Over
on Miss Snark’s First Victim’s blog, we had a good discussion of what is New
Adult—featuring characters ages 18 to 25 (or 18 to 29, as some say), and
whether it’s a viable category. Here are
some points I made:
In
contrast to Young Adult, New Adult is NOT about
- First kiss
- First love
- First rebellion
New
Adult is more likely to be about
- First time no one will pay the rent for you
- First time no one will nag you for staying up late before a crucial exam
- First time no one will bail you out if you cross the authorities
Check
out Miss Snark’s First Victim’s blog on the subject.
I'm heading over to check out the discussion, but I do think New Adult is a viable category. A 21 or 23 year old person would not be going through the same thing as a 14 or 16 year old.
ReplyDeleteI love New Adult! :)
ReplyDeleteI've written a teeny bit of new adult in the past. I'm looking forward to exploring the category further at some point.
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