At least they are reading SOMETHING and not spending 'all' of their time with Playstation, drugs, rap or TV.
Hopefully it will serve as a springboard into the classics for some at least.
And how many truly excellent titles are pushed by Oprah? Sadly, anything that's wildly popular is not going to be eclectic, by definition.
That’s the argument I hear, but I don’t buy it. My own daughter hates to read (break my heart) but she will read this rubbish, even thought even she doesn’t like the Potter series. But it certainly doesn’t act as a springboard to the classics. There’s actually very good young adult literature out there, but like with everything, you have to be careful with it. There’s more rubbish in YA Lit than there should be.