My parents could not afford any books. We were all avid readers. The public library was visited daily but many times we were stuck with no books to read. I spent such a substantial portion of my life reading Paradise Lost for many years. I had no idea that it was a book for children. People mention their memories and terrors here. I checked with JW sites where a used book sells for as much as $75. Much to my shock, Amazon carries it for less than $2. Part of me wondered if I would be inviting "demons" from my past into my present life but I ordered it anyway.
Rather than fear of demons, I am laughing so hard. I love the dinoasaur roaming in the north. Only the Middle East counts. Nothing is happening outside the Middle East. I'm thinking of pulling out the illustration on p.74 of the infant being sacrificed to a sitting cow to give character to my place. It was very painful for me to look at the picture when young. I would peek and shut the book. Infants to cows one day, I could be offered the next day. When I was young, the pictures of pagan gods put the fear of the Lord in me. Now they look just nerdy.
Adam without a penis looks nerdy. I notice how sensual and lusty Eve is. In her first picture, she looks up at Adam, who is not manly in the least. She is making goo-goo eyes.
I can't believe this dinky book informed my life. Why not Aslan or a Newbury Medal award winner. It is am immense relief to find it a joke. How did they know Eve is a brunette with luxurious hair (there had to be a hair salon around)? Some lion is on the front covers. Perhaps it is Aslan.
