Posted by Elizabeth on January 11, 2009 at 22:42:37 user Elizabeth.
In Reply to: Re: Jilly Cooper's comment posted by Jock on January 11, 2009 at 10:58:49:
I agree with the one part of Jock's post I know anything about, not having read The Far Distant Oxus or The Amber Spyglass: None of the Swallows, Amazons or D's appear to have felt anything but childhood friendship of the best sort. I have read & enjoyed books for slightly older readers which have the sort of romance that appeals to many pre-teen girls, a lot of emotions but not much action. Simply put, AR's canon is not of that genre. It's a bit of apples and oranges.