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croon 11 hours ago

I admittedly read less for myself nowadays, as I can only pick up an hour here or there, but I've read at least 10-20 pages per day for/with the kids for the last 8 years. The bonus with the 8 yo is that I've read books that didn't exist when I was young and thus never got around to, so I've read Percy Jackson, His Dark Materials, Harry Potter (not as good as the expectation), on top of reading the Hobbit for the 3rd time (her request) and a few repeated Narnia books (some of the latter written ones are quite a slog frankly). I'm hoping to keep this up for as long as they are receptive.

But solo reading I think I've only gotten through Exhalation, Silmarillion and Rendezvous with Rama in the last year.

ethbr1 10 hours ago | parent [-]

Based on the above list, you all might also enjoy His Dark Materials https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Dark_Materials, Redwall https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwall, and The Dragonriders of Perth https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonriders_of_Pern

When reading progression is ready for more depth, The Dark Is Rising https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Is_Rising_Sequence or Earthsea https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthsea are both excellent too.

All are series with approachable first books that can be enjoyed on their own (if they don't hit).

croon 9 hours ago | parent [-]

His Dark Materials was already in my post, but at least it's a testament to the precision of your list, so I'll look into the other ones, thank you!

ethbr1 5 hours ago | parent [-]

That's what I get for posting pre-coffee. Point!