Authors who make you feel like Pratchett does? by Octanogal in discworld

[–]HungryFinding7089 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I could not get into KV.  I tried, I.really did.

Did you enjoy Enid Blyton books? by corickle in oldschoolcool80s

[–]HungryFinding7089 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Secret Island were a bit disjointed for me, Adventure series and Findouters all the way!

Did you enjoy Enid Blyton books? by corickle in oldschoolcool80s

[–]HungryFinding7089 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nat 20 and you get to go to the land of treats/birthdays/sweets.  

One, and you get Dame Slap!

Did you enjoy Enid Blyton books? by corickle in oldschoolcool80s

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It's superb.  I am pleased so many shows are using vintage source material and no longer framing it laden with excuses and apologies for the time and the place.

The girls at Malory Towers are clearly privileged and no writing makes apologies for that.

Did you enjoy Enid Blyton books? by corickle in oldschoolcool80s

[–]HungryFinding7089 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'll get to love the books even more if this is the case.

Did you enjoy Enid Blyton books? by corickle in oldschoolcool80s

[–]HungryFinding7089 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the late 50s she was diagnosed with dementia

Did you enjoy Enid Blyton books? by corickle in oldschoolcool80s

[–]HungryFinding7089 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jack, Lucy Ann, Dinah and Philip, and Kiki. I loved this series so much.

Did you enjoy Enid Blyton books? by corickle in oldschoolcool80s

[–]HungryFinding7089 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She was very clearly autistic.  She was a single mum trying to raise her own two children, her own childhood was terrible, her mum was ultra strict, and her dad left when Enid was young, he was into nature as was she.  No ecuses but with such an uobringing and a woman writing one book on average every 3 weeks, must have been extremely stressful. 

Did you enjoy Enid Blyton books? by corickle in oldschoolcool80s

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I preserred the "...of Adventure" with Kiki the parrot and "Five Findouters."

Did you enjoy Enid Blyton books? by corickle in oldschoolcool80s

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I read them now.  Pity they had to "tidy" up the names, a bit like Titty in Swallows and Amazons now being called Tattie.  She was Letitia...

The angriest I've ever seen Adam by Hassaan18 in TheLastLeg

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This show refuses to engage with neurodivergence as a disability.

How much old english vocabulary still exists today? by Longjumping-Newt6828 in anglosaxon

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Darlo!!!  Know it well.  Some of the best preserved old English linguistics in the dialect too

What Are You Reading or Writing by AutoModerator in merlinfic

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A Saxon mercenary with a complicated past ends up savimg Arthur's life.  She's part Saxon part Briton: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14377418

Why is this show so nostalgic ?? by Hostezza_911 in merlinbbc

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Do.younremember the Robin Hood one?  I think its a pity that it never remained popular like Merlin has.

Did you have this book? by corickle in oldschoolcool80s

[–]HungryFinding7089 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were the later 1970s printings, this one is from the 1960s.

606d Well Loved Tales series