Un tiers des livres pour les ados (Harry Potter, The Hunger Games etc.) sont lus par des adultes (30-44). Un critique a osé les blâmer. Les lecteurs sont furieux.
Slate.com—
Commentaires sur la question d‘A. O. SCOTT dans le New York Times Magazine: « The Death of Adulthood in American Culture »
Ruth Graham published a polemical essay in Slate lamenting the popularity of young-adult fiction among fully adult readers. Noting that nearly a third of Y.A. books were purchased by readers ages 30 to 44 (most of them presumably without teenage children of their own), Graham insisted that such grown-ups “should feel embarrassed about reading literature for children.” Instead, these readers were furious. The sentiment on Twitter could be summarized as “Don’t tell me what to do!” as if Graham were a bossy, uncomprehending parent warning the kids away from sugary snacks toward more nutritious, chewier stuff.