COMING
OF AGE
To discover
some of the best coming
of age fiction books in the Amazon
Kindle Store, you can start with a look at their top 100 best sellers. When you browse through this list, you may
find yourself wondering why readers seem to somehow connect with coming of age
stories. This is a fitting question when
you consider how diverse the various titles in this book category really
are. For instance, notice these top
three titles in Amazon’s 100 best coming of age books in the Kindle Store.
The Queen's Poisoner (The Kingfountain Series
Book 1) Kindle Edition
by Jeff Wheeler
by Ann Patchett
by Claire Adams
The first book is a period book, set in “the court
of Kingfountain”, the second book is a modern day book set in “southern
California”, while the third book is set in Manhattan. While all three of these books are
categorized as coming of age fiction, they couldn’t be more different from one
another. So what is it that makes a reader
of this type of fiction be content to enjoy one or all three books and manage
to find some connection?
I believe that the thoughts and perceptions that we
all experience as children growing up are both unique and yet the same to all
of us. The relationships we form and how
we form them at different ages and stages actually demonstrates just how much
alike we humans really are. That is why
you can read a coming of age story about a prince or princess from another time
and era and still find some point that is relative to your own upbringing. But the beauty of it all is the fact that
when we’re not busy enjoying what is familiar to us, we like to get a peek at
things that are new and foreign. So
either way, when we pick up a good coming of age book and dive into the pages,
we expect to be delighted in two different ways.
My new
novel: Skipping
Childhood: A Novel (From Abused Foster
Child to Adolescent Serial Killer) is a different
sort of coming of age book. It contains
some memorable references and episodes about growing up in the late 60’s and
70’s but the book also deals with more than just a casual walk down memory
lane. You can find Skipping Childhood in Amazon’s Mystery,
Thriller & Suspense category, in addition to the coming of age section. That gives you a hint that this novel is a
whole lot more than your average story in this genre. Why not pick up a copy of Skipping Childhood: A Novel the next time you’re looking for
a good coming of age story.