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From: darsy on 21 Jun 2010 07:53
On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:42:13 +0200, Ofnuts <o.f.n.u.t.s(a)la.poste.net>
wrote:

>On 20/06/2010 22:58, Snowleopard wrote:
>
>> These were what I was reading, and The Hobbit, but it really is very
>> personal to the child - if he likes Asterix has he tried Tintin, for
>> example? What else has he enjoyed reading?
>>
>
>Asterix, and the Tintin: are you trying to morph him into a French, or
>worse, a french-spekaing Belgian?

as opposed to a non-english-speaking Frenchman? ;-)
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d.
From: darsy on 21 Jun 2010 07:55
On 21 Jun 2010 05:32:19 GMT, "sweller" <sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk>
wrote:

>Ben wrote:
>
>> Famous Five
>> Swallows & Amazons
>> Secret Seven
>> etc
>
>I recall absolutely loathing all of them.

ditto, for the FF and the SS; never read S&A.
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d.
From: darsy on 21 Jun 2010 07:57
On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:13:31 +0100, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk
(The Older Gentleman) wrote:


>Narnia stories, yes, absolutely

Christian propaganda.
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d.
From: darsy on 21 Jun 2010 07:59
On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:03:39 +0100, Colin Irvine
<look(a)bottom.of.home.page> wrote:

>Nevil Shute

"On the Beach" is a great novel.
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d.
From: ogden on 21 Jun 2010 08:04
darsy wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:03:39 +0100, Colin Irvine
> <look(a)bottom.of.home.page> wrote:
>
> >Nevil Shute
>
> "On the Beach" is a great novel.

I've got a real soft spot for apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction.
On the Beach is a great example of the former. I love a happy ending.

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