09-28-2020, 12:06 PM
Pretty girl, and it looks like a very cool and "pretty" book
I also read relatively "complicated" things at a young age & was encouraged to read a lot. Nowadays I see kids at the library reading well below what seems like their grade level should be. It seems many are just not reading much. Once they stop having regular class time, we see many fewer high-schoolers that are really avid readers.
Making more "accessible" translations of things can make them more appealing to more people, but I would be sorry to see more articulate prose fade away in favour of it. I also like a couple of writers specifically for their eloquence & use of language.
I also read relatively "complicated" things at a young age & was encouraged to read a lot. Nowadays I see kids at the library reading well below what seems like their grade level should be. It seems many are just not reading much. Once they stop having regular class time, we see many fewer high-schoolers that are really avid readers.
Making more "accessible" translations of things can make them more appealing to more people, but I would be sorry to see more articulate prose fade away in favour of it. I also like a couple of writers specifically for their eloquence & use of language.