More Book Recommendations

[Steve]

--- "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:

> Finally -
> 
> "The Book of Lost Things" by John Connolly
> ($16 Amazon, $14 Walmart)
> 
> ...
> 
> Note this book is not marketed to young readers, though
> it is appropraite for most. There are a couple of very
> vague references to sex, but only in the form of what
> parents do late at night when they think their kids are
> sleeping. I'm sure any normal kid age 10 or older will
> be able to read it and keep it in perspective. For more
> naive kids under 10, the parent may want to read it 
> first. Though, I must say, parents should read it in
> any case, as they will certainly enjoy it.
> 
> ...

bboyminn:

Sorry about replying to my own post, but I was reading
reader reviews of this book at Amazon,... 

http://www.amazon.com/Book-Lost-Things-Novel/dp/0743298853/sr=8-1/qid=1169587631/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-9172479-1396869?ie=UTF8&s=books

...and perhaps I have underestimated the darkness and
adult nature of this book. I still stand by what I said
though. But, perhaps I should qualify my statements. 
While this book does touch on some adult subjects like
sex and homosexuality, it does so with the very lightest
of hands, and in ways appropriate to the story. 

This book is dark in the way the Grimm's Fairytales are
dark. It is definitely not the Disney-fied version of
events. In Grimm's fairytales the wicked step-mother has
red hot iron shoes placed on her feet and she dances 
until she is dead. You definitely won't see that in the
Disney version.

While there are delicate subjects and dark events, as I 
said they are handled with a light, gentle, and sensitive
hand. I still stand by what I said, any /normal/ kid age
10 and over will have no problems relating to this story,
and keeping the events in prespective. Any parent who 
might be in doubt, should read the book first. I am quite
sure that if you have any interest in the fantasy genre, 
you will love this story, and will have no problem letting
you /normal/ (age appropriate) kids read it. 

Just passing it along.

Steve/bboyminn