What I read then, what I read now
November 16th 2006 08:06
I'm 23 years old, but I'm still reading what some might consider below my reading level. Yes, I am talking about children's fiction. Even though it is perfectly acceptable for an adult to read and indeed, even enjoy, Harry Potter, some might be more hesitant to buy, say, Lemony Snicket, and admit they are doing so for themselves.
Apart from the occasional pang of, hmm, I should probably be getting better acquainted with Dostoyevsky, rather than Diane Duane, for the most part, I enjoy ransacking the 'young readers' sections in book shops and libraries. These, after all, are the works that will form and inform the next generation. To dismiss them seems to be an adult snobbery, a desire to show that they have 'moved on' from such trivial things. Sure, some of these books are indeed trivial with very little occuring beyond a fast-paced adventure plot.
But wait, doesn't that criteria apply to 'real books' too?
This blog will consist of book reviews, series' of reviews of a single author’s work, thinking about themes in children’s literature, and will look at both modern works and classics as well. It will cover all genres and ages, though perhaps not picture books, but am open to the idea if people get interested enough. Intended to be international in scope, US, UK, Australia, and European. There maybe meanderings into folklore and fairytale, and perhaps comment on film as well. We'll see how it goes.
And tomorrow, the beginning, I will be ironic and begin with The End: Book the Twelfh in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.
Till then, gentle reader,
JB
Apart from the occasional pang of, hmm, I should probably be getting better acquainted with Dostoyevsky, rather than Diane Duane, for the most part, I enjoy ransacking the 'young readers' sections in book shops and libraries. These, after all, are the works that will form and inform the next generation. To dismiss them seems to be an adult snobbery, a desire to show that they have 'moved on' from such trivial things. Sure, some of these books are indeed trivial with very little occuring beyond a fast-paced adventure plot.
But wait, doesn't that criteria apply to 'real books' too?
This blog will consist of book reviews, series' of reviews of a single author’s work, thinking about themes in children’s literature, and will look at both modern works and classics as well. It will cover all genres and ages, though perhaps not picture books, but am open to the idea if people get interested enough. Intended to be international in scope, US, UK, Australia, and European. There maybe meanderings into folklore and fairytale, and perhaps comment on film as well. We'll see how it goes.
And tomorrow, the beginning, I will be ironic and begin with The End: Book the Twelfh in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.
Till then, gentle reader,
JB
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