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Originally Posted by HarryT
Dickens certainly isn't a children's author. I think you need to be an adult to appreciate his wit and satire.
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I think literature and classics are soured for many people, when they have to read stuff like Homer, Chaucer, Shakespeare and Dickens between 15 and 18 year old. Most are just not interested in it at that age. I'm more of an advocate to let them read what they want. OK, they'll have less classic education, but there's a bigger chance they'll become readers. They'll grow into the classics over time.