by Patrick Appel
In response to the debate over adults reading teen fiction, Andrew Sprung makes an obvious but essential point:
[W]hile the best children's books can bring many core human experiences 'marvelously' to life, there are many equally or more intense experiences that they can't touch. While there's nothing wrong with an adult devoting leisure time to The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, or Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, they are not sufficient. They should not crowd out The Gulag Archipelago, or The Moons of Jupiter, or Midnight's Children. Confining your reading to children's books would be like confining your sex life to hugs and kisses.
The Dish 