The Children's Story... (but not just for children)

(thing) by Ads (1.3 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Fri Apr 14 2000 at 10:50:29

The Children's Story, written by James Clavell (author of various other works including the Asia Saga. This story is absolutely amazing. From such a simple story Clavell convey's a thought provoking idea. You could think of the telling of this story as close to Zen. That doesn't make the story any less important however.

For those of you who can't be fucked reading the left, the essential theme of the childrens story is the ease with which children's thoughts and opinions can be manipulated. It spreads a dire warning by drawing a direct threat to the western world and what it idealistically stands for (rights, freedom of speech, etc., not by directly attacking these ideas, but by subversion. Quite frightening stuff if you think about it enough.

This story could be put on the same shelf as Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, George Orwell's 1984 (and various others). However this is written with more simplicity and class than others.

Perhaps my only irk with it is that like many profound books, it sits on a right wing pedestal and takes a stab at communism and its evils. However it's still a good read

If you haven't yet then I urge you to read it.

Children's Television As Propaganda	The "How many partners have you had" question	James Clavell	The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales
My own seal	If You Give a Mouse a Cookie	Where is Harrison Ford's movie career going?	The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Rosemary Sutcliff	Friends with benefits	The Good Night Sleep Tight Shade Trees	The Happy Hocky Family
Shub-Internet	Stupid things script kiddies do	Phobia	read a book to kindergarteners
All Tomorrow's Parties	Losing my taste for men, maybe	The Wolves In The Walls	Daylog
Tim Winton	Goldilocks and the Three Bears	World War II	Time Stops for No Mouse

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