Comments on Best Young Adult Books - page 24

Avreyna wrote: "Harry Potter is soooooooooo much better than twilight! Harry Potter has an amazing storyline and J.K Rowling IS a talented author. In twilight all the characters are overly desperate and have absol..."

It's my favorite series so far, and none of the other books I've ever read kept me reading until 4 in the morning. I read them in between first and second grade, and they're still my favorite. I've read the series 12 and going on 13 times now :)

Hayden wrote: "Harry Potter is way better than Twilight 'cause they actually have attractive men! XD Everything is about vampires, anyways. I'm sick and tired of it. Wizards. J.K. Rowling did well with wizards. L..."

The Weasley twins are awesome!!!

Shelley wrote: "I am a 7th great language arts teacher ... I have read GABOODLES of great books, all of which are in my classroom library - as a matter of fact - probably 97% of the list above. I have the followin..."

HARRY POTTER!!!

People who like Twilight are fine. I have nothing against Stephanie Meyer fans. I just can't believe that it apparently has more fans than Harry Potter, considering the basic, unoriginal, plot and characters, and Harry Potter's layered, complex plot and characters.

Harmony wrote: "Bensch wrote: "I just can't believe that it apparently has more fans than Harry Potter, considering the basic, unoriginal, plot and ..."

What in the world are you on about? Twilight isn't even rem..."

There are only 55 books on goodreads that have more than a million ratings

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...

This includes all 7 Harry Potter books and all 4 Twilight books and all 3 Hunger Games books.

Maya wrote: "Harry Pottor all the way!"

I agree

Shelley wrote: "I am a 7th great language arts teacher ... I have read GABOODLES of great books, all of which are in my classroom library - as a matter of fact - probably 97% of the list above. I have the followin..."

It's probably a little late to respond but do you have any of the Charlie Bone books?

Miranda wrote: "My favorite author is Maggie Stiefvater. She writes alot of books. She writes my favorite book called Shiver. It reminds you of Twilight, but waay better. I'm looking forward to the sequel coming o..."

Lots of people who love Twilight say that they didnt like shiver that much, whats the good thing about this book. I've been thinking about reading it.

Clarence :P wrote: "Why are all the Twilight books on here?
They're the worst books I've ever read!"

Some people like the books, and there are many people who like it. I dont but some people may. Its a matter of opinion

Yeah, I don't think the Twilight books/movies were any good, but it is just a matter of opinion.

Christina wrote: "I can't believe Twilight has more votes than Harry Potter. That is just wrong."

I totally agree, I can't believe it. No offense. I like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson series way better than the Twilight Saga.
I have to say that the Twilight Saga is pretty good in the first couple of books, but when the last couple of books came out, I don't think it was as good.
Well anyways, HARRY POTTER RULES~

Harry Potter rules . . . "Always"

I do like Twilight and City of Bones (and lots more) but seriously Harry Potter is so much better, Its more magical and descriptive and it really builds your imagination. Harry Potter will "Always" be my choice

Lucy wrote: "I do like Twilight and City of Bones (and lots more) but seriously Harry Potter is so much better, Its more magical and descriptive and it really builds your imagination. Harry Potter will "Always"..."

I agree. Twilight and many others are really great, but Harry Potter is for me, way better than the others. ONLY personal opinion but, for me Harry Potter inspired me into enjoying to read. I hope more and more people actually enjoy it like we do, because it is not just a series of fictional stories, but something that can inspire children to think.

removed the titan's curse by rick riordan for being part of a series

Kj wrote: "Maya wrote: "Harry Potter all the way!"

I'm with you, Maya!!!"

SAME HERE!!!!! HARRY POTTER FOREVER!!!!!!! REST IN PIECES FOREVER voldermort

Shwetika wrote: "well..... I am a supporter of twilight.. a huge fan of it actually."

I like twilight a little not a lot though.

