I had this conclusion when I first read it in my 20s I just reread it and I think it has more nuance and he has some regrets because he hurt some good people along the way and he realises he’s only human and not an instrument of God and maybe he didn’t have the right to be the hand of providence.

But I love the way a plan comes together still.

Yeah it’s simple- who decides? The parent or guardian. If you don’t like a book for your child help them chose another

I thought Queeqeg was a Pacific Islander?

It’s a hallmark of YA that the perspective is centred around one character and their experiences.

It is a good book series. My son devoured them so that’s a plus. I’m always in favour of getting kids to read. I enjoy reading some good YA too it can be fun.

I wouldn’t call him a protagonist

I hated that book

Personally I’ll read young adult and regular fiction interchangeably.

The main differences to me is that YA usually focus on one character with other characters being the support for the one characters arc.

As far as writing style I’ve read regular fiction books that were written better or more poorly than YA.

I don’t really consider YA a genre like romance or sci-fi either- it can be any of those.

But it’s really up to you. An answer is readily found on google if you want to confirm

Personally I’ll read young adult and regular fiction interchangeably.

The main differences to me is that YA usually focus on one character with other characters being the support for the one characters arc.

As far as writing style I’ve read regular fiction books that were written better or more poorly than YA.

I don’t really consider YA a genre like romance or sci-fi either- it can be any of those.

But it’s really up to you. An answer is readily found on google if you want to confirm

Sometimes the way the plot comes together is very charming

I like it because it was like a Puzzle like a Mystery Book. You know that Humbert is a POS, now you have to reconstruct what actually happened from his unreliable narration. I found that fun.

What’s disturbing is when people call it a love story. I find people’s reactions to it more disturbing that the story itself which is after all a piece of fiction.