February Books
Mar. 2nd, 2015 06:35 pmThe Enid Blyton was one I had not read before and it makes me wonder if my editions (from the 60s and 70s) were censored. It's the only Famous Five novel I've read that references rationing (first published 1948). Also, it has a lot of praise for spam, delicious food for all.
It is also the most sexist, with the boys refusing to allow George to participate in the adventure at all. And the only one I remember that uses a word my grandmother would have used to describe someone with very dark skin. (Context, George fell into a pile of soot).
Naomi Klein This Changes Everything 2014
Anne Rooney Evolution: Why did fish grow feet and other stories of life on Earth 2014
JM Barrie The Admirable Crichton 1914
Anna Krylova Soviet Women in Combat: A History of Violence on the Eastern Front 2010
Enid Blyton Five Go Off to Camp 1948
David Traill Schliemann of Troy: Treasure and Deceit 1995
Somerset Studio 2000
Michelle Cooper The FitzOsbornes at War 2010
Robert Heinlein Between Planets 1951
Mary Renault The King Must Die 1958
It is also the most sexist, with the boys refusing to allow George to participate in the adventure at all. And the only one I remember that uses a word my grandmother would have used to describe someone with very dark skin. (Context, George fell into a pile of soot).
Naomi Klein This Changes Everything 2014
Anne Rooney Evolution: Why did fish grow feet and other stories of life on Earth 2014
JM Barrie The Admirable Crichton 1914
Anna Krylova Soviet Women in Combat: A History of Violence on the Eastern Front 2010
Enid Blyton Five Go Off to Camp 1948
David Traill Schliemann of Troy: Treasure and Deceit 1995
Somerset Studio 2000
Michelle Cooper The FitzOsbornes at War 2010
Robert Heinlein Between Planets 1951
Mary Renault The King Must Die 1958