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Post by shred on Mar 27, 2008 10:59:34 GMT 10
What kind of books did you read during your childhood? Do you still read them now for nostalgia sake? I was a big fan of Enid Blyton books. I've read all of the Famous Five and Secret Seven books. I then moved on to Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys (and even the crossovers!). After those where the Sweet Valley books. ;D I still read the SV (Senior Year) books from time to time. Don't read the rest as I threw them away. I had a huge collection of Nancy Drew books.
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Post by Lizzie on Mar 27, 2008 12:33:03 GMT 10
I think I've said this before, but my mum actively discouraged (ie. didn't ban) me from reading Enid Blyton. She thought they were trashy, racist, and outdated. I read bits of the Far Away Tree (or whatever it's called) and didn't really like it.
I read the Little House books, the Austin books (Madeleine L'Engle), anything by Judy Blume, Nancy Drew, Babysitters Club, Sweet Valley...I read a lot as a child, but those are just some favourites. When I was 9 I got Harry Potter which I obviously still adore.
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Post by shred on Mar 27, 2008 14:54:18 GMT 10
Enid Blyton was trashy and racist? Really? I never thought of the books that way when I read them. But then again, I might be too young to know the difference. My parents never banned me from reading any books but that's mostly because I never really read books that they disapprove off. I know how Christian parents would disallow their kids to read certain books (e.g. Harry Potter) but my parents weren't like that. They didn't mind my brother reading Harry Potter.
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Post by Lizzie on Mar 27, 2008 15:53:15 GMT 10
I think it was the Golliwogg thing. I always found the Enid Blyton books a bit silly.
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Post by Allan on Mar 27, 2008 20:48:45 GMT 10
I wouldn't call her books trashy or racist at all.
Outdated, maybe, but that's only a lack of current political correctness than anything. There wasn't anything mean spirited in them.
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Post by Lizzie on Mar 27, 2008 23:32:05 GMT 10
Well that's just my mother's opinion. Not mine. She's done a lot of children's literature research at university so I'm sure it's not completely baseless.
I know that for a lot of people they hold special childhood memories, and any book that gets kids reading is fine in my book (heh). I just didn't like them much as a kid.
Another book I read many times as a child (and now adult) is the Diary of Anne Frank.
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