tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post6422431563457838424..comments2024-03-23T09:09:59.386-04:00Comments on ANNIE AND AUNT: Other people's favorite booksAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668869030805539811noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post-41887712057827166492010-09-12T22:50:16.631-04:002010-09-12T22:50:16.631-04:00Thank you, Iris!Thank you, Iris!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668869030805539811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post-41983410461191506012010-09-09T01:29:42.169-04:002010-09-09T01:29:42.169-04:00Mockingjay was amazing. Whereas normal book series...Mockingjay was amazing. Whereas normal book series tend to falter after the first book, the Hunger Games Trilogy just gets better and better. Mockingjay's the BEST book I've read in a long time-- it quite literally rendered me speechless.<br /><br />It's mind-blowing. Please read it soon! :)<br /><br />In response to Paul Fleischman's post:<br />I remember when I was six or seven (which, to be frank, wasn't all that long ago) and I picked up The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe at a library used book sale. I finished the book in just a day or two, and I absolutely adored it. I was, and am, an athiest, and as a six-year-old the allegorical references didn't matter to me so much. The story had everything I could ever want as a reader of that age-- talking animals! kings and queens! epic battles! It became my favorite book and I grew ridiculously attached to the characters-- so much so that when I found out that Susan and Peter would be absent from the following books, I immediately stopped reading the series. (Not sure what that says about my dedication, but oh well...)<br /><br />I reread the book when I was eleven, and while I found the writing much more elementary than I had when I'd read it five years prior, I still enjoyed the story. A lot. It was once again my favorite book. By this time, I already knew there were biblical references embedded into the story, but I still loved it. The characters felt well-developed to me at the time, and once again I grew attached.<br /><br />I think the book was a success for a children's novel (if the last few decades haven't proved that already...). I wasn't fixated on how the author wrote, maybe like I would be if I were to read it today. It was the story that enraptured me, and I think that's more important to the younger readers.<br /><br />Such a long post... Sorry! Um, in conclusion... Everyone should read Mockingjay, and C.S. Lewis writes good books..?<br /><br />Heh.Iris Linnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post-3047541503203012422010-09-04T20:38:09.300-04:002010-09-04T20:38:09.300-04:00I have never read The Lion, The Witch and the Ward...I have never read The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, either, and I could have written exactly Paul's words as to why: "Its reputation as a Christian allegory didn't help. Plus, I've never been a reader of fantasy, in the same way other people can't eat dairy. The wacky names and top-heavy morality have always put me off. "<br /><br />Now I will have to check out his books, since we seem to have similar taste!Even in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477875616674358434noreply@blogger.com