I wasn't implying that those books were just for kids when I said they were appropriate for children. Hell, they were brutal survival stories. When the sled with the man and the woman and the entire dog team go through the ice and Buck is the only one left...Jesus. The disconnect is in the way the stories are perceived. I mean, everyone read Call of The Wild and White Fang in school, but in high school teachers skipped right over London stories in favor of what was, in my opinion, just softer stuff.
I think it's appropriate that Jack London is the least dandified of the three men in that picture.
what was THEE book that turned you into a habitual reader?
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Re: what was THEE book that turned you into a habitual reader?
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Haha,
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Re: what was THEE book that turned you into a habitual reader?
Hahaha...yeah.The Torsion wrote: I think it's appropriate that Jack London is the least dandified of the three men in that picture.
RE: your other comment, I was talking about common perceptions, not yours.
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Re: what was THEE book that turned you into a habitual reader?
Bored, Esq. wrote:How about Le Guin's Earthsea trilogy? You and I are long lost brothers...baconrebellion wrote: I was going to post this as well.
mi hermano
in terms of Le Guin, I tried the Dragon Riders or Pern, but never got that into it, not sure why.
I'm sure it is safe to assume, that at some point, as youngster, you wished you were this guy:
