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Hidden_MotiveS
Canada2562 Posts
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Thereisnosaurus
Australia1822 Posts
Buy this. http://www.audible.com/pd?productID=BK_HCUK_000152 It has to be martin shaw reading and the book has to be the hobbit. There are no others like it. It took me quite a long time to actually find that, there aren't any torrents of it, and the reason I'm looking is the old audio cassettes of it I had... um... wore clean through. I listened to it at least 60 times when I was a kid. It was like medicine to me. His voice is just... perfect for tolkien. His gandalf tone is sublime... I actually used it into my late teens as a cureall- pop it on and any depression, any anxiety, just dropped away. Saved me a lot of sleepless nights, mr shaw did. I should write him a letter some day... | ||
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hp.Shell
United States2527 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt Super Mario Bros. 2 & 3 Super Mario World The Legend of Zelda The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Sonic the Hedgehog Starfox 64 Mario Kart 64 Goldeneye 007 Starcraft: Brood War the list goes on! ^.^ | ||
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Matoo-
Canada1397 Posts
The problem is that most (I'm not saying all) fantasy books, especially the lower quality ones who have started flooding the shelves since the fantasy boom about 10 yrs ago, are quite shallow intellectually and the writing style is pretty basic. And even if that wasn't the case I think a kid benefits more from reading a wider range of styles. So I'm rather gonna feed my kids other stuff first. SF is very attractive and often intellectually stimulating so it's great. Greek mythology is incredibly entertaining and gives a solid cultural background. Then there's a shitton of great classic books that I had a great time reading as a kid and have amazing writing styles so thanks to them I learnt how to express myself in more elaborate ways. Maybe I sound like a strict parent here but if my kid can enjoy himself while also bettering himself at the same time I'm all for it. It's not about forcing, it's about suggesting - when they're in age to go to the bookstore and buy their own books I obviously won't stop them from reading anything they want. @News: I've just reread The Monster a few weeks ago. Took me hours to find because I had read it a decade ago and wasn't even sure who the author was - I just remembered that there was an incredibly powerful novel out there somewhere and I had to read it again. It's indeed really really good. On September 22 2010 23:42 tofucake wrote: Every Terry Pratchett book. Fantasy and satire, so both kids and adults can read them. Maybe read them to your kids instead of just having them read it? I don't think I'll ever read books to my kids if they're willing to read them themselves. I just don't see the point - as a kid it would've annoyed me to no end because it would go too slowly and it also doesn't train your kid to read. | ||
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ATeddyBear
Canada2843 Posts
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ELA
Denmark4608 Posts
However, my grandchildren will probably never read a book.. Funny when you think about it | ||
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MuR)Ernu
Finland768 Posts
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RandomAccount#49059
United States2140 Posts
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Yurie
12175 Posts
On September 23 2010 01:43 ELA wrote: For my own kids, I would like them to read The Hobbit and maybe Moby Dick. However, my grandchildren will probably never read a book.. Funny when you think about it They will most likely read 1 or 2 books as part of language history even if books themselves fall away. I would probably want them to read the Narnia series. Then perhaps the Abhorsen Trilogy or Paksenarrion series. Perhaps Un Lun Dun as well, not sure how well that will stand the test of time though. Other than that I would have to see what their tastes are and try to keep an interest in books alive through catering to that. | ||
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Sinnq
Denmark75 Posts
The Name of the Wind, The Painted man, Assassin's Apprentice when the kid gets older. | ||
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bech
Denmark162 Posts
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shadowy
Bulgaria305 Posts
Edit: I am pretty sure I messed up the grammar somehow  . | ||
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rredtooth
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yB.TeH
Germany419 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + this was a joke | ||
LosingID8
CA10835 Posts
any books by raymond e feist and david eddings. david eddings probably when they're a little younger, like 8-10th grade, feist for when they are like 10-12th. none of them are particularly difficult reads, but feist's books have a little more meat to them in terms of character development and twisting plot lines that may be more difficult for a younger reader to follow. OH and when they are in elementary school they should definitely read animorphs lol. i loved those books. another series for elementary school kids are hardy boys/nancy drew. and don't forget the dinosaur books... i loved those when i was like 5-7 years old. | ||
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N3rV[Green]
United States1935 Posts
thats about it though, LOTR is a wonderful story as well... | ||
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tobbias881
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EAGER-beaver
Canada2799 Posts
How'd this book not get mentioned so far? Thumbs up for anything terry pratchet and kurt vunnegut, (ie, slaughterhouse 5) although I think kurt vunnegut's stuff is probably out of the realm of children. Even though i'm as atheist as you can possibly get, I would encourage my children to read the bible, especially the old testament, it's a pretty insane book that serves up the human condition in a pretty raw way, just don't present it as a religious text that can't be questioned. | ||
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Mythago
Finland33 Posts
Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game I read them myself in my teens or so, excellent memories, and have read them again later several times. I could probably write several page's worth of good books, but I'll just stick with those now. | ||
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Vinnesta
Singapore285 Posts
If you want your kid to be Sam Walton, maybe -.-" The (modern) classics are important, so that obvious allusions won't be lost on our kids. Pride and Prejudice, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1984, etc. I loved A Wrinkle In Time when I was younger! EDIT: I just remembered, The Diary of a Young Girl/Anne Frank! We should teach our kids about wars' cruelty at a young age. | ||
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