Slate has done one better than forums where commenters become trolls; now most of their actual writers are trolls.

That is one of the most profoundly stupid, delusional, childish and logically-inconsistent pieces I’ve ever read.

But even the myriad defenders of YA fiction admit that the enjoyment of reading this stuff has to do with escapism, instant gratification, and nostalgia.

I’ve read 200+ YA books now in the past 10 years, and this isn’t why I read the genre – no, I read because the characters are more realistic, usually more interesting, and the plotting is far far better than the plodding pedantic nonsense most literary authors tend to foist off as worthwhile writing.

And this article as all such pieces written by whiny mossbacks denigrates anything that features any fantasy or supernatural themes, despite those being a way to explore more deeply or more fully the human condition.

I stopped reading Slate for several years for idiocy such as this. Looks like it’s time to do so again.