Reading Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Little Princess and The Secret Garden not so long ago alongside Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories was great! Prompted by OF's blog on authors I feel comfortable with I thought about Burnett's books, which, having just read, was on my mind.
It was comforting and reminded me of being a child. I also re-read Harry Potter recently as I blogged about... sadly that was not really in my childhood; more my teenage years. However, the point I am trying very inarticulately to get to is: DIG OUT OLD CHILDHOOD FAVOURITES and give them a re-read! It is the most comforting thing in the world...
It has all the basics of a good plot, needs little thought and great characters = mega enjoyment and full relaxation!
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Friday, 24 October 2008
Taking a leaf out of OF's blog, I am going to continue his game.
Here are is his instructions: "Here’s a game I've been playing. Take no more than ten minutes. Write down two lists, one of ten authors whose books you feel at home with and the other of ten authors you don’t. Write the names down as they hit you, without too much reflection. Be honest – don’t include authors you think you ought to like/dislike."
Authors I Feel Comfortable With:
Elizabeth Gaskell
Daphne Du Maurier
Erica James
Jane Austen
Anne Bronte
J K Rowling
Dan Brown
Mauve Binchey
Margaret Atwood
Frances Hodgson Burnett
(wish the list could go on!!)
Authors I Feel Uncomfortable With:
Ian McEwan
Charles Dickens
J R R Tolkien
Daniel Defoe
Emily Bronte
Sebastian Faulks
John Steinbeck
George Orwell
Stephen King
Wilbur Smith
The reason feel uncomfortable with those I have mentioned is not to say they aren't any good, but I did not enjoy them in the sense that I would willingly pick them up again and re-read them for COMFORT. George Orwell was a genius, but his ideas can be overwhelming and make you feel naff as a human being for our inherent flaws. Faulks... his writing style just made me cringe (see my other blog here), etc, etc.
For the ones I feel comfortable with, you will see them sitting in pride of place on my bookshelf well thumbed on my shelves.
Here are is his instructions: "Here’s a game I've been playing. Take no more than ten minutes. Write down two lists, one of ten authors whose books you feel at home with and the other of ten authors you don’t. Write the names down as they hit you, without too much reflection. Be honest – don’t include authors you think you ought to like/dislike."
Authors I Feel Comfortable With:
Elizabeth Gaskell
Daphne Du Maurier
Erica James
Jane Austen
Anne Bronte
J K Rowling
Dan Brown
Mauve Binchey
Margaret Atwood
Frances Hodgson Burnett
(wish the list could go on!!)
Authors I Feel Uncomfortable With:
Ian McEwan
Charles Dickens
J R R Tolkien
Daniel Defoe
Emily Bronte
Sebastian Faulks
John Steinbeck
George Orwell
Stephen King
Wilbur Smith
The reason feel uncomfortable with those I have mentioned is not to say they aren't any good, but I did not enjoy them in the sense that I would willingly pick them up again and re-read them for COMFORT. George Orwell was a genius, but his ideas can be overwhelming and make you feel naff as a human being for our inherent flaws. Faulks... his writing style just made me cringe (see my other blog here), etc, etc.
For the ones I feel comfortable with, you will see them sitting in pride of place on my bookshelf well thumbed on my shelves.
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