re: What hooked you on reading & what is the first book you remember reading?

probably these:

my parents had the entire set

its probably also what got me into history in general

these are the earliest books i remember just sitting down and reading on my own

from there it became different sorts of books, i used to like the choose your own ending books when i was in 4th grade, read goosebumps alot, would read our summer reading list and whatever was assigned for school and usually enjoyed them

it probably wasnt until i got out of high school that i really just started going to book stores and picking out books based on tastes and topics


treasure island and three musketeers were also two of my favorites that i would reread as a kid

im sure as this thread grows i'll recognize more