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From Folk & Fairy Tales

Oct 04, 2008 11:23

Out at a local used bookstore the other day, I came across a university course reader, Folk & Fairy Tales (3rd ed), edited by Martin Hallett and Barbara Karasek. From the introduction:

The distinguished American critic Leslie Fielder once observed that children's books introduce all the plots used in adult works and that adult responses are ( Read more... )

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blamedstarlie October 4 2008, 15:51:58 UTC

Oh man! I had a really great fairy tale book that was really old. I got it in a antique store in Washington state and had to leave it there when we moved. BOO!

blamedstarlie October 4 2008, 15:53:52 UTC

Also... my husband and I met @ a place called "coffeetime" in Portland, OR. :D

childhood reading amithaknight October 4 2008, 20:34:54 UTC

I think that childhood reading definitely influences what you choose to read later on in life. I'm not really able to articulate well why I think this is the case, (I've erased and re-written this post many times), but it seems somehow intuitive that as you grow older you learn what you like and what you don't like. A lot of the time as a child, books are forced onto you through school or through your family and you begin to learn which types of things capture your interest more, which types of characters you feel represent you better. It's a little bit like learning about yourself ( ... )

jarien October 5 2008, 00:47:36 UTC

I have been looking for a book I read in childhood for literally all of my self-sufficient adult life. I was quoting kindergarten library books with a friend over dinner a few weeks ago... I know the roots of what I enjoy as an adult are found in the things from my childhood. :)

In spite of how hard my mom tried to train me away from it all!

sidhe1 October 5 2008, 03:43:59 UTC

I absolutely think our childhood reading influences our adult reading. I still read the same sort of thing now as I did when I was little, obviously with more adult themes, though. Most of the people I know read something similar to what they liked as kids. My mom and I still read sci-fi and fantasy more than other genres. My best friend reads romance (as a child she was in love with the princess stories where they all get married in the end). My grandmother reads courtroom dramas and thrillers the most. These are all the more adult versions of what we were found reading most often as kids, although I have to say for my mom and myself, we will read about anything. I tend to love courtroom drama and Jane Austen as much as fantasy and sci-fi ( ... )