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Post by novastar6 on Jun 4, 2019 23:12:22 GMT
Your thoughts?
They're missing out, and it seems to me a lot of them don't care because they're trying to come off as so dignified, least of all the ones I've spoken with.
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Post by jackspicer on Jun 5, 2019 1:17:58 GMT
Your thoughts?
They're missing out, and it seems to me a lot of them don't care because they're trying to come off as so dignified, least of all the ones I've spoken with.
The lack of character development (and coherence) is a barrier.
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Post by novastar6 on Jun 5, 2019 4:11:54 GMT
Your thoughts?
They're missing out, and it seems to me a lot of them don't care because they're trying to come off as so dignified, least of all the ones I've spoken with.
The lack of character development (and coherence) is a barrier.
Not all characters develop, even in adult books.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2019 5:03:09 GMT
Your thoughts?
They're missing out, and it seems to me a lot of them don't care because they're trying to come off as so dignified, least of all the ones I've spoken with.
What books are you talking about? I enjoy YA post-apocalyptic fiction a lot. The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner were great.
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Post by Zos on Jun 5, 2019 9:26:06 GMT
One of my favourite books is Neil Gaiman's "The Graveyard Book" (even better as an audio book read by the author) a great story. "Ocean At The End Of The Lane" is another of his for all ages.
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Post by Morgana on Jun 5, 2019 10:37:30 GMT
Your thoughts?
They're missing out, and it seems to me a lot of them don't care because they're trying to come off as so dignified, least of all the ones I've spoken with.
I think it depends on the book, or the author. I prefer the older children's books such as those by Enid Blyton, Edith Nesbitt, C.S. Lewis, Roald Dahl.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Jun 5, 2019 14:50:29 GMT
If you are an adult who reads children books every now and than. That is fine i see no problem with that. But if you are an adult who only reads children books than i would call you weird.
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Post by mrdanwest on Jun 5, 2019 18:04:41 GMT
I don't tend to read children's books unless someone I know recommends one to me because they think I'd like it. (The exception being if I am reading one to a kid). By and large, I tend to find them too facile for my tastes.
The same goes for YA.
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Post by mmexis on Jun 6, 2019 1:47:33 GMT
I am presently stuck in YA land as I'm part of a selection committee for a reading award program. I try to throw in an adult book now and again, but have fallen behind in my required reading.
Sadly, there's an awful lot of dreck being published.
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Post by lordquesterjones on Jun 6, 2019 14:48:25 GMT
If you are an adult who reads children books every now and than. That is fine i see no problem with that. But if you are an adult who only reads children books than i would call you weird. I'd call the police!
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Jun 6, 2019 20:22:33 GMT
I love to read children's books, not only YA but little kids, I loved the Walter the Farting Dog books as well as Bunnicula (vampire rabbit). I like to read all kinds of books, what I choose to read is often like the food I choose to eat, it depends what I feel like at the moment. Sometimes the illustrations in children's books are fantastic.
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Post by jimanchower on Jun 7, 2019 21:58:35 GMT
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They're missing out, and it seems to me a lot of them don't care because they're trying to come off as so dignified, least of all the ones I've spoken with.
Why would you read a book intended for children? Unless you're a child or were reading it to a child? I don't know what trying to come off as "dignified" even means in that context.
If you enjoy kids books more power to you but I don't know why you think other adults not reading them is something to be bothered by.
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Post by jimanchower on Jun 7, 2019 22:03:44 GMT
The lack of character development (and coherence) is a barrier.
Not all characters develop, even in adult books.
Yeah....but children's books are intended for readers who aren't fully developed yet.
That's why they're "children's books". They were written specifically for a young, undeveloped, immature demographic. That's the whole point of "children's books".
What is challenging and interesting for a 12 YO probably won't be for a 35 YO.
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Post by vegalyra on Jun 7, 2019 23:31:54 GMT
I read children's books daily, but that's because I read them to my daughters. LOL.
They really like the old school "Little Golden Books" especially the 4 year old. My 8 year old has moved onto chapter books but she still enjoys Little Golden Books now and then.
When I feel like reading something that totally doesn't invest a lot of thinking I crack open the old blue spined hard cover Hardy Boys books. I read through most of those as a child and burned through the collection the local library had. It's like a massive trip back in time for me when I read them.
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Post by novastar6 on Jun 8, 2019 4:55:30 GMT
Your thoughts?
They're missing out, and it seems to me a lot of them don't care because they're trying to come off as so dignified, least of all the ones I've spoken with.
Why would you read a book intended for children? Unless you're a child or were reading it to a child? I don't know what trying to come off as "dignified" even means in that context.
If you enjoy kids books more power to you but I don't know why you think other adults not reading them is something to be bothered by.
I'm just guessing you haven't read most chidren's books.
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Post by jimanchower on Jun 8, 2019 18:29:16 GMT
Why would you read a book intended for children? Unless you're a child or were reading it to a child? I don't know what trying to come off as "dignified" even means in that context.
If you enjoy kids books more power to you but I don't know why you think other adults not reading them is something to be bothered by.
I'm just guessing you haven't read most chidren's books.
Why do you need to guess when I just asked why an adult would read a "children's" book? I haven't read a "children's" book since I was a child.
Have you read most "children's" books? There's a lot of them. If you have you're not reading "adult" books.
You seem to have a real chip on your shoulder regarding your reading material you might want to ask yourself why that is sometime.
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Post by amyghost on Jun 8, 2019 18:47:14 GMT
It would depend on which children's books you're talking about. If you mean classics like the Oz books, Alice in Wonderland, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn (which technically isn't a 'children's book', but often gets labeled as such), Charlotte's Web, Summer of the Swans and some others, yeah, I'd agree. They're master works that have stood the test of time and have something to say to readers of any age. If you're referring to the majority of current YA dreck, I'd say not so much, except for a handful of titles. I'll raise a shizzstorm by saying I think the Harry Potter books are some of the worst of the latter-day crop of kid's books that are being called modern classics and I don't think anyone's missing out on anything by skipping them, but I'd add that most of what's being published under the children's/YA banner these days could also fit in that category.
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Post by novastar6 on Jun 9, 2019 5:39:44 GMT
It would depend on which children's books you're talking about. If you mean classics like the Oz books, Alice in Wonderland, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn (which technically isn't a 'children's book', but often gets labeled as such), Charlotte's Web, Summer of the Swans and some others, yeah, I'd agree. They're master works that have stood the test of time and have something to say to readers of any age. If you're referring to the majority of current YA dreck, I'd say not so much, except for a handful of titles. I'll raise a shizzstorm by saying I think the Harry Potter books are some of the worst of the latter-day crop of kid's books that are being called modern classics and I don't think anyone's missing out on anything by skipping them, but I'd add that most of what's being published under the children's/YA banner these days could also fit in that category.
Not much new is good, that is for sure, fortunately there's a long list of good books put out long before this point that are worth reading.
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Post by novastar6 on Jun 9, 2019 5:42:00 GMT
I'm just guessing you haven't read most chidren's books.
Have you read most "children's" books? There's a lot of them. If you have you're not reading "adult" books.
Actually I read both. And both can actually be found in the 'children's' section of the library.
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Post by louise on Jul 4, 2019 19:51:03 GMT
Most of the children's books I read are ones I enjoyed when I was a child myself. There are only a few children's books I have read as an adult that I really enjoyed. I read Harry Potter to find out what all the fuss was about, likewise the Twilight series, but in general I don't find new children's books interest me much. But then there isn't a great deal of adult contemporary fiction that interests me either.
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