Now this isn’t a series I want to revisit now, because I’m already certain I wouldn’t like it now. Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson, I loved this series so much I emailed the author, and she responded (funnily enough I suggested a prequel and what do you know, she was writing it at the time!).I mean what wasn’t to like with a really intelligent male protagonist, who had a lot of money and could do as he pleased, and faeries, working together to save the world. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, another fantasy series which I adored as a child.So in reality I want to just pick up a few of his other novels and see how they are. Earthsong or Parkland by Victor Kelleher, there was a stage where I read four of his stories in a row, and really loved them, never to read anything by him again.Not sure if I read them all or not, but I do remember perhaps three or so. Hachet by Gary Paulsen, another survival book/series (so many SERIES) and another one I really loved.(There are certainly a lot of negative reviews on Goodreads, thrown in with ‘lifechanging’ ones too) Yeah, as much as I want to read it again, I also don’t. It is one of those spiritual, environmental, societal lecture books, which is told through a talking ape. Made me think quite a lot, and I wonder what I would think of it now. Recommended to me by my primary school librarian, it was a very interesting book, especially for a ~10 year old. Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, this is another book/series which I remember well (when I say that, I remember reading, not the details per se).Probably not a very good book, but it’s just one of those one’s which has stuck with me. I’ve searched desperately to find the book over the last few years, but no success (if you can find it, I’d love for you to let me know). It was about a blind boy, who used measurements of fruit/vegetables to navigate his way around the world. Chasing Rainbows by Lucinda Haslinger – now this is a really random book, which I just remember vividly from my childhood.The Chronicles of Narnia – another series which I read all of the books, but I hardly remember anything at all, and I think in the end I got a little bored of the series.Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden – this is a series that I definitely DO want to revisit, because it was just so good! As I’ve said before, probably kickstarted my love of survival books.A Series of Unfortunate Events – I hardly remember what happened in them, but I know that I loved them at the time.
Perhaps, if I have children, I’ll revisit them that way. The thing is with most of these, I would love to revisit, but I don’t think I will, because I’m afraid that I won’t like them anymore, and they are best left in the past. This week’s TTT brings us 10 books from my childhood/teenhood that I would love to revisit.
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