I've finished the journal and thoroughly enjoyed it.
I thought the defence of any criticism of the films in the editorial - that Enid's work is just for children and the opinions of people over 12 don't matter - was a tad ironic in the context of a prelude to 83 pages of people (well) over the age of 12 critiquing Enid's books!
Fortunately, I've found the previous journals, and the EBS forums, proof of the fact that actually people over the age of 12
can make very interesting and perfectly legitimate critiques of Enid's books. And this journal proved that once again!
I mainly know, and love, the half dozen or so Mystery and Adventure series - so they're always my favourite sections. And in this edition almost all the articles discuss them in one way or another, so it was a great read throughout and is probably my favourite of all the wonderful journals since I joined up.
I also read both of the Six Cousins books for the first time in the last 12 months and so thoroughly enjoyed that article about books very fresh in my memory. I actually much preferred the first one, as I prefer 'lighter' works to 'darker' ones, and while they both have their share of each, the second book definitely has a heavier, more downbeat tone with less lighter moments to balance that out.
Thanks to all the contributors for a very interesting and entertaining read.