Coincidentally, I just offered a two-woman book club to my DIL, who is an avid reader. She reads constantly. So I saw a "best beach books of 2017" article in CNN and asked her if she'd be interested in both of us reading one.
We chose Touch by Courtney Maum: suits both DIL and I. Interesting topic: technology and culture. The tone is really a little bit more geared to Millennials or GenXers. But I'm enjoying it. It's been a while since I read fiction.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZAEHWZ...ng=UTF8&btkr=1
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Interesting about the Harry Potter books, the first one is written a 6th grade reading level, and each one advances a grade level, making the last 2 challenging reading even for many adults. The author deals with all of the universal themes, on many levels, with a fair amount of whimsy and word play, which I think is what makes them so appealing for adults.
I read a Harry Potter or two and enjoyed them, but then it felt like more of the same thing so I did not continue with the series. I feel the same way about a lot of adult series too. I agree that children's literature can be wonderful, e.g. The Secret Garden, Alice in Wonderland. The Book Thief is supposed to be young adult fiction, but I was one of many not-so-young adults who loved it.
I read all of KV when I was younger, but it was so long ago that I can only remember it was strange stuff and I liked it.
My daughter is a big HP fan. Read the books. Seen the movies. Been to the theme park.
It's a little tiresome, but a kid who reads when they could be gaming is no small thing.
My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already!
In the realm of British children's fantasy literature, I just love The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, etc.). As others have said, although they are "children's" books, they touch on a lot of universal themes. I re-read the entire series a few years ago with my kids and still really enjoyed it even as an adult.
p.s. I put a hold on Welcome to the Monkey House at our local library, thanks for the recommendation!
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