I must be a dot-to-dot kind of gal. Now that I look back on my favorite books throughout my life, they've all been a series: Bobbsey Twins, Chronicles of Narnia, Trixie Beldon, Hardy Boys (I always checked out Nancy Drew at school since girls weren't supposed to read boy books, but I thought she was prissy. At the public library I always got the Hardy Boys.) Sugar Creek Gang, Janette Oke, Jan Karon, Lori Wick, Harry Potter, Beverly Lewis, and now my interest is piqued by the Spiderwick Chronicles. Has anyone read this series? Since the movie came out, the library has a very long waiting list, and I just can't bring myself to pay $10 for a little bitty book that I might not like.
I did read one of the Leminy Snicket books, but I didn't like it all. It's too Grimm and Poe-like for me. There are some authors whom I've really enjoyed and wouldn't mind reading more from them, but I usually hesitate to read something by an author I've never heard of or read about. Strange, isn't it?
Now, if Bobby reads this, he'll be quick to point out that almost all my favorite books are children's books. I have started reading biographies and autobiographies (well, before I started back to work I did), but so much adult fiction is solid trash. I read one of Danielle Steele, and some of Lillian Jackson's works, but wasn't overly impressed. Steele has good characterization skills but her characters are all immoral and trashy, while Jackson is overly simplistic and borderline boring. I did enjoy some of John Grisham's books, but they have so many tedious narrations that I find myself skimming parts.
There's just something about children's literature that I've always enjoyed. Maybe it's the brevity of the books; I can read them in one day and be done. Perhaps its the informative and moralistic style (you know, the character is supposed to grow in some form or fashion without too much adult help). But for whatever reason, I would much rather read something designated as children's literature than adult. There are a lot of middle-grade novels and YAs out there that are just as trashy as adult books, but I think that's just a reflection of how depraved our society is today.
So, how many of you prefer children's books to adult lit?
I did read one of the Leminy Snicket books, but I didn't like it all. It's too Grimm and Poe-like for me. There are some authors whom I've really enjoyed and wouldn't mind reading more from them, but I usually hesitate to read something by an author I've never heard of or read about. Strange, isn't it?
Now, if Bobby reads this, he'll be quick to point out that almost all my favorite books are children's books. I have started reading biographies and autobiographies (well, before I started back to work I did), but so much adult fiction is solid trash. I read one of Danielle Steele, and some of Lillian Jackson's works, but wasn't overly impressed. Steele has good characterization skills but her characters are all immoral and trashy, while Jackson is overly simplistic and borderline boring. I did enjoy some of John Grisham's books, but they have so many tedious narrations that I find myself skimming parts.
There's just something about children's literature that I've always enjoyed. Maybe it's the brevity of the books; I can read them in one day and be done. Perhaps its the informative and moralistic style (you know, the character is supposed to grow in some form or fashion without too much adult help). But for whatever reason, I would much rather read something designated as children's literature than adult. There are a lot of middle-grade novels and YAs out there that are just as trashy as adult books, but I think that's just a reflection of how depraved our society is today.
So, how many of you prefer children's books to adult lit?
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