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Topic History of: OK fellow Potter fans - this is the month... Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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zooloo
I have a hatred of Watership Down of an intensity that only comes from being forced to drag through it at school. (See also: Brighton Rock)
oh... and that bloody song!
Godiver
I'm not a literature nazi, of course people can read whatever gives them pleasure (apart from dan brown). I just don't rate potter that highly, it is a great read for children but lacks the depth that i would look for in a great novel.
The Cat
From what I gather, Tolkein wrote The Hobbit as a children's story, but the Lord Of The Rings trilogy was aimed at older readers.
Another wonderful book is 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' by Ray Bradbury. Not sure if it's for children, but it's a good read for any age. I rate it as one of my favourites, not so much for the story but for the way that it's written - very poetic prose. I wonder if chapter 31 holds a record for being the shortest in any book.
I'm also a fan of the late great Leon Garfield. Very witty yet very moving. A bit like Dickens meets Stevenson. Great stuff.
Mart
I`ve read that one Cat, by Clive Barker, I read everything he did for years, the best of which is still "Weaveworld" for me, despite some continuity errors in the editing.
In the trophy cabinet to this day, on my right here, is a letter from him politely turning down working on a video shoot with me because he was directing a thing called "Hellraiser"!
How does the board feel about Tolkein?
Were they written for children or not, or were they written to crossover, like arguably Pullman and Rowlings more recent works?
"Watership Down" was an interesting publication as well. It came out in Puffin(for kids) and Penguin simultaneously.
Lest we not mention Roald Dahl as well, great kid books and horrific thrillers.
Being able to write is great, but can you imagine what it must feel like in the head of a storyteller?
JK Rowling and Tolkien are/were lucky in many as having an ongoing saga, writers like Stephen King and Clive Barkers` minds must flit all over the place with plot and character ideas all day and night.
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