Posted by David Bamford on September 04, 2009 at 00:14:04 user David.
In Reply to: Insipid books for boys posted by Joy on September 03, 2009 at 17:14:39:
It sounds as though the review tell us more about the reviewer than we really want to know. If you are a shallow person who regards events of three years ago as 'history' or any music pre-heavy metal as 'quaint', than I could see how you would regard AR's books as "insipid". No-one faces death or dismemberment on every second page, and the fate of humanity does not rest with a single 11-year-old boy or girl. It says much about the degree to which modern kidlit has departed from reality in the pursuit of excitement.
David.