FOAK: Books for (bright) 7-yr-old

ugh.

 

I recently-ish read Liz Jensen's "The Rapture" - recommended (but
then, I like everything she's written).

 

I reckon my lad has probably read all of them and gone to see the films,
using the subterfuge of having a 10 year old half brother.

 

I don't actually remember reading any of the books, although I'm
familar with the characters.

 

Heh, you naughty man.

I recently re-read Stranger in a Strange Land, although this time it was
the uncut version. Exactly as I remembered, a teenage boys wank fest.

Must nip down the library and get Time Enough for Love.

 

not /quite/ what I had in mind; I was thinking more along the lines of
Podkayne of Mars or Space Family Stone.

 

Perishing paint pots!

 

I quite liked it. A period piece, obviously, but one of the best opening
scenes of any book, ever.

I even saw Rodney Bewes (yes! him out of Viz!) do a one-man show of it
in Windsor a few years back.

Do yourself a favour though, get some Kurt Vonnegut in that book club
sharpish. Genius.

 

In a vaguely similar vein, I really enjoyed the Cities in Flight series by
James Blish when I was a kid.

 

Breakfast of Champions!

 

One of the best, certainly, along with Slaughterhouse 5. I thought Hocus
Pocus was pretty good too.

 

Ffs Tog.

There's this bloke I know locally, bit of a wanker really[1], and an
ugly **** to boot - his nickname is Captain Haddock. Now you've
mentioned him and the delectable Snowy sharing time together I'm
feeling rather ill at the prospect of him getting anywhere near her
before I do.

[1] I lied, he's a lot of a wanker

 

I've never read any of his, and I really ought to. There's a semi-local
connection in that he worked on the scrapped R100[1] airship under
Barnes Wallis, and I was in Barnes Wallis house at middle school

[1] The fated R101 was built just up the road from where I am now, in
the village I was born in.

 

Well, yes, but a good yarn nonetheless, and some of the stories in the
Bible are pretty good.

 

Hassel FFS.

Paul.

 

<looks at Shute collection>

I think "On The Beach" would be in my top five books. Wasn't so keen
on "Alice" but do like "No Highway" and "Ruined City".

 

Heh.. well, the earlier you start with another language the better,
non?

 

Well I enjoyed it. JKJ has a nice turn of phrase.

 

I read this while earlier in the year and was quite impressed. I keep
forgetting to look for other stuff she's written., though.

 

Huck Finn, Lord of the Flies, Those books featuring Hal and Roger Hunt.
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