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Date: 2008-02-13 03:43 pm (UTC)I think part of it is that when we're in our teens, we're bubbling cauldrons of emotions and hormones and we feel everything as if it's the end of the world. Most of the time it isn't, of course, but we're convinced no one has ever felt this way before or ever will again. A lot of books that are aimed at teens play on that dynamic, and I found myself saying "Oh, this is so profound. This Speaks Truth." Then I re-read it ten years later and realized that the characters were a bit overly emo and angsty and you can't live your life at that pitch all the time.
I've often wanted to smack the characters I enjoyed when I was a teenager because I wanted them to wake up and look at the rest of the world. Of course, I wasn't any different than those characters at that time. Maybe that's why the children's books still appeal to me -- they aren't about OMG-life-changing-experiences-that-no-one-but-me-understands-and-why-is-the-world-so-cruel, but about wonder and exploring and learning new things, stuff that it's good to remind ourselves of no matter our age.
I think I need a Pooh icon. :)