[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Was: Golden Compass and is, Eowyn, Narnia, etc.

[P. Alexis Nguyen]

marion11111:
> Think about it.
> Narnia, Nancy Drew, Little Women, the Melendy family, etc.
> all have children managing
> with little or no parental involvment.

Parental involvement really ruins the whole "independent adventure"
thing.  I do agree.  It's not a matter of "absentee parenting" or
anything.  In fact, that didn't even occur to me until today.

Anyway, I really liked the Narnia books when I was younger, but I do
admit that I never saw the blatant Christian thing.  I think that is,
partially, because I grew up in another country and Christian thought
wasn't as integrated into society there as it is in countries like the
US.

I LOVED Nancy Drew, though.  Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys were great.
 There was a point when I wanted to have three kids and named
them...well, the obvious.  Good times.  Actually, funny story, my
little cousin was visiting us a few years ago, and she got into my
bookcase.  She's fairly good with her books, so I would've never known
except that I discovered one of my super mysteries (the Drew-Hardy
crossover books for those not in the know) had a folded corner on one
of the pages.  Yes, that's how much I loved those books.  :)

Good times.

~Ali