Avreyna wrote: "Harry Potter is soooooooooo much better than Twilight! Harry Potter has an amazing storyline and J.K Rowling IS a talented author. In twilight, all the characters are overly desperate and have absol..."

lemons don't have I.Q. s and it is impossible for a human to have an I.Q. of Zero. Just saying.

I've read both the Twilight saga and Harry Potter at the age of ten-clearly the best year of my life- and I've got to say the impact HP had on my life is far more significant, although I loved Twilight when I initially read it. HP's intricate story is still better than or equal to anything I have EVER read. I'll always have a soft spot for Twilight but, if I reread it, I'd probably laugh at the idiotic misogyny in the series. I think there are issues of under appreciation of anything different in the YA genre. A lot of the more popular books are only popular because they follow the path laid out for them by series like HP and Twilight. There also seems to only be two genres in YA: realistic romance and fantasy romance. There is hardly any popular YA without the main character ending up in a straight relationship by the novel's/series' end.

Tanz the Fluorescent Adolescent wrote: "I've read both the Twilight saga and Harry Potter at the age of ten-clearly the best year of my life- and I've got to say the impact HP had on my life is far more significant, although I loved Twil..."

I agree with you. When I read the Harry Potter series it impacted me so much that I Went crazy! (J.K), get it J.K Rowling, I thinks its Funny.

A lot of these books aren't young adult. Here are some that I think should be taken off the list for that reason:

Children:

The Lightning Theif(and the rest of the percy jackson series)
Holes
Ella Enchanted
Number the Stars
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Anne of Green Gables
The Phantom Tollbooth
Princess Academy(and series)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Among the Hidden
James and the Giant Peach
The Giving Tree
Wonder
Diary of a Wimpy Kid(and series)
Chronicles of Narnia
The Mysterious Benedict Society(and series)
Esperanza Rising
Harriet the Spy
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Matilda
The Mouse and the Motorcycle(Ralf series)
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Where the Wild Things Are
Winnie-the-Pooh
The Penderwicks(series)
The Whipping Boy
Out of My Mind
A Single Shard
Bunnicula
Warriors Series
Goodnight Moon
Chains
Moon Over Manifest
A Light in the Attic
The Mother-Daughter Book Club(series)


Adult:

To Kill a Mockingbird
Pride and Prejudice
A little Princess
Howl's Moving Castle
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Animal Farm
The Great Gatsby
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Help
The Neverending Story
And Then There Were None
The Lord of the Rings Series
1984
Fahrenheit 451
Maus


Ageless:

Black Beauty
Dealing with Dragons
Alice in Wonderland
The Prince and the Pauper
The Hobbit
Cheaper by the Dozen(and sequel)
A Christmas Carol

And those are just ones that I've read in the first ten pages!(because I'm too lazy to go further with this) I'm sure there are many more.

Ginger wrote: "Clarence :P wrote: "Why are all the Twilight books on here?
They're the worst books I've ever read!"

Some people like the books, and there are many people who like it. I dont but some people may. ..."

I agree! Worst It was hard to even get through the first twilight let alone the rest!

Tucker wrote: "A lot of these books aren't young adult. Here are some that I think should be taken off the list for that reason:

Children:

The Lightning Theif(and the rest of the percy jackson series)
Holes
Ell..."

I agree, there are a lot of really peculiar choices on this list - makes you wonder if the compilers know what 'young adult' means.

Love all books

Tucker wrote: "A lot of these books aren't young adult."

You Know YA books don't always have to be YA books. It only counts if you enjoy them. Books aren't about the age of the readers. The existence of books is all about enjoying what you read. Probably the person who made the YA book list liked those books even if they are childrens literature.

Lolabella wrote: "i like harry potter a lot and i am obsessed with the movies and all but I don't like the books as much as the movies. i don't know why this is."
Books are always better than accordingly adapted movies just except very few examples like 'the godfather' which movies' quality are just as good as the paper one, almost all others are not(maybe 2001 a space odyssey do too), first the book should be fantastic enough then it could attract the attention of the movie producers, and more in detail, more gradually in scenario progression also give the books more attractiveness.

