quality is in the eye of the beholder. Goodnight Moon and The Very Hungry Catepillar are classic children's books that are very appropriate for their audience but are (obviously) way too simple for the average adult.
On 7/6/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I dunno, they should have the same standards of quality as regular > books. Given that the field has produced such writers as Dianna Wynn > Jones (Howl's Moving Castle), I think that it can stand some serious > attention. > > larry > > On 7/6/05, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I share Dana's opinion. They are children's/young adult books. I do not > > think they are ever going to be great literature that will be the basis of > > College literature courses. But I find the well written and a nice light > > read. I can finish the early ones in an evening. The latter ones do > > suffer from successful author bloat, but not so much that I can't read > > them. I just skim some sections of it faster then others. > > > > I think the "phenomenon" has more to say about the lack of good reading > > material for young people in today's world; then about what may or may not > > be within the pages of a Harry Potter book. > > > > -------------- > > Ian Skinner > > Web Programmer > > BloodSource > > www.BloodSource.org > > Sacramento, CA > > > > "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" > > - Cynthia Dunning > > > > ....-----Original Message----- > > ....From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ....Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 11:17 AM > > ....To: CF-Community > > ....Subject: Re: Preordered Harry Potter Book 6 > > .... > > ....they are children's books. I think it is a mistake to expect *too* > > ....much complexity from them. My daughter is turning 13 ::shrug:: > > .... > > ....On 7/6/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ....> I really can't read the books myself... I can barely hold my lunch > > ....> through the movies... Granted, that probably has a lot to do with the > > ....> fact that my ex is obsessed with the Harry Potter "phenomenon". If > > ....> nothing else I think they're overrated. > > ....> > > ....> > I should do that. My daughter has been dropping huge hints > > ....> > about how the book is coming out on her birthday... > > ....> > > ....> > Dana > > ....> > > ....> > On 7/6/05, Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ....> >> If the last movie is an indicator of how the films will > > ....> >> go, at least I still have my books! > > ....> >> > > ....> >> BTW, Overstock.com has the title for $15.99 with about a > > ....> >> buck or two in shipping. > > ....> > > ....> > > ....> s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 > > ....> new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > ....> > > ....> add features without fixtures with > > ....> the onTap open source framework > > ....> > > ....> http://www.fusiontap.com > > ....> http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm > > ....> > > ....> > > ....> > > ....> > > ....> > > .... > > .... > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:163292 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
