Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Since I just finished an Alex Rider book it was fun to see this story on Horowitz. I like his thoughts on the age of his protagonist, Alex.

He says: "When Roger Moore wore an Austin Reed safari suit in Octopussy I thought he was a lot less cool than he used to be. I think a 14-year-old on a snowboard is cool; a 14-year-old's dad on a snowboard is just sad.

"Being 14 is a wonderful age. It is that in-between time in life. It is a time when the pressure for sex, money and exams are not quite there but you are big enough and strong enough to be independent and survive."

2 comments:

Kelly said...

My almost 10-year-old daughter LOVES these books, Camille. So he's definitely doing something right.

Camille said...

I get a huge kick out of these books. I like them even more now that I know Horowitz writes one of my favorite TV shows, "Foyle's War."