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I am 12 but i love YA books I dont mind them or the explicit scenes
The Spork Queen wrote: "I am 12 but i love YA books I dont mind them or the explicit scenes"Same, I’m also 12 but I love YA and don’t really mind explicit scenes
I’m generally okay with explicit scenes in YA books as long as they don’t take up too much of the plot, and the characters and romance are still well-developed. But when it’s just thrown in for the sake of having it there and serves no real purpose in the story, it can be annoying and somewhat off-putting.
I'm 20 and I'm asexual, so age wise I'm mature enough to handle those scenes, but they make me uncomfortable and confused because of my sexuality. Like people actually have the desire to do those things? What? But honestly I don't like reading explicit books too often. Sometimes I'm fine with them, but I really have to be mentally prepared to read one and I read one maybe once a year at best.
Shawna wrote: "I'm 20 and I'm asexual, so age wise I'm mature enough to handle those scenes, but they make me uncomfortable and confused because of my sexuality. Like people actually have the desire to do those t..."That's actually pretty much where I was when I was 20. I've gotten a lot more comfortable with the topic since, just little active interest from my side. I don't really have a label on my sexuality currently, I guess "gray ace" sorta fits...but I relate to the entire low drive and confusion over sexuality thing. Though in my case, I think a lot of it was also growing up in an environment where the topic is at first so taboo and then suddenly it's the most normal thing ever and if you haven't done it or haven't figured it out for yourself it's instantly a sign of immaturity...like of course that makes it harder to think about it. And books where it's only portrayed as a "primal urge" or whatever didn't help either, the entire idea that it's just an irresistible urge overcoming a person was really creepy to me and in my opinion is also very inaccurate...like your brain aint logging off the realm for a little bit of hormones, man. Only now after reading some scenes like that that genuinely served to develop characters and relationships I've started enjoying them more, though I'm not sure yet whether it's only for those specific reasons or others.
Since I'm still quite young (12) I don't really mind them, apart from if they're really uhh -intense- then it gets a bit much and it's not very nice and it gets off-putting. And because I'm an asexual too (I'm so glad to have found some in this group!) I don't really know if I'm just too young to really know my opinion on this subject. (well that's what my parents say) so yeah
I'm 24 and I still haven't figured out my opinion. There really is no need to have it figured out with 12. I'm mainly surprised that y'all even read this sort of stuff. I mean - good on you if it works for you, I'm just surprised. When I was 12, I'm not sure if I could have. Though it makes me curious whether your parents know what you read, haha
Jaye wrote: "I'm 24 and I still haven't figured out my opinion. There really is no need to have it figured out with 12. I'm mainly surprised that y'all even read this sort of stuff. I mean - good on you if it w..."I'm at the point where if I even mention the word "book" in a sentence my parents' brains just shut off and they stop listening to me. They don't mind what I read, as long as its age-appropriate. I haven't actually read that many "explicit" scenes, maybe only one or two, and they weren't very graphic
Shawna wrote: "I'm 20 and I'm asexual, so age wise I'm mature enough to handle those scenes, but they make me uncomfortable and confused because of my sexuality. Like people actually have the desire to do those t..."I'm 18 and straight, and I hate them, it's not just an ace thing lol. It's usually very awkward writing and it's uncomfortable to read. I feel like a lot of authors add it because they can, not because they should.
Maja (The Moonlight Reader) wrote: "Jaye wrote: "I'm 24 and I still haven't figured out my opinion. There really is no need to have it figured out with 12. I'm mainly surprised that y'all even read this sort of stuff. I mean - good o..."lmao I definitely believed that too, then at some point my mom mentioned how when she's Christmas gift shopping she's sometimes a little concerned about the books she's getting us, so...she was better informed than I thought, lol.
Hannah wrote: "I'm 18 and straight, and I hate them, it's not just an ace thing lol. It's usually very awkward writing and it's uncomfortable to read..."Not gonna lie, unless they're particularly questionable, I find awkward explicit scenes a fantastic source of unintentional comedy. Like, when they make it sound like some sort of IKEA instructions, or when it's just way too over the top or absurd in some way, I don't know, that's just way too funny to me.
I'm a young teen and I generally just skip them. they don't make me very uncomfortable, but they just don't interest me and I don't feel that they always add to the storyline. so, I just go to the next chapter or line break and read from there.
I don't mind explicit scenes as long as they are not over the top. With most books that contain explicit scenes, I find myself rolling my eyes because the absurd details of them. A lot of young adult books that I have read make first time sex sound so awesome. Lets be honest...its really not! First time is awkward. Partners are nervous, it could be painful, there could be blood, it could go really fast because you're so excited but have no idea what you are doing, inexperience could make it suck. You're unfamiliar with each others bodies, so you're not sure how to 'please' the other person. Over time, there becomes a familiarity with each other to make scenes like this more pleasurable. Young adults are still impressionable and I understand sex sells...but realism to me would be better. That way I could relate and laugh about it as I'm reading...like "Yup...I remember...or that's exactly how it is the first time!"
The book series Havoc at Prescott High by C.M Steinen had me questioning my young adult daughter. I asked her "Is that what 17 year old girls are doing now?"
Just my opinion.
I'm 22 and used to reading explicit scenes in most of the books but what I really hate reading about it is that ll of the metaphors that are used were super exaggerated and kind of annoying but bearable.
I've noticed a bunch of popular books going around that have some pretty explicit scenes. You know the ones. Now I was wondering - how do you guys feel about them? Do you enjoy them? Do you just skip them? Does it depend on the people involved? A lot of fantasy books, especially some marketed as "young adult" have a fair or even pretty extensive focus on explicit scenes. Do you pick them up for that, or is it more of a side effect of just wanting to read fantasy? And at what age did you start reading those scenes or felt like you were mature enough to read them?