Jane Austen. Emily Bronte. Louisa Alcott. These amazing authors of timeless novels have contributed much to the world of classic romantic literature. However, young readers today are usually more attracted to contemporary and meaningless such as Twilight and Vampire Academy. These books might sound interesting and exciting to read; but after having a blast with intense vampire fights and sweet high school loves, these stories are soon forgotten as teen seek for more modern fiction.
Personally, I believe these new fictions are abundant in quantity rather than quality. The main reason for their appeal to teens are their thrilling story plots instead of meaningful themes. Although this might not to apply some books like the Hunger Games and the Uglies Series, most teen novels unfortunately fall into this category. As a fan of the past classics, I definitely recommend more teen to read books such as Anne of the Green Gables, Little Women, Sense and Sensibility, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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