Sci-Fi and Fantasy are grouped together, but Sci-Fi like Hunger Games with a girl protagonist is separated into "young adult fiction".
"Eh, dragons, lasers, it's all the same shit, just throw it together. Whoa whoa, wait a sec, this one has a GIRL. Put that across the room!"
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@existentialcoms so you're saying that if the protagonist was a boy, like say in Harry Potter, it would be shelved in adult SF and Fantasy? - 1 more reply
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@existentialcoms um *SPOILERS* Ep 7?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@existentialcoms It was just the first from the genre; there was loads of this high-school scifi drama with axes with boys and whatnot afterThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@existentialcoms I think it's because it's written for an audience of mainly teenagers. Young Adult as a genre is weird though.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@existentialcoms YA is ageist, not sexist. "Is protagonist a teen? If yes, YA"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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