I know we are always sharing the books we loved - and I wondered if anyone else is like me and guiltily wondering why I didn't like certain books - and if I would now? We had a whole set of children's classics - and despite loving lots and lots of them, such as Treasure Island, Lorna Doone, Kidnapped, Robinson Crusoe, Black Beauty, The Water Babies, Oliver Twist, there were others I was absolutely bored to tears with. Off the top of my head I'll start with:-
'Swallows and Amazons'
'What Katy Did' (although I didn't mind 'What Katy Did At School')
Loved the Narnia books - but disliked 'The Horse and His Boy' (and I wasn't overly keen on 'The Magician's Nephew)
'Heidi'
'The Children of the New Forest'
'Little Women' - although I liked 'Little Men'
Now, I have read all the Narnia series several times, and I'm still not very fond of those two. Can anyone convince me I should re-read 'Swallows and Amazons' or 'Heidi' perhaps? Or will I still find them boring, do you think? I feel faintly sad that there are 'classic' children's books that I failed to get any enjoyment from, particularly as a lot of them were so wonderful.
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