tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post3559586186352092081..comments2023-09-25T11:03:36.729+01:00Comments on Rose Quartz Reads: Where are the University Aged Books?Helia (Rose Quartz Reads)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00829298596495957165noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post-56877465674827015022018-02-28T10:48:16.850+00:002018-02-28T10:48:16.850+00:00It would be so great to have some books for our ag...It would be so great to have some books for our age group! I guess we don't have much of it because it's a weird demographic to market towards, but if movies can do it I'm sure publishing can too. Fangirl was also super relatable for me, both because of the character's experiences and her shyness, and I read that in my teens.<br /><br />My experience of being in the twenties is the same. I'm 20 and I already have no idea what's happening! <br /><br />Thanks Laura!Helia (Rose Quartz Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00829298596495957165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post-27973803519977020472018-02-28T10:43:22.178+00:002018-02-28T10:43:22.178+00:00I see that a lot in adult literary fiction too! Su...I see that a lot in adult literary fiction too! Surely these marriage and affairs aren't the only things going on in the lives of 'real adults'. I'm the same as you and stick to the non-contemporary adult genres. Somehow I can relate to those characters so much more than the ones in mundane situations where their only problems are family dramas.<br /><br />Those are actually all books I want to read so it's good to hear they're set in college! Thanks for reminding me of them - I'll add them to my TBR now :DHelia (Rose Quartz Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00829298596495957165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post-55005909691303536232018-02-27T11:24:00.892+00:002018-02-27T11:24:00.892+00:00I totally agree with you! YA really helped me as a...I totally agree with you! YA really helped me as a teenager understand that I wasn’t alone in feeling as I did, and I’d really like the same for my current age group (I’m 24). Fangirl is the only book I can think if too, and that’s maybe why it was so relatable for me (that and the main character being super shy!). <br />I just want more books about people who feel out of their depths and like they don’t know what they’re doing with their life! (Well...that’s my experience of being in your early twenties anyway!) :)<br />Great post! :)Laura Cooksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535393070248355283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post-56990431669085729392018-02-23T04:07:40.563+00:002018-02-23T04:07:40.563+00:00Yes I would love to see more of this as well! And ...Yes I would love to see more of this as well! And I know that there are a couple books out there that are set in college, but even now as a grad student, I don't feel like I'm an adult? And I think a lot of adult fiction focuses on marriage and cheating and all that drama, and I'm like nope. It's why I tend to stick to adult fantasy, science fiction, or just something else completely, you know?<br /><br />Some books I can think of that are set in college are Let's Talk About Love, We Are Okay, American Panda (though the MC is 17), and that's all I can think of just off the top of my head!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03450385804261334137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post-84271456818251952372018-02-21T18:18:56.641+00:002018-02-21T18:18:56.641+00:00It's definitely a weird age we're in! Ther...It's definitely a weird age we're in! There are a lot of big changes at this age that aren't necessarily as dramatic as the teenage years (where everything feels so heightened and important), but they are still significant. It's just that this time there is no fiction to guide us through it or relate to. It's all about finding work and life and travel and study balances, and friendships don't feel as easy in high school where you can maintain those friendships because you see the people every day. As a teen, YA books often had a lot of answers for me. But at this age I have no clue how to be an adult with a stable life like I imagined being 20 would involve (I didn't know a lot of 20-somethings as a kid!). Maybe adulthood is a myth and the ramling nature that is the 20s is something that sticks around forever. Regardless it would be nice to see the experience in books.Helia (Rose Quartz Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00829298596495957165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post-8751165761683346962018-02-21T18:06:05.123+00:002018-02-21T18:06:05.123+00:00I think a lot of experiences within YA are felt by...I think a lot of experiences within YA are felt by people over the age of 18, which is what makes it so widely read. Adulthood is a complicated thing and I have no idea what it is or when the starting point is, but I agree that for me it doesn't feel like it's right now! I'm all for New Adult being a genre in terms of marketing a certain type of books (i.e. the ones more 'adult' content than YA) but I feel like it's an extention of the romance genre rather than reflecting an identifiable experience for people in the in-between stage of being a teen and an adult.<br /><br />There is definitely a gap in publishing there that Fangirl alone can't fill. No one is writing those kind of books so no one is reading them and the cycle goes on. It might just be down to 18+ being a difficult demographic to market towards.Helia (Rose Quartz Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00829298596495957165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post-89455050052076469182018-02-17T13:57:45.519+00:002018-02-17T13:57:45.519+00:00I am so with you! I'm 23, and I'd love to ...I am so with you! I'm 23, and I'd love to see more of people going through the same experiences as me in books. Like you said, I've definitely become an adult in the past few years. I've gotten to know myself, and appreciate myself. But there are so many things I haven't figured out yet. I want to travel, but I need to work too. And while I love my work, is it what I want to do for the rest of my life? Should I go back and study that one field I'm interested and stop working? But then I'd have to give up my salary too. How do you expand your friend-circle as an adult? I honestly have so many questions, and so many things I haven't figured out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03356820854329055719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post-28099637198783067602018-02-16T21:12:53.139+00:002018-02-16T21:12:53.139+00:00I am 100% with you on this point. I'm not nece...I am 100% with you on this point. I'm not necessarily down with a "new adult" genre...because what does that even mean? I don't think you magically turn adult at age 18. I'm 24 and I definitely feel like an adult, but a young one. I am a young adult.<br /><br />Fangirl was terrific, and it's so sad that there's still such a big gap in the genre there. You'd think it would have grown after the success of Fangirl. Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17916850231178209361noreply@blogger.com