On the superiority of Brent Dyer over Blyton

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Date: 19 April 2007 21:28:40

The reading frenzy has now somewhat abated, although I will read some Chalet School before I go to bed. After some discussion it has been agreed that, what with essay deadlines and everything, I have to stop reading 3 books a day, unless they are theological books.

Yay, first of all, apologies for blaming you. I was clutching at straws and, although it was your blog that inspired me to start a re-read, you are, nevertheless, free of blame due to being thousands of miles away. May I also say how much I enjoyed the link you left me. I think it is the best fan fiction I have read (and there are some bad ones out there). There is another fanfic Chalet School here.

I did read the Malory Towers and St Claire books when I was young, but didn't really think much of them once I had started on the Chalet Schools:

It is heartening to know that I am not the only book addict around here. Jan, I've never read the one you mentioned, but I'll look out for it. I too was encouraged to read anything around the house when I was young, although I am not sure that Mum would necessarily approved of some of the trash I read when I was a teenager. Yesterday, when I was sorting through some stuff to bring back from my parents', I found my reading record from my GCSE English course. I seem to have been going through a detective story phase then, listing almost the complete works of Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh and Dorothy L. Sayers, as well as various other things including a selection of Chalet Schools and Lord of the Rings (I did not seem to have noted on the form that I used to read LOTR at least twice a year).

Anyway, the books are in a box under the living room table, not to be opened again until 30th April (deadline day). I've kept about 3 out of the box to keep me going until then and then recommence with Chalet School in Exile, my absolute favourite of them all.