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I removed A court ofmist and fury because almost 1200 people added it to their new adult shelves and because most people care about content. Very few care who is publishing. I'm here to serve the readers who want to know if the content of a book is really young adult. The content isn't young adult at all.

I grew up reading the Percy Jackson series ever since I was young and my teacher started reading it to us. I am so grateful to her that she introduced me to the series because it became my favourite of all time! I got immersed in the mythology and learned so much about Greek myth. I especially loved Rick Riordan's twist on the myths and quirky humour to put a spin on things.

Judy Blume and Lauren Tarshis are the best authors period.

Christina wrote: "I can't believe Twilight has more votes than Harry Potter. That is just wrong."
You're wrong.

Loved this x
The Sunshine Stone

Carol wrote: "OMG am I the only adult who hates Harry Potter? As someone who also had to teach it I can say it has no merit whatsoever."

I agree with you, Shwetika. There are hundreds of books better written. I think the hype did it for J K, and she chose wizards - which was ripe for plucking.

a huge fan of harry potter.

JK Rowling is really talented.

shes right twilight is way better than harry potter

I like both books, twilight and Harry Potter but if I had to choose I would definitely pick Harry Potter it has a better story line and J. K. Rowling's plot was definatly planned out better than the Twilight books. Yet still I like both.

Anton wrote: "Carol wrote: "OMG am I the only adult who hates Harry Potter? As someone who also had to teach it I can say it has no merit whatsoever."

I agree with you, Shwetika. There are hundreds of books bet..."

OK you can have your opinion but Harry Potter is THE BEST BOOK EVER!!!

I've read and loved 25 of them. And 14 of them have been on my tbr-list for a long time. So I think I should read all of them :D

Doesn't Harry Potter technically count as children's book and not YA?

Leia wrote: "Doesn't Harry Potter technically count as children's book and not YA?"

On goodreads 15,616 people have shelved book one as young adult.
3.938 have shelved book one as children.
If this were my list, that would be good enough to have it be on a list for young adult AND a list for children.

Maya wrote: "Harry Pottor all the way!"
I am totally with you there girl

Anton wrote: "Carol wrote: "OMG am I the only adult who hates Harry Potter? As someone who also had to teach it I can say it has no merit whatsoever."

I agree with you, Shwetika. There are hundreds of books bet..."

I agree!

I've just completed reading a novel called 'Horn-Horn' by A. D. T. McLellan and it was honestly one of the most emotionally confusing experiences of my life. Such intense humour mixed with incredibly scary imagery, while intertwined in a high school with mysteries abounding... Couldn't recommend enough. Obsessed.

HORN-HORN by A. D. T. McLellan.

My best friend gave me her copy on a very tight loan and I don't think I've ever liked a book so much.

THIS IS IT. THIS IS THE NEXT BIG YA BOOK Y'ALL.

Ok, who likes The hunger games? Loved it!

thais iws aye prety cole theng bout i haet raeding

Miranda wrote: "My favorite author is Maggie Stiefvater. She writes alot of books. She writes my favorite book called Shiver. It reminds you of Twilight, but waay better. I'm looking forward to the sequel coming o..."

INR I was trying to explain Shiver to my sister and she said "So its basicly a rip-off of Twilight?" And I cringed so hard.😂

Caralyn wrote: "Twilight is waayyyyyyyyyyyyy better than Harry Potter, Christina. And I read both."

I agree with you and most of my friends do also!

Shwetika wrote: "well..... I am a supporter of twilight.. a huge fan of it actualy."

I am also. Its my favorite book and I have done lots of reading in my lifetime.

The Giver is near the top. Why? I mean it wasnt bad but it wasnt top 10 amazing