#4. "RE: Where should we draw the line?" In response to In response to 3
I introduced my boys to ERB when they were preteens (they're in their 30s now), by reading aloud The Son of Tarzan to them. That was when I realized that he wrote run-on sentences, and it was tough to read with interest-holding inflection. I never tried to read his works aloud after that. I enjoyed the few John Carter books I read, as well as the 2012 movie.
Another writer who was a genre-bender was Robert E. Howard, who went from Conan to Breckinridge Elkins without a hitch. If you can find the Elkins stories or A Gent From Bear Creek, it's definitely worth the time. Escapist humor/fun.
