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matt819

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Thu Feb 27, 2014, 11:56 PM Feb 2014

Do men read romance novels? [View all]

My fiction preferences are police procedurals and thrillers. A friend recently persuaded (dared?) me to read a romance series, in particular a YA series. Doesn't matter which one (it's a little embarrassing to admit, much less to say which one).

Which leads to two questions in a thoroughly unscientific sampling,

One, do men read romance novels?

Two, do adults read YA novels/romance novels.

And, a third question, does any of this have any meaning?

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Do men read romance novels? [View all] matt819 Feb 2014 OP
My father did in his early forties. What is YA? n/t JimDandy Feb 2014 #1
Yes, adults read YA (Young Adult) novels. SheilaT Feb 2014 #2
Survey of One getting old in mke Feb 2014 #3
I don't think they do very often libodem Feb 2014 #4
Female here, and I don't read "romance" novels. Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #5
This article says YES mainer Mar 2014 #6
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