Grumpy Old Geeks Topics Young adult fiction Topic Young adult fiction 3 mentions in 1 episode The hosts debate the writing quality of books marketed to young adults and name examples they liked. Mentions 76: Preferably, Without You... Sep 19, 2014 45:17 I have issues with young adult novels. 47:03 There are a couple young adult novels that I actually liked. 47:58 When real authors who really know what they're doing write something geared towards young adults, that's fine.