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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Merlion" data-source="post: 3110271" data-attributes="member: 10397">No, its a legitimate taste. You want something "new and different" in everything, and thats fine (although I'm not personally sure that such a thing exists...the stories have all pretty much been told at this point.) However, as at least one other person in this thread has said for themselves, some people dont neccesarily require that, and may even enjoy the "cliches" My understanding is that a relative of one of the higher-ups at Knopf found the book, presented it, and got it published. Thats where we disagree entirely. First off, all of this applies just the same to an "adult" as to a "kid". Wether something is "good" is entirely a matter of individual opinion...obviously. Several people have posted here who have read this particular book...some liked it, some did not.  As for worthwhile and deserving of appreciation, I consider all works of creativity to be worthwhile and deserving of appreciation, regardless of the age of their creator, or the opinions of individuals.  I'm not a believer in our cultures idea that "children" and "adults" are seperate species. For legal reasons we have an arbitary cut off where people start being legally responsible for their actions, but things like maturity, responsibility and ability/talent are pretty much indepedent of age. I know people in their 40s who are almost totally incapable and irresponsible, and I've known teenagers who are the oposite. Consider that a century ago, a 15 year old would have been considered an "adult".Obviously people grow and change with experience and time, but having been both 15 and 21 in the course of my life, I can say that while time did bring changes, I was pretty much the same person at both points.As far as the writting ability part, I'm also not a big believer in our culture's concept of "prodigies", "genius" or the idea that some people are inherently more intelligent or able than others. I feel everyone has enormous potential. Uh, ok. I'm not sure I get all of what your saying, but I'm pretty sure I disagree with the overall theme. I feel anyone who undertakes a creative work, especially those starting out, should be encouraged, and offered useful feedback. Now I understand this is just a forum and not the writers email, and yea people are free to express their opinions, but opinions like "it sucks" and things essentially to the effect of "only a special genius 15 year old could write something worth reading" are examples of the saying about if you cant say something nice (or at least helpful) dont say anything at all.</blockquote>

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