Terry Deary (Horrible Histories)

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Terry Deary (Horrible Histories)

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I am thinking not many people have read Terry Deary's books.He wrote horrible histories . :mrgreen:
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I've never read them myself, but my son has a whole shelf full of them, as well as Horrible Science and various other similar books.
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Yes, I know them!!! I look for his books in the public library fro time to time!
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Oh yes! I bought the set for my Nephew, but ended up reading them all before he did! The Author makes History fun & enjoyable to read. :D
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I adore the TV series - but I hear that they've run out of horrible history and won't be making any more programmes :shock:

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They just made 5 new episodes
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I never read the books but I loved collecting the magazine/trading card collection they did a few years back. :D
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I liked some of these when I was younger. I remember having quite a few - Blitzed Brits, Georgious Georgians, Terrible Tudors, Angry Aztecs, Slimy Stuarts, Vile Victorians and Measly Middle Ages.

I particularly liked all the illustrations and the humorous speech bubbles.
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We had several in our school library when I was teaching. My particular favourite, of which I have a copy, is The Vile Victorians. :D
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Back when I was a kid I collected the magazines that came out. I didn't get them all. I still have the cards you could get with them, and the little tin too. :)

My sister and I both read the Horrible Histories books when we were kids, and we would watch the first Horrible Histories TV show, which is no where near as good as the one that is on now. I absolutely love the new TV show. We own a couple of the books and I flick through them every so often. They're very popular books where I live, they're always being borrowed from the library.
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I LOVE the horrible history books. 8)
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It's interesting that three of the people writing in this discussion mention borrowing Terry Deary books from libraries. He made some rather negative comments about libraries earlier this year most of which are reported here http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/fe ... erry-deary" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; . I wonder what people using this forum think of his views.
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Thanks for the link, Ivan. I've read Terry Deary's horribly belittling remark about Enid Blyton before - "...writers aren't Enid Blyton, middle-class women indulging in a pleasant little hobby. They've got to make a living." Eek - I'm sure Enid would have something to say about that!

As for Terry Deary's comments on libraries, doesn't he realise that libraries are responsible for turning many people into lifelong readers and book-buyers?! Perhaps a compromise would be for books to become available in libraries only after they've been out for a few years, rather than straight after publication?

I have to say my children loved his Horrible Histories books (I read a few myself as well) and my son also enjoyed the TV series.
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Does he really think that if it weren't for libraries, all those people borrowing his books would buy them instead? I'm afraid it doesn't work like that.
I can't afford to buy all the books I read. If I had to buy every book I read, I certainly wouldn't be taking chances on unknown authors. As Anita pointed out, libraries help encourage people to become lifelong readers.
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Crikey I wouldn't exactly describe Enid as 'indulging in a pleasant little hobby' - that description would be more suited to someone who writes the odd thing very occasionally (and even then I wouldn't use it myself as I find it very patronising!)

He is making it sound as if libraries are givng books away for free, to keep! The whole point of the library is that you take the book back!
What is wrong with reading a book and finding out that you like it and then buying the rest?

Or would he rather people just parted with their money regardless of knowing whether they will even like his books (especially children) - could he sleep well at night knowing that his pockets were being lined with money that people had spent in good faith and then discovered they didn't like his book and had wasted their money?

If I was an author I would much rather have less money and know that people were buying my books because they genuinely liked them (and had perhaps already read some from the library) than knowing that half my readers had no idea if they would like my book and then were disappointed and had wasted hard earned cash.

I love visiting my library and getting a big pile of great books! I read a lot of non-fiction and wildlife/nature books and those kind of big books are very pricey in the shops, so there's no way that I would be able to afford to read them if my library didn't exist.

What an awful attitude for a writer to have.
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