tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post122327427259717222..comments2023-12-30T15:23:47.095+00:00Comments on Is there a Plan B?: Books at blogtime: The Hunger GamesHarriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11975259590293860488noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-69981979353856132452012-04-18T14:17:01.987+01:002012-04-18T14:17:01.987+01:00Let me know how he gets on! When did you start hi...Let me know how he gets on! When did you start him on Harry Potter by the way? B is thinking of starting with L once she's at school (in August) - and then not doing them all in a row, straight away, because clearly she's not ready for the later ones yet. I'm not sure that that's still not too early (she's 5 on Saturday).Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975259590293860488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-4925991779720172202012-04-18T14:15:47.028+01:002012-04-18T14:15:47.028+01:00Absolutely. They're also going to be champion ...Absolutely. They're also going to be champion sports players, award winning artists and independent thinkers of the first water.<br /><br />Just for the avoidance of doubt.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975259590293860488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-70034258742437931992012-04-18T14:14:40.063+01:002012-04-18T14:14:40.063+01:00I'm sure it will return. I reckon once a read...I'm sure it will return. I reckon once a reader, alwasys a reader. And he can catch up on the Wind in the Willows then...Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975259590293860488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-10137679691780125212012-04-18T14:14:08.156+01:002012-04-18T14:14:08.156+01:00Me too. I really expected her to cop out and avoi...Me too. I really expected her to cop out and avoid doing what she did - especially given its audience. I thought it was brilliant that she didn't. As you say, still on my mind...Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975259590293860488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-49829706393767843422012-04-17T23:08:07.741+01:002012-04-17T23:08:07.741+01:00He's made of quite tough stuff (he's grown...He's made of quite tough stuff (he's grown up on Doctor Who and X Men (!). Might be one we read together then. We're doing that with Harry Potter at the mo as they're getting rather darkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124513427678555863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-13284058408922496742012-04-17T19:57:11.104+01:002012-04-17T19:57:11.104+01:00Your kids are going to be busy...Your kids are going to be busy...Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-86432062601863340122012-04-17T14:13:15.691+01:002012-04-17T14:13:15.691+01:00My son was quite lucky that he was a 'Red Hous...My son was quite lucky that he was a 'Red House Reader' for Red House children's books. From about the age of seven he would be sent books, often proof copies, to review for their magazine. It was great fun for him but I do wonder now whether he missed out on some of the classics as he was busy with lots of new titles. I've found as a teenager he's gone off fiction reading. I'm told this will return but at the moment I'm quite sad that I can't seem to get him interested.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-18819030949103688302012-04-17T13:38:22.587+01:002012-04-17T13:38:22.587+01:00Although there were some seriously huge and depres...Although there were some seriously huge and depressing themes in the third book, especially for a young adult readership, I kind of thought it was great that she took the tone there. It was so very real that the characters would be affected that way. A week after finishing, and it's still on my mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-44824095438869999822012-04-17T12:14:57.924+01:002012-04-17T12:14:57.924+01:00Hmmm. Tricky. Gut feeling, no. I'd probably...Hmmm. Tricky. Gut feeling, no. I'd probably wait until he was a teenager. It's pretty graphic and unpleasant in parts. But.... I read a whole load of stuff when I was too young for it (Jane Eyre at 9 anyone?!) and I think much of it just passed me by, only to be picked up on a later re-read. I certainly don't remember being scarred for life by anything I read too young.<br /><br />So I think it depends on him. There is a lot of death, and a lot of violence and suffering, and only you'll know how well he'll deal with that. Do you still read to/with him at bedtime? If so, I'd say definitely go for it. It's in chapters, so you could read it together and then maybe discuss any of the biggies...<br /><br />Oh, and there's quite a lot of kissing too (tho' only kissing, don't panic!), so if the mutiliation doesn't gross him out, that might!Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975259590293860488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-87216270741520847532012-04-17T11:22:57.430+01:002012-04-17T11:22:57.430+01:00Ooo oo oo. Do you think it's suitable for a 9 ...Ooo oo oo. Do you think it's suitable for a 9 year old to read? My son is desperate to read it but I wasn't sure if the themes were too 'grown up' for him?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124513427678555863noreply@blogger.com