tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372766156282694670.post6313334820118172005..comments2023-10-20T06:56:13.500-04:00Comments on Wizards Wireless: Sometimes a bunny is just a bunnySusan Kuselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15613470998029847177noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372766156282694670.post-90758742132238115612011-11-08T18:17:55.764-05:002011-11-08T18:17:55.764-05:00My BFF and I have an ongoing conversation about ex...My BFF and I have an ongoing conversation about exactly this, and the way books are taught in English classes in high school.<br /><br />Gail Carriger--<em>an author</em>--<a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/gailcarriger/pic/0035yawf" rel="nofollow">posted this on her blog</a> a couple of weeks ago.<br /><br />Sure, it's possible there may be an underlying hidden message to the colour the protagonist's room is painted, but more than likely, it just happens that the author decided that peach walls sounded like fun. I'm sure this depends on the type of fiction you're reading, also, but it irritates me that so many school students are taught to loathe reading, and some truly amazing books, because they're taught to over analyse, rather than just read and enjoy, and understand.<br /><br />Any text prescribed as part of national English curriculum: that's my vote for over-analysed :DSarahhttp://saz101.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372766156282694670.post-49478133861845202962011-06-20T21:37:40.620-04:002011-06-20T21:37:40.620-04:00Here, Here, Susan!
It hasn't been analyzed to...Here, Here, Susan!<br /><br />It hasn't been analyzed to death, but one of my favorite series, the Redwall books, has been casually dismissed by some as not "complex" enough. Brian Jacques' good guys are good guys and his baddies are baddies, and that's about it. People say that is too simplistic, and ignore the adventurous and swashbuckling tale he tries to tell.<br /><br />There are people who can enjoy the view of a frog basking on a log by a still pond, and then there are those who are never content until the frog is pinned to a lab tray...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372766156282694670.post-853438686619580072011-05-31T17:22:03.115-04:002011-05-31T17:22:03.115-04:00Dave- I completely agree. And yes, Where the Wild ...Dave- I completely agree. And yes, Where the Wild Things Are is one of those books that have been over-analyzed to death.Susan Kuselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613470998029847177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372766156282694670.post-49811895340134923592011-05-31T15:54:57.410-04:002011-05-31T15:54:57.410-04:00And I forgot to answer Susan's question...
I...And I forgot to answer Susan's question... <br /><br />I have not done much reading but I'm going to mention Where the Wild Things Are, just because there is a movie.DaveR209https://www.blogger.com/profile/11526949141375650767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372766156282694670.post-40108737612430413002011-05-31T15:52:16.387-04:002011-05-31T15:52:16.387-04:00Well put! My children have enjoyed Goodnight moon...Well put! My children have enjoyed Goodnight moon for it's rhythm and simple art style. At least in my experience, the logic of saying goodnight to a list of objects matches the logic of a four year old mind trying to settle down and make order of the world.<br /><br />Too look for much deeper meaning is to go searching for that pesky monster in the closet--like I have told all of my kids, there is nothing there.DaveR209https://www.blogger.com/profile/11526949141375650767noreply@blogger.com