As a young teen I read Harold Robbins, Mario Puzo and other such authors. I tried going back to some of them last year. It was a sad disappointment. I remember what a huge impact these books had on me. The begging and pleading with the librarian to let me read them at 12 and 13. The clever way I worked out just which librarians could be conned into letting me into the adult section. I tried last year, 4 different books by the above 2 authors and a couple more. I found the books scary in how sexist they were, how for the most part beyond tacky. How did they ever make this impact on me is beyond me now. I had so wanted to go back and read Valley of the Dolls. I think I just do not want my childhood memory ruined by finding out all that was so amazing at the time, was nothing but a bit of horrible tacky sexist writing. I am certain that will be the case lol
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Originally Posted by elemenoP
My parents must be the same generation as yours. They had all of the books you mention, plus works by Mario Puzo, Chaim Potok, Herman Wouk, Mary Renault, many others. Do young people read any of these authors today? I read some of them when I was in my teens and a few had a big effect on me. Sometimes I think about going back to these authors.
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