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Originally Posted by scalem X  But with the exception of Rickon (and maybe Bran in the first chapter), most don't really act in a childish way. Martin's view is that one of an adult. |
That was exactly my point -- perhaps I should have clarified! I was agreeing with the previous post:
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Originally Posted by lin robinson Dune, for instance, is not a YA book, is it? Nor is "A Separate Peace", nor "Dead Poet's Society" nor "Pornografia". And so many others. They are mainstream adult books featuring young characters. |
That just because a novel features younger protagonists, it's not necessarily YA (and vice versa). I'd agree with you that it's easier to identify with a character if they share similarities with oneself, but it's certainly not a rule that the age of the protagonist == the age of the readership.