Twenty-Something

[author_by_night]

So lady_sarai and I were talking earlier about some of our beloved teens' books, and I had a thought.

Are there any books for us twenty-somethings?

I can read books about sixteen year olds, and about forty year olds - not a problem. But there seems to be a lack of books written about the 18-25 age group. That, or I just haven't found those books.  The books I have found that involved kids my age were mostly beach reads, like Grecian Holiday and Spanish Holiday.

I dunno, I would just like to read about someone in that age gap for once. Someone who is in college, just out of college, or was never in college - either way, trying to find their place.  Or just something unrelated, but with people who are closer to my age and easier to relate to.

Just some thoughts. :) I would love to read a Sisterhood of the Travelng Pants type book or a Ya Ya Sisterhood type book - with characters someone my age can more easily relate to.

Comments

[lotuseyes.livejournal.com]

I picked up a bunch of series about college-post college type books...they were all from the 50/60's though. so they were rather limited in their scope of what girls could do...I haven't read any recent ones. I've read mostly ones about girls 17-18, or books dealing with girls about 25ish who never went to college (cause they're fantasy books).

there is a wide derth of books for people in our age bracket. its annoying to only find romances...::Sigh::

[author-by-night.livejournal.com]

Yeah, and it's annoying when most are romantic beach reads. And note the beach reads - it's like people can't be in a deep relationship at our age, it's all about the smut. Not that smut is bad, but... some of us want to read about stuff deeper than that. (And friendship, and other relationships too.)

Fantasy books... I'm sadly not so into fantasy. What fantasy I do like thoroughly depends on the universe. Makes the fact that I like Wicked and Harry Potter ironic, I'm sure, but nonetheless.