Boris The Spider
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Nick Cook:
I'm always confused about what constitutes "Young Adult" novels. Do you feel comfortable that some reviews include , for example, "Cloud Riders" in this genre?
Nick Cook
Hi Boris,
Sorry for the glacially slow answer to this! As you can probably guess I'm rarely on Goodreads!
Anyway, to answer your question I think the whole modern invention of the YA category is a complete distraction. Cloud Riders was always written as a crossover book aimed at everyone certainly not just a YA audience. The real problem is that it can sometimes put off older readers. This type of categorisation really doesn't do anyone any favours and I suspect was originally a marketing idea dreamed up somewhere to try and sell more books. I say that unless the book is specifically aimed at teens it should be put in the same categories as sci-fi in the case of Cloud Riders. I hope that belatedly answers your question.
Best wishes,
Nick
Sorry for the glacially slow answer to this! As you can probably guess I'm rarely on Goodreads!
Anyway, to answer your question I think the whole modern invention of the YA category is a complete distraction. Cloud Riders was always written as a crossover book aimed at everyone certainly not just a YA audience. The real problem is that it can sometimes put off older readers. This type of categorisation really doesn't do anyone any favours and I suspect was originally a marketing idea dreamed up somewhere to try and sell more books. I say that unless the book is specifically aimed at teens it should be put in the same categories as sci-fi in the case of Cloud Riders. I hope that belatedly answers your question.
Best wishes,
Nick
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