Oh, yeah, I do get the value in this kind of book (the book that did it for me, when I was that age, was Mercedes Lackey's Arrows of the Queen, where I, along with Talia, was shocked, shocked! that no one actually seemed to care that half the characters were in same-sex relationships, it was completely normal! and that was very valuable for me, having at least three different cultural norms saying to me that it was abnormal). And I think it might be worth telling my teen friends to go check (this book) out from the library, or put it on a reading list for them.
I think all I'm saying here is that I have such a low tolerance for teen romantic angst myself that I can't bring myself to buy it for the teens I care about, even if it would be valuable. Now, if there were a plot involved as well... then we could talk. Perhaps I'm just saying that, like you, I care more about the books than the people? :)
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Date: 2011-11-05 08:14 pm (UTC)I think all I'm saying here is that I have such a low tolerance for teen romantic angst myself that I can't bring myself to buy it for the teens I care about, even if it would be valuable. Now, if there were a plot involved as well... then we could talk. Perhaps I'm just saying that, like you, I care more about the books than the people? :)