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weird take
I don’t trust Hank green, but it’s because he’s a lib
Are there any YA authors who aren't either Libs or weirdo midwest conservatives?
Ursula K Le Guin wrote Earthsea and has very cool politics.
KA Applegate is fine I think?
Okay forgot her, and Animorphs is good
Probably, yeah. There are a ton of different YA authors out there. Off the top of my head, the book Feed by M.T. Anderson is a great depiction of a techno-capitalist dystopia. In the book,
spoiler
a girl with an aftermarket brain chip is denied healthcare because her consumer spending patterns make her an unprofitable target for advertisers.I’ve seen YA authors get derided a few times on this site (once, it was aimed at male YA authors in particular), and it comes across as reactionary to me. I just don’t understand.
Fair enough, it's just every well known YA author I can think of off the top of my head has shit politics. Also most examples of YA I know of have shit politics story wise too. Also I've found the whole existence of the genre kinda weird, what specifically about them makes them for "young adults"? People in that age range are generally mature enough they could just be reading regular literature, outside of them having younger protagonists (which there is plenty of non-YA literature with younger protags) idk what is specifically is "YA" about them besides maybe having a bit easier to digest prose?
young adult is misleading cause it sounds like it could apply to teens (who should probably be graduating to regualr 'adult' lit) but i think its reasonable for there to be something between learning-to-read baby prose and full hog literature
That's fair, but most YA lit I know of usually already have some fairly adult ass stuff on them that's as bad as anything you'd read in most regular adult literature.
never too soon for adult themes and subjects, i say, YA is just abt proficiency level
This is true for books of all genres in the global north I think.
That’s a good question, and I’m sure the definition is controversial (like all genre definitions). I haven’t read this too closely because I’m hexbearing at work, but I found this article which is probably a good starting place: https://www.tckpublishing.com/young-adult-fiction/
feed slapped so hard, honestly played a part in my radicalisation. getting horrible rashes from the polluted climate became a fashion trend in that book iirc
our very own UlyssesT
Oh yeah, Cory Doctorow has written a few YA books too. I forgot about him when I was writing my other comment.