I think the next time I read a book like Norman Mailers The
executioners song I will follow that up with a kids book like Heidi. Such a light hearted bouncy book, set in the
Swiss Alps. I usually listen to music
while I’m reading books. I have a steady
diet of Arcade Fire, U2 or David Bowie but all that music felt so alien while
reading Heidi. I had to switch to
Mozart. Once that happened I was completely
absorbed in the story. I didn’t
read any of these books when I was a kid.
My childhood reading was practically nothing but the 3Investigators. I read those books any
chance I could get. Going back over
these kids book now is quite a joy.
Obviously this book will appeal to any younger girl that you
have in the family (in fact they are being currently sent to my nieces in
Canada for Christmas presents).
Christianity also plays a big part in the book but thankfully it doesn’t
hit you over the head with religion. It
was written in the late 1800’s so you have to take it for granted that religion
will be part of the story. There is also
a plethora of movie and animated adaptations.
The most famous was in done in 1937 starring Shirley Temple as
Heidi. As you have noticed I haven’t
gone into the story at all. I think that
is something that you should discover on your own.
Next book on the list:
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