#but holy fucking shit have i seen some absolutely rancid takes about children's and middle grade fiction (and their readers) today

[caffeinated-bibliophile]

✌️ not reading children's/middle grade books (and/or shit talking people who do) doesn't make you cooler or smarter than people who do.

#i knew there were some adults who put down YA and its readers who are like... over the age of 17 or whatever #but holy fucking shit have i seen some absolutely rancid takes about children's and middle grade fiction (and their readers) today #and like. the worst part? I'm pretty sure some of the people trashing them were including children who read #but yeah. sure. reading is ~in~ now and no one gets bullied for it anymore #i want to bite someone #honestly multiple someones #like. who the fuck do they think writes those books? #i know there are some writers out there who don't read books from their genre and target age (and apparently it's obvious they don't) #but i think the majority of authors *do* read from the age group and genre they're writing in #so. are those authors brainless/immature/lack critical thinking/etc etc etc? #i'm so mad right now