XVI, by Julia Karr

[rachelmanija]

I would never be a crazed sex-teen!Someone could write a good teen dystopia based on the screwed-up messages that modern American society sends to teenage girls: If you have sex with boys, you’re a slut. If you don’t, you’re a prude, a lesbian, or a reject. If you dress fashionably, you’re a slut. If you dress conservatively, you’re a prude. If you

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[kateelliott]

[rachelmanija]

Discussion topic: which is the more conservative YA genre overall, dystopia or urban fantasy of the "paranormal romance" type?

[movingfinger]

This would be an excellent con panel topic, but you'd have to be sure you stacked it with people who had actually read a lot of both kinds of books, not people who "don't read romance" if you know what I mean.

By "conservative" are you meaning sex/gender roles or general American religious/social/political/hate-based conservatism? Defining that before starting is important...

[rachelmanija]

I was specifically thinking about attitudes toward sexuality and gender roles. A lot of dystopias are implicitly politically conservative (a strong central government is the worst thing ever) but I don't see that much in urban fantasy.

[kateelliott]