Comment on Anon can't go on a field trip
rumba@lemmy.zip 4 days agoI’d argue that the series had WAY too much death, war, sexism and slavery to get a pass on being children’s books that are beyond scrutiny, that’s just my opinion though.
Comment on Anon can't go on a field trip
rumba@lemmy.zip 4 days agoI’d argue that the series had WAY too much death, war, sexism and slavery to get a pass on being children’s books that are beyond scrutiny, that’s just my opinion though.
rockerface@lemm.ee 3 days ago
The last 2 books had definitely grown past children’s labeling. Neither the writing nor the worldbuilding has grown alongside them, though.
thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I think that’s part of what made the series so popular though. She did a great job at letting the characters in the books grow up alongside the readers. Someone who read the first book when they were 7 could enjoy the last book when they were 14.
I haven’t re-read the books since I finished them sometime around that age, so I won’t comment on the world-building or writing outside of recalling that I was completely absorbed and fascinated when I read them.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Exactly! As they go on, get get more and more young adult, which is fantastic.
Hyphlosion@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Still a better love story than Twilight.