What was your favourite book as a kid? (1 Viewer)

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I remember reading the Books of Blood as a kid and being obsessed and terrified. I have a particularly vivid memory of reading "dread" and it messing me up.

I had to look that particular story up to remember it, yeah, that one was pretty disturbing. The Books of Blood are incredible though. The amount of imagination packed into each story.

Weaveworld was a real favourite too.
 
I remember reading the Books of Blood as a kid and being obsessed and terrified. I have a particularly vivid memory of reading "dread" and it messing me up.

The only Clive Barker I read as a teenager was The Great and Secret Show. Thought it was great - but The Jaffe freaked me out. Not really suitable for youngsters though. Full of sex... and it's not sexy sex.

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Can Young Adult fiction go too far?

good read, this bit is interesting

Wilkinson noted that now readers in their mid/late teens are finding YA books, rather than viewing these titles as too childish and not for them. The “John Green effect” means that books are more likely to get into the hands of the age group the author hopes for. O’Neill added that while readers as young as 11 have read her book, they tend to focus on the romance elements and not pick up on the more disturbing implications that concern older readers.
 
A bit depressing

The power is in the people’s hands. If the book-buying public can bypass the easy options, and overlook the celebrity offerings, then it will change the dynamic for writers too

Lol nah man, you can't absolve yourself so easily.

On the plus side, people have been chomping at the bit to cancel David Walliams for a while now so that'll at least keep us entertained for day or two at some point.
 
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