tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post115772442016502441..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: Childhood's BooksCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-1157920613988415022006-09-10T15:36:00.000-05:002006-09-10T15:36:00.000-05:00I had this same reaction the first time I read one...I had this same reaction the first time I read one of my daughters a Nancy Drew mystery. I loved those books when I was eight or nine, found them so "grown up" (Nancy being 18) and thrilling; when I read them as an adult, I found them embarrassingly contrived and silly. But my little girls loved them.cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-1157903462383648692006-09-10T10:51:00.000-05:002006-09-10T10:51:00.000-05:00I remember the Three Investigators more fondly, as...I remember the Three Investigators more fondly, as well. In fact, I have a few of those lying around that I bought at that book sale. Maybe I should try one of those. They also had better titles, it seemed to me.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-1157827638696707112006-09-09T13:47:00.000-05:002006-09-09T13:47:00.000-05:00I liked "The Three Investigators" more than the "H...I liked "The Three Investigators" more than the "Hardy Boys." I think really they were better written. I had a Hardy Boys where they spouted prison slang in order to make some guy think they'd once been in jail and that seemed pretty hokey. <BR/><BR/>I can't get quite the charge out of Tarzan novels these days as I once did either, although there are some fun ones - I always thought "Tarzan and the Lion Man" would make an interesting Tarzan science fiction film.Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.com