Lloyd Alexander Letdown

As a kid, I loved the Prydain Chronicles (you remember: The Black Cauldron and all that) and though I only had one Vesper Holly Adventure, I loved it, too.  Fair to say, I loved the books of Lloyd Alexander.  Well, it turns out that they're not so great when read as an adult.  Either that or he only wrote a few a good books.  I've been reading Lloyd Ale…