on the heels of the last one
Jul. 15th, 2005 03:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
But oo oo oo, I have a more interesting poll! That is to say, it's more interesting to me. That is to say... oh, hell with it.
It's the battle of the children's books! And Lord of the Rings. Um, so most of these are fantasy novels, but some are not; most are series, but some are not; most are at least somewhat specific (i.e., a specific novel or series) but sometimes it's a question about an author's general body of work. I don't know, do the best you can. It's not a perfect survey, as if one were to get nitpicky one could argue that it's hard to evaluate an author's body of work as if it were all of a piece, as it is often not. But none of you are going to get nitpicky, right? Because you love me. And because this is a stupid poll.
I never claimed to be... anything, really. In the last five minutes, anyway, and that's about the expiration date on any of my sentences, as I am flighty and whimsical and - damn! I just claimed to be flighty and whimsical.
Um, never mind? Vote in the poll? I'ma go hide now.
ETA: OMG how did I forget Madeleine L'Engle? I must go die of shame now. You can tell me which you prefer in the comments if you want.
[Poll #533240]
It's the battle of the children's books! And Lord of the Rings. Um, so most of these are fantasy novels, but some are not; most are series, but some are not; most are at least somewhat specific (i.e., a specific novel or series) but sometimes it's a question about an author's general body of work. I don't know, do the best you can. It's not a perfect survey, as if one were to get nitpicky one could argue that it's hard to evaluate an author's body of work as if it were all of a piece, as it is often not. But none of you are going to get nitpicky, right? Because you love me. And because this is a stupid poll.
I never claimed to be... anything, really. In the last five minutes, anyway, and that's about the expiration date on any of my sentences, as I am flighty and whimsical and - damn! I just claimed to be flighty and whimsical.
Um, never mind? Vote in the poll? I'ma go hide now.
ETA: OMG how did I forget Madeleine L'Engle? I must go die of shame now. You can tell me which you prefer in the comments if you want.
[Poll #533240]
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Date: 2005-07-15 07:44 pm (UTC)Because that was an awesome book.
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Date: 2005-07-15 07:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-15 07:58 pm (UTC)*Looks it up*
My book was called Knight's Castle and it is about Four cousins, Roger, Ann, Eliza, and Jack, have an extraordinary summer when, after an old toy soldier comes to life, they find themselves transported back to the days of Robin and Ivanhoe.
It's by Edward Eager who should totally be on your poll, because he wrote some wonderful fantasy stories.
And Elizabeth Enright was awesome too
And Ruth Chew.
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Date: 2005-07-15 08:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-16 03:40 am (UTC)I'm going to have to raid my sister's bookshelves and reread all these now.
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Date: 2005-07-16 10:53 pm (UTC)E Nesbit is another good one.
I could talk about this for days, can you tell?
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Date: 2005-07-15 07:57 pm (UTC)I'm not sure what the point of this comment was.
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Date: 2005-07-15 08:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-15 08:14 pm (UTC)...I should reread Wrinkle In Time, etc. It's been too long.
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Date: 2005-07-16 08:47 am (UTC)Whereas, Madeleine L'Engle's characters are REAL--they make mistakes, they do stupid things, are awkward, wonderful, quixotic...complex. Diana Wynne Jones's magical world (at least in the Chrestomanci books) is just as interesting as HP, but again doesn't get the press.
A friend of mine suggests that the mania for HP is based around modern society's need for culturally significant major events...ie that we need connection and community and don't find it in our everyday compartmentalized lives, so must seek it out in Big Moments like the release of a book, or outpourings of grief over a person we've never met.
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Date: 2005-07-15 07:54 pm (UTC)Harry Potter or The Indian in the Cupboard?
*laughs*
I totally scoffed out loud at this. I adore Indian in the Cupboard. It wins my vote hands down. Or Narnia, for that matter. There is NOTHING that I would choose over Narnia. Except maybe L.M. Montgomery's works, and even then? It would be difficult.
Hee. I may have focused on Kids Lit in College. Maybe. ;)
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Date: 2005-07-15 07:57 pm (UTC)I love love LOVE Susan Cooper and Lloyd Alexander's books. So good! And Robin McKinley is one my most favorite fantasy authors.
Best series (even after the crushing disappointment I felt when I found out it was a Christian allegory) is the Chronicles of Narnia. No contest.
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Date: 2005-07-15 07:58 pm (UTC)(Which I could just ask. But it's more fun to do it through kids' lit.)
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Date: 2005-07-15 08:26 pm (UTC)I've had moments of spirituality, some Christian and some not. At this point I'm not a particularly religious person.
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Date: 2005-07-15 09:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-16 08:50 am (UTC)It still doesn't bother me and I'm a lot more wary of Christianity now than I was as a kid (and the child of missionaries)--I still love the basic stories.
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Date: 2005-07-15 08:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-15 08:08 pm (UTC)I need to go to the library.
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Date: 2005-07-15 08:14 pm (UTC)Yay! Ruth Chew.
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Date: 2005-07-15 08:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-15 08:17 pm (UTC)I am also a child of the 70's. (teenager of the 80's) Did you watch Land of the Lost, too?
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Date: 2005-07-15 08:21 pm (UTC)I watched them all. Sigmund and the Sea Monster, Lidsville, HR Puffenstuff.
I graduated in 1984. My icon is my first grade pic.
Mind if I friend you?
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Date: 2005-07-15 08:27 pm (UTC)I graduated in 1985. Just had my 20th reunion.
I loved Holly in LOTL. Wanted to BE Holly. Remember the episode where she met her older self?
Do you remember the Kroft Superstar Power Hour? With Elecro Woman and Dyno Girl?
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Date: 2005-07-15 08:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-15 08:12 pm (UTC)(HP over Indian?!!)
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Date: 2005-07-15 08:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-15 08:17 pm (UTC)(Although the strain of sharing a computer may yet be the doom of us. :) Gotta go so he can respond to people!)
(uh, yeah, I got out of work early today and we're both home.)
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Date: 2005-07-15 08:20 pm (UTC)(Also, L'Engle. :) And you forgot 'His Dark Materials".)
Ahem.
Date: 2005-07-15 08:30 pm (UTC)Seen the first two movies. Never read a single book.
Re: Ahem.
Date: 2005-07-15 08:31 pm (UTC)See, I ain't so dumb. ;)
Re: Ahem.
Date: 2005-07-15 08:34 pm (UTC)Re: Ahem.
Date: 2005-07-15 09:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-15 09:28 pm (UTC)