I'm no longer a fan of Hamilton's (hence being on this forum), but there are those of us well past the teen years who still like the "pretty boys", including myself. Witness the popularity of bishounen in anime and manga fandom.
What really amazes me is that Hamilton manages to make my "type" so unnatractive, due to her bad writing and characterisation. (OK, so I like them taller than she writes them, but still.)
As for teenagers reading Hamilton, I don't think she's aiming at them, but I'm sure they're reading her. As long as they have some idea of the difference between fantasy and reality, I'm not sure it's too big a deal. My generation all read Flowers in the Attic, and we all turned out all right for the most part.
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Date: 2010-07-30 04:37 pm (UTC)What really amazes me is that Hamilton manages to make my "type" so unnatractive, due to her bad writing and characterisation. (OK, so I like them taller than she writes them, but still.)
As for teenagers reading Hamilton, I don't think she's aiming at them, but I'm sure they're reading her. As long as they have some idea of the difference between fantasy and reality, I'm not sure it's too big a deal. My generation all read Flowers in the Attic, and we all turned out all right for the most part.