Posted by Jon on December 23, 1998 at 17:28:03:
In Reply to: Re: Swallows & Amazons Film posted by Dave Thewlis on December 21, 1998 at 17:49:30:
Maybe the reviewer was thinking "required" like Goosebumps is currently required reading for a certain age group - not mandatory, imposed from above, but enforced by peer pressure. OTOH 30-40 somethings suggests the popularity / demand / whatever for the S&A books peaked in the 50s and 60s, unless that was the original movie review of the '70s. In that case, the reviewer could well have been one of those for whom the books were required (in one sense or the other) reading. English can be so ambiguous at times!