• rumba@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    I’d argue that the series had WAY too much death, war, sexism and slavery to get a pass on being children’s books that are beyond scrutiny, that’s just my opinion though.

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      2 days ago

      The last 2 books had definitely grown past children’s labeling. Neither the writing nor the worldbuilding has grown alongside them, though.

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        I think that’s part of what made the series so popular though. She did a great job at letting the characters in the books grow up alongside the readers. Someone who read the first book when they were 7 could enjoy the last book when they were 14.

        I haven’t re-read the books since I finished them sometime around that age, so I won’t comment on the world-building or writing outside of recalling that I was completely absorbed and fascinated when I read them.