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re: What hooked you on reading & what is the first book you remember reading?
Posted on 8/2/17 at 3:41 pm to JawjaTigah
Posted on 8/2/17 at 3:41 pm to JawjaTigah
First series that I got in to in early elementary school were the Cam Jansen mysteries books of the girl with a photographic memory by David A. Adler.
Next it was the R.L. Stein Goosebumps books..read all of them up till about book #30 id say
The next book/author that really made me view literature in a completely different way (as an art) was Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Great story that made me caused me to think introspectivily about our own society.
Next it was the R.L. Stein Goosebumps books..read all of them up till about book #30 id say
The next book/author that really made me view literature in a completely different way (as an art) was Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Great story that made me caused me to think introspectivily about our own society.
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Posted on 8/3/17 at 6:58 am to ell_13
quote:I agree with both of these.
The first book I remember really liking is The Hatchet
But I'm going to be that guy... Harry Potter got me into reading much more regularly.
I also remember an Animorphs book that I had and a novel called Dragonhome. Story was the world had people with special powers and the main character's power was she could talk to and control animals telepathically. Her brother could control people telepathically.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 7:18 pm to LSU_postman
quote:I think I read every book in the series.
R.L. Stein Goosebumps
Posted on 8/8/17 at 8:18 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
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Redwall and the other Brian Jacques books. I still have them all, waiting to give them to my nephew.
fricking right. They were my absolute favorite books as well. I met Brian jacques when he came to Maple Street Books, he was cool as hell. RIP
This post was edited on 8/8/17 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 8/9/17 at 6:49 am to Methuselah
As a kid: Goosebumps and The Redwall series when I was a kid.
I absolutely loved the Redwall series.
One day I picked up Salem's Lot and it changed how I felt about books. That remains my 2nd favorite book of all time. I've never read a book like it. It terrified and fascinated me.
I absolutely loved the Redwall series.
One day I picked up Salem's Lot and it changed how I felt about books. That remains my 2nd favorite book of all time. I've never read a book like it. It terrified and fascinated me.
This post was edited on 8/9/17 at 6:53 am
Posted on 8/9/17 at 6:51 am to KamaCausey_LSU
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Redwall and the other Brian Jacques books
I'm glad I'm not the only one
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still have them all, waiting to give them to my nephew.
Most depressing thing Katrina took from me was my bookshelf. I've bought mostly new copies for when my son grows up, but I was always so excited for him to read the same books.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 1:05 pm to Methuselah
The Battle of Britain - my dad recommended it and it was the first real book i read a bunch of times - certainly still written for kids.
Younger books like Frog and Toad Together, the Matt Christopher sports related books and the Redwall series as a child I read a bunch of.
The Hatchett and other books in that line, Harry Potter, Narnia, various other fantasy related books and as I got older I would read music biographies and stuff like Ayn Rand, Aldous Huxley and The Wheel of Time series
Younger books like Frog and Toad Together, the Matt Christopher sports related books and the Redwall series as a child I read a bunch of.
The Hatchett and other books in that line, Harry Potter, Narnia, various other fantasy related books and as I got older I would read music biographies and stuff like Ayn Rand, Aldous Huxley and The Wheel of Time series
This post was edited on 8/9/17 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 8/9/17 at 1:06 pm to Breesus
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I absolutely loved the Redwall series.
Same - they were absolutely wonderful books. My grandmother has most of mine saved. Really want to complete the collection and go back through them.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 1:33 pm to Methuselah
I read the Hobbit which was great but the trilogy that really hooked me was the Dragon Lance Chronicles.
This post was edited on 8/9/17 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 8/10/17 at 8:02 am to Peazey
Dr Seuss was first book from library on my own. Age 7.
Was recommended by librarian. One block from house. God is good.
Was recommended by librarian. One block from house. God is good.
Posted on 8/12/17 at 1:13 pm to Methuselah
Jurassic Park in 4th grade. I wasn't hold enough to conceptualize everything that was in the book but it absolutely hooked me on reading.
Posted on 8/12/17 at 2:05 pm to Methuselah
I think Travel Far, Pay No Fare is one of the first that I remember hooking me. Not sure how old I was but I was young.
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This post was edited on 8/12/17 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 8/14/17 at 9:08 am to Methuselah
My Side of the Mountain, Ole Yeller, and Where the Red Fern Grows were the first ones that really hooked me. They were all one right after the other.
We were in a Book It! competition with the other 3rd grade classes to get a Pizza Hut Party. Those books were worth more points than some of the others, so I did my part and for the first time actually liked reading.
We were in a Book It! competition with the other 3rd grade classes to get a Pizza Hut Party. Those books were worth more points than some of the others, so I did my part and for the first time actually liked reading.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 9:42 am to Sneaky__Sally
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I absolutely loved the Redwall series.
Same - they were absolutely wonderful books. My grandmother has most of mine saved. Really want to complete the collection and go back through them.
Has anyone read one as an adult? How do they hold up?
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:02 pm to REG861
I haven't as an adult - but i bet i would like them anyway based on pure nostalgia.
I think they would hold up - especially Mossflower where Martin goes to Salamandastron for the first time - that one was a classic even though they were all so good. Just thinking back, its crazy how much i can remember off of them. I just looked at the list and there are only like six i haven't read.
I think they would hold up - especially Mossflower where Martin goes to Salamandastron for the first time - that one was a classic even though they were all so good. Just thinking back, its crazy how much i can remember off of them. I just looked at the list and there are only like six i haven't read.
Posted on 8/19/17 at 9:19 pm to Methuselah
Broke my leg in three places when I was in first grade. I was in casts from early October until late April. I had nothing to do but sit in the school library or when I had a walking cast walk to the public library. Random House had a series of history books that I devoured. The first one was The History of the United States Marine Corps. I still remember the opening paragraph describing a young platoon commander peeking over the crest of a frigid ridgeline to put eyes on thousands of North Korean troops forming up to attack his Marines.
The second one was The Battle of the Atlantic and the third was Stonewall Jackson. Been reading voraciously ever since. Best broken leg ever.
The second one was The Battle of the Atlantic and the third was Stonewall Jackson. Been reading voraciously ever since. Best broken leg ever.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 7:51 am to Methuselah
I want to say The Dead Zone by Stephen King
Posted on 8/21/17 at 2:12 pm to Methuselah
The first book that I ever read that didn't have pictures was a sci-fi book called Wasp by Eric Frank Russel. I was 11. This was the first time that I realized that reading was like a movie inside my head that I could leave and come back to anytime that I wanted to.
I was completely hooked after that. I really enjoy the occasional book or series of books that takes me back to that place. Although my vision isn't very good now, I find that Audible adds another very pleasant element to a good story.
I was completely hooked after that. I really enjoy the occasional book or series of books that takes me back to that place. Although my vision isn't very good now, I find that Audible adds another very pleasant element to a good story.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 8:40 pm to Methuselah
For me it was the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. First series I ever read too.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 12:29 am to Methuselah
My Mom taught literature so we always had the classics around the house. As a kid, I had the entire Goosebumps series and cherished my collection. I then remember Stuart Littlr being a real page turner for me and I read it 2-3 times in one wk. Charlotte's Web, was a favorite as well. I guess in about 5th-6th grade I discovered SE Hinton and fell in love with The Outsiders, That Was Then This Is Now, Tex, etc. I then started getting into war history fiction and read about every major conflict the US was involved in. Rifles for Watie, April Morning, etc. Just read The Things They Carried today by Tim O'Brien. Steinbeck was another I really enjoyed when I was younger. The Grapes of Wrath, The Pearl, Of Mice and Men
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