books

[azurelunatic]

Read Genesis by Poul Anderson today.

I have to keep reminding myself that when an author of SF goes highly recommended by other SF readers, I am actually likely to appreciate their work. Fen are not garden-variety book reviewers; I tend to avoid books that claim to be bestsellers, out of a childhood dislike of the cover art, and the condescending belief that if everybody liked it, I wouldn't: I was not "everybody", and the things pushed at me as appropriate for my age group I saw as demeaning.

My one guilty secret, with books, was reading the Sweet Valley High books when in middle school. Mama thought they were yucky, and FatherSir thought they were trash. I read them to defy my parents in secret, and to get the clandestine thrills of the ultra-hip California world. I collected the Sweet Valley Twins books for a while, and checked the Babysitter's Club books out from the library.

All in all, I still prefer Jane Austen and Gordon Korman.

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[weruletheschool.livejournal.com]

Oh, don't get me wrong--I carried around a collection of Edgar Allen Poe, and had several volumes of Greek and Norse mythology when I was in only second grade. My reading level was much higher than that of my classmates. But I still had my guilty pleasure. I think I read them to have something more light-hearted and fun.