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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The Hobbit was worse than my memories of the book from when I was a kid. Tolkien uses a lot of damned awkward prose. For all his renown as some kind of classical writer, the words don't exactly flow off the tongue. But it wasn't nearly as bad as Rowling. I had to go back and repeat many sentences because I just couldn't grasp what she was getting at. The woman has no ear for language whatsoever.
I'm reading Sabriel by Garth Nix to the kids right now, and it's a genuine pleasure.
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Agree on The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings..Shakespeare is easier to read to kids than these two.
Found that the Chronicles of Narnia were enjoyable for my kids when they were in the 8-12 years old time frame.