Posts Tagged Shel Silverstein

Love It or Hate It — The Written Word Was Meant To Be Interpreted

Posted by Bryan Caron in Books, Commentary, Entertainment, Miscellaneous Stuff, Observances, Writing on September 22, 2016

I’m going to say something possibly unpopular and perhaps a bit strange. I hate the children’s book The Giving Tree, even though oddly, it was my favorite book. I remember being five and reading the story and just weeping for the tree, feeling devastated. Understanding what she was feeling. I recall hating the boy and the self-centered […]

via Why I Hate “The Giving Tree”–But How This Story Makes Us Better Writers — Kristen Lamb’s Blog

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