http://www.parenthetical.net/2009/08/05/simmons-conference-notes-part-i/ YA reviews and book geekery Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:38:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.parenthetical.net/2009/08/05/simmons-conference-notes-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-53457 mrmorse Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:19:53 +0000 http://www.parenthetical.net/?p=708#comment-53457 It's not like I have any sort of criteria to differentiate between YA and adult fantasy, so I may be totally wrong about this. <i>The Hobbit</i> strikes me as YA while <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> strikes me as adult. If I'm wrong, then I really have no idea of what the distinction is. In any event, both books are all about remaking the world. The crime at the heart of <i>The Hobbit</i> is obvious: the dwarfs set out to steal Smaug's treasure. The crime in LotR is less clear to me. I can see a couple of candidates, but I'd like more of a definition or examples of crime in this context before placing a crime at the center of the novel. It’s not like I have any sort of criteria to differentiate between YA and adult fantasy, so I may be totally wrong about this. The Hobbit strikes me as YA while The Lord of the Rings strikes me as adult. If I’m wrong, then I really have no idea of what the distinction is. In any event, both books are all about remaking the world. The crime at the heart of The Hobbit is obvious: the dwarfs set out to steal Smaug’s treasure. The crime in LotR is less clear to me. I can see a couple of candidates, but I’d like more of a definition or examples of crime in this context before placing a crime at the center of the novel.

]]> http://www.parenthetical.net/2009/08/05/simmons-conference-notes-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-53453 rebecca Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:25:13 +0000 http://www.parenthetical.net/?p=708#comment-53453 I'd love to hear about the reviewing panel, if you went to that. I’d love to hear about the reviewing panel, if you went to that.

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