So my collection of swear words in different languages might actually come in handy?

It was a great intellectual feat. It is one of several bronze age scripts that have been deciphered.

that’s going to be a very disappointing cake experience for someone

Savage!

This is so sad.

Suffering from success

I signed a DNR when I was 30. Get it over with.

TIL!

Poor vultures. They get a bad rap

This is my OTP now

A lot of adults also watch Bluey, so I can't say I'm surprised.

Because sometimes you want to read a story with a more optimistic view. The adult books tend to have a depressing end. You just want to read something fun.

Isn’t a young adult an adult? Otherwise it would be called old child…

I spend so much of my time on here looking up abbreviations these days...does nobody use words?

What's the meaning of YA? Pleeeeeeaaaaase, write the actual words. Many people here are non-native English speakers, from a lot of different countries, and it's really annoying.

I once interviewed an SFF writer known for YA (and yes, a large adult readership). He suggested YA is best thought of as referring to the protagonists. That makes the books relatable to younger readers, of course - but it doesn't eradicate the interest for other, older readers. Not all YA is immature writing (and a lot of stuff for older readers *is*).

It's the only way to relive our youth.

So? People are allowed to enjoy things

So, did OP only recently learn what the "A" in YA stands for then?

Appropiate art shouldn't have an age limit - a lot of people also like My Little Pony

Spongebob... My Little Pony... There are many examples. And so what.

Try Terry Pratchett. His YA books are equally as good as his other books. Most Pratchett fans read them all. He is also recognised as one of the best, if not the best, male writer at creating female characters.

I'm on that list. I like Sci-fi/fantasy. There are very few classified as not YA. Almost every other genre in fiction has a kind of reading range.

We’re all children at heart. ☺️

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Reading Japanese YA books helped my skills in that language.

not at all surprising. some YA books are excellent.

just talking to my daughter-in-law about the fact that we both like reading YA stories!

I'm in my sixties and I read quite a bit of young adult literature, I also like many movies and tv shows intended for the YA audience

A good book is a good book.

YA = Young Adults?

I haven't gotten s book in a long time but when I did get them I would get the YA books on occasion... Not every time I did once read a 4 book series in like 2 days😁🤣🤣🤣

YA can be really intense!

I still read children's books. Wasn't a child long enough...

young adult literature is great :)

A good story is a good story.

Imagine the sort of clowns that gatekeep YA fiction. There are adults now who never read Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys or Encyclopedia Brown. I'd bet they would love it.

What's a YA reader? I missed something again, didn't I?

The genre has some good books. Midnighters trilogy rules!

I am one of them. I never stopped reading these books as I grew up. There are some phenomenal YA authors.