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View Poll Results: What friendly book will we read in June? | |||
Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian | 7 | 53.85% | |
A Catskill Eagle by Robert B. Parker | 3 | 23.08% | |
My Brilliant Friend by Elana Ferrante | 5 | 38.46% | |
Absolute Friends by John Le Carré | 6 | 46.15% | |
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas | 8 | 61.54% | |
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman | 4 | 30.77% | |
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery | 5 | 38.46% | |
The Little White Bird by J.M. Barrie | 6 | 46.15% | |
The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff | 2 | 15.38% | |
Truth and Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett | 3 | 23.08% | |
Greyfriars Bobby by Eleanor Atkinson | 3 | 23.08% | |
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06-14-2018, 01:37 PM | #76 |
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06-14-2018, 02:01 PM | #77 |
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Forgive me, o learned ladies!
All I really meant to do was comment on a regrettable tendency to make already accessible media less interesting. It reminds me of how when the Nancy Drew books were "modernized" they were also, yes, dumbed down. The rewritten books were shorter, with less complex sentences and an easier vocabulary. I loved Nancy and that was a loss, and, face it, she wasn't exactly in the highly challenging category in the first place. A little challenge is a good thing. I wonder what Classic Comics "excavated" when they put out the revamped comic? |
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06-16-2018, 12:58 AM | #82 |
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Well done -- thanks for that confirmation. It fits with the overall feel, so I can't say I'm surprised. But good sleuthing!
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