tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post139711108985835581..comments2023-07-01T05:04:43.376-07:00Comments on Really Bad Eggs: Book FaireBlack Vulmeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270071699114783644noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post-659480298221083372012-10-27T09:31:15.200-07:002012-10-27T09:31:15.200-07:00I think it manages to be frank without being gratu...I think it manages to be frank without being gratuitous, which I like. The only thing that made my kids - ages eight and six - go, 'Ewwwww!' was the skeleton in chains.Black Vulmeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04270071699114783644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post-85820811302082591032012-10-26T18:53:54.739-07:002012-10-26T18:53:54.739-07:00I leafed through a copy of this book in the gift s...I leafed through a copy of this book in the gift shop of the Treasure Island in Las Vegas about four years ago. I remember being quite surprised that what appeared to be a kids' book had pretty extensive details on torture. I almost bought it...now I kind of wish I had. DMWieghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682249561077936507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post-68667801070672753682012-10-23T23:03:58.769-07:002012-10-23T23:03:58.769-07:00Thanks for the pointer, Mike: I just added the ni...Thanks for the pointer, Mike: I just added the ninjas and pirates book to the boys' wishlist for Christmas :D<br /><br />Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post-70729539885975819372012-10-23T17:22:58.094-07:002012-10-23T17:22:58.094-07:00That is one series I would love to have for my sch...That is one series I would love to have for my school library. Unfortunately, there's no German translation.???https://www.blogger.com/profile/00467285279627231933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post-35366287290798561922012-10-23T15:49:01.925-07:002012-10-23T15:49:01.925-07:00Nothing jumped out at me from the two I read so fa...Nothing jumped out at me from the two I read so far - <i>Pirate's Prisoner</i> and <i>Samurai</i> - as inaccurate, but I'm sure with such a lengthy series the quality may vary a bit.Black Vulmeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04270071699114783644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post-50242478276800604142012-10-23T15:12:10.881-07:002012-10-23T15:12:10.881-07:00Interesting. I had a very different reaction to th...Interesting. I had a <i>very</i> different reaction to that series but I was introduced to it through the book on the Middle Ages which I found to be rife with inaccuracies, prejudices for "enlightened" modern life, and ugly illustrations. <br /><br />We have a large, and growing, collection of great historical books, both heavily illustrated (DK, Usbourne, David Macaulay) and lightly illustrated (Life in a Medieval Barony, A Day in Ancient Rome, etc.) that the boys read.<br /><br />Some of the books we have are newer copies of the same texts I devoured when I first discovered D&D some 20-odd years ago. Others are ones I've discovered since.<br /><br />I might need to take a look at the ones you've mentioned. Those are lacunae in our present library.Flambeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133131881423202010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post-56856170311667723052012-10-23T15:12:05.106-07:002012-10-23T15:12:05.106-07:00You're welcome. I think I'll take the kids...You're welcome. I think I'll take the kids to the library on Saturday and see what we can find.Black Vulmeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04270071699114783644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930065815010914887.post-3165983842511957212012-10-23T13:40:10.461-07:002012-10-23T13:40:10.461-07:00I didn't know about that series - thanks for t...I didn't know about that series - thanks for the heads up! I added that one from the library - it looks like the local network has most of them in circulation. I'm sure the kids will get a chance to read them, too.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031181424520125213noreply@blogger.com