I'm not a fan of "young readers' editions" either. If parents want to expose their kids to classics, go age-appropriate with reading excerpts or classics such as A Little Princess, Treasure Island or Little House in the Big Woods (discussing racist/sexist bits as you read together or in tandem) Or, in the case of Shakespeare for middle schoolers, rent a movie or find a play--the language is easier to understand when you see the action and actors' expressions too, and oh yeah--that's how they're supposed to be experienced! Then again, there was the mom who insisted on getting her 11 year old the original Gulliver's Travels to read unadapted. Couldn't help imagining her shock when her son read about Gulliver sitting on the Brobdignagian woman's bare nipple, or the paragraph about Gulliver's Master, Bates. (which, granted, is classic middle-school-level humor in both senses!)
PS. just noticed that lovely GIF of my man Metatron! I love Dogma and he was probably my favorite character (though I was also fond of The Apostle Rufus, and God.)
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Date: 2016-07-04 05:52 pm (UTC)PS. just noticed that lovely GIF of my man Metatron! I love Dogma and he was probably my favorite character (though I was also fond of The Apostle Rufus, and God.)