I have to admit, that in some ways,

[Carlsson79]

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Date: 7/22/00 9:17 pm  (ET)

As ayoung adult muself, I beleive I can answer this

> Has it all become a contest of who can read the fastest and then prove
it by telling other people what they've read? If they finish the book
before you do, they may give away things that you had every intention
of finding out yourself.

No - this is not the case. I remeber discovering good books with my
friends. We weren't really old enough to discuss their literary qualities,
and we treated good books - or any books - with a great ammount of
respect. We never spoilt endings, and we recommended good ones to each
other. Reading Rohld Dahl, the Worst Witch, or Pongwiffy was NEVER a
race. We told people when we had finished, and then we might talk about
it. We'd not even say "I liked the ending" in case it spoiled it. <G>.

What i hate about this is that when you feed a kid your opinion -
they will repeat it. I remeber not liking Margaret Thatcher - on no
ground but my arents moaned about it a lot. Until a few yeas ago,
I would jut regurgitate what adults had told me. I get really peeved
when I see kids being forced vegetarian food when their parents are,
or going to poloticall rallies - and holding banners on something they
know nothing about.

Get a child to tell a reporter his/her view - he will repeat something
he has heard, and add his own child like explanation. I don't like harry
potter because he is too popular. Yeuch.

Just one of my usuall rants - allthough you can'tdeny I have a point?

Nicholas