How did it get so popular? Why is it so well-read among those that are no longer young adults?
From a story in the New York Times...
If "Harry Potter" made it safe for grown-ups to read kids’ books, "The Hunger Games" has made it cool.
Why are so many adults reading young adult books? No need to page Dr. Freud. This isn’t about the guilty pleasures of communing with one’s inner child. It doesn’t signify a huge baby boomer regression. It isn’t even about nostalgia.
It’s because adults are discovering one of publishing’s best-kept secrets: that young adult authors are doing some of the most daring work out there. Authors who write for young adults are taking creative risks -- with narrative structure, voice and social commentary -- that you just don’t see as often in the more rarefied world of adult fiction.
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