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-= Classics Illustrated comics=-
Wow... Thanks for sparking that memory. I suppose it hits us all in different ways. We seem to agree that abridged versions don't have much of a place with adult readers. But now that I consider everything I read as a child (including Classics Illustrated comics), I see how even an abridged version will feed the fires of imagination. And really, those of us with kids are certainly happy to see our kids read, abridged or not.
I remember when I was about 10 or 11, my mother knew I loved science fiction so she got me a subscription to a science fiction magazine called "Galileo." I received 3 or 4 issues before she discovered the adult language (specifically an F word that doesn't rhyme with "bovine") and she cancelled the subscription. I totally get why she did that. But my attitude at the time was not one that had me sneaking it to my friends and giggling in the corner of the classroom. Instead, it was serious fiction and as it was written that way... presented that way... I took it that way. It wasn't a conscious decision. In fact, before she did that, the word in question had little clout. I just saw it as an indicator that I was reading something adult (not the sexually graphic version of 'adult' -- or if it was, it was lost on me at 10). I did realize that much of my vocabulary was enhanced by reading things that were not specific to my age group. But, again, as a parent, I see the value in such things.
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