by, well, young adults.
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| This is a thallid, and no, it isn't worth anything. |
Unlike the author of the
New York Times piece, I've actually read most of the notable YA series, and the reason that Suzanne Collins' meal-ticket is bad is because it is sloppily written melodrama that has an infinitely superior contemporary work to compare to.
