The Book That Made You Fall In Love With Reading

[Aymen]

Hi give us the name of the book that made you fall in love with reading. For me it was 2 years ago, the book was "all flesh is grass" (Clifforf D Simak), an old book that i found on my parents's house, i was curious about it, and when i finished it i said: I need another one now !

[David]

Janet's not going to like this. Mine was a fantasy series written by Piers Anthony, titled 'Incarnations of Immortality'. A little further back than your two years unfortunately, around twenty five; good gods, where did all that time go?

[Aymen]

mine was a science fiction book, i used to read when i was a kid, then i stopped when it wasn t cool anymore :/ , and that book woke me up

[Janet , Moderator]

David, does Enid Blyton count as fantasy?!! ;-)

[David]

Janet wrote: "David, does Enid Blyton count as fantasy?!! ;-)"

The Land of Far Beyond does :~) Janet, have you been reading fantasy?

[Janet , Moderator]

Omg - noooooooooo

[David]

You'd best go and snap up that free book I offered now you're a confirmed fantasy fan. It has a very Enid Blyton kind of feel in the family dynamic and life lessons that develop ;~)

[David]

There's also Blyton's The Magic Faraway Tree, definitely fantasy.

[Janet , Moderator]

Even if I downloaded your fantasy book, I may never read it! Are you saying my opinion matters?! ;-) *faints!*

[David]

I just enjoy a challenge, Janet. And everyone's opinion matters :~)

[Janet , Moderator]

Loved The Faraway Tree. All those different lands.

Yes, everyone's opinion should definitely matter. We're all entitled to one!! :-)

[David]

Janet wrote: "Loved The Faraway Tree. All those different lands.

Yes, everyone's opinion should definitely matter. We're all entitled to one!! :-)"

Confirmed: fantasy fan in denial :~P

[David]

DianeAlice wrote: "I know Janet! How can this have happened to us!!"

You a fantasy fan too Diane?

For the record I like all genres. I'll shut up now and let you get back to your thrillers :~)

[Rhian]

Stephen Kings salem's lot for me I re-read it a few months ago and absolutely loved it

[Janet , Moderator]

Lol! *The man ain't giving up without a fight!* :-D

[Sean, Moderator]

As a child I used to read Gerald Durrell books.

Now he is famous for Durrell Zoo.

Then as a teenager read ALL Alistair Maclean books.

Still love his books.

[Wendy]

I read Tiger Eyes by Judie Blume and fell in love. It was gritty and real.

[Elaine]

It was Emma - I still remember the moment I "got" it!

[Maikku]

Mine was a story about a cat without a tail. Pekka Töpöhännän kolmoset. Read it right after I had learned to read in school. I was maybe 8?

[Scott]

As a liitle boy...probably Caps for Sale when I was older...probably Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Who knew you could learn so much from a book?

[Ter'e]

For me, it was the Laura Ingalls Wilder books.
Sold.

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Ter'e wrote: "For me, it was the Laura Ingalls Wilder books.
Sold."

Ter'e, I read those to my kids when they were little.

[Amber]

I loved the Fear Street series and then went from there.

[Susan]

Nancy Drew

[Dawn]

A true story about a 17 year old diagnosed with leukemia. The book was called Eric and it was written by his mother. I was 13 when I read it.

[Tracy]

Enid Blyton, Judy Blume. Anne of Green Gables, The Katy books and Little Women series. Mind you, probably all started with Topsy and Tim.

[Tracy]

@ Scott, with you on Are you there God it's me Margaret.

[Susan]

Nancy Drew.

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Well... For me, when I was a young tween, for me it was all about Harry Potter and I would read them over and over again... Then when I got to 18 my Auntie got me started on Karin Slaughter Blindsighted and that was it I was a total bookworm from that moment on.....!!

[Lavada]

I read Judy Bolton detective and Cherry Ames Nursmystery say series) and of course any one in my generation Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys

[E.]

Dawn, I also read Eric (Eric Lund) when I was about 12. It really touched me. When I read your post the story jumped right back in my memory, and that was a million years ago.
I've read since I was 5. My sister is 9 years older than I am and taught me to read real books early on (she since has been an elementary teacher for 40+ yrs)
My first was The Bobbsey Twins series, in 4th grade I read Call of the Wild and while the story escapes me the reading of it was important to me.
When I read King's Carrie in 7th grade it was off to the races. I devoured everything by King, and from that moment on I've had a book in my hand.

[H.N.]

Encyclopedia Brown as a kid. Then all over again with Love in the Time of Cholera.

[Lynn Renee]

First grade we read See Dick run. See Jane run. These are the first books that I remember reading by myself, remember getting a new reading book and I would have it read before bedtime. Then I was bored during reading class because we would be plodding through the book I had already read. I was hooked and have never stopped. I was forever borrowing any books that I could from friends which included The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew and the Bobbsey Twins. Pretty much I'll read any genre as long as the book appeals to me. During high school a friend's sister had a huge selection of Harlequin Romance paperbacks. My mother would find me reading them and take them away because she felt the books were not proper reading material for my age. lol If it was written I would read it. :-)

[E.]

Lynn. I remember my mom taking away MAD magazine saying it wasn't good for me, but really, if she had only known the murder, depravity, sensuality and horror that was in the paperbacks I constantly consumed she would have thought MAD was Better Homes & Gardens.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne - and I still re-read it regularly!

Then Enid Blyton's Famous Five and Secret Seven, which my grandson is now enjoying.

[Kirsten]

I really don't know. I've always loved reading. But some stand-outs are DR SEUSS and NANCY DREW.

Also, when I was in school, I used to love the dog books by Jim Kjelgaard.

[Kirsten]

E. wrote: "Lynn. I remember my mom taking away MAD magazine saying it wasn't good for me, but really, if she had only known the murder, depravity, sensuality and horror that was in the paperbacks I constantly..."

My dad used to take away MAD Magazine too, but only 'cause he wanted to read it himself!

[Kirsten]

Aymen wrote: "Hi give us the name of the book that made you fall in love with reading. For me it was 2 years ago, the book was "all flesh is grass" (Clifforf D Simak), an old book that i found on my parents's ho..."

You only fell in love with reading 2 years ago??

Anyway, about ALL FLESH IS GRASS, last May, I took it on a road trip. It had been assigned by a science fiction book club. I loved it! I remember thinking at the time "I wonder if this is where Stephen King got the idea for UNDER THE DOME?"

[Franky]

I remember reading The Shining as a teenager, then later loved some of the stories in our literature book.

But, hey, Curious George wasn't too bad in kindergarten either.

Also, did anyone ever read those book where you chose the plot as you went along? I think it was "Choose your own adventure" books. I read them as a kid and loved them too.

[Alison]

I too started with Enid Blyton; one of my early favourites was a wonderful book called Bottersnikes And Gumbles. I also fell in love with The Hobbit at an early age, and later Lord of the Rings, and took it from there.

[Paul]

Like a number of people , i picked up an Enid Blyton book when I was young and fell in love with her story telling. Loved the famous five books . Been a total book worm ever since .

[Lisa]

The book that made me fall in love with reading was a book called "The Outsiders". It was a book we were made to read in middle or high school. I can't remember witch it was. I am so thankful that I read that book. I have been a bookworm ever since then.

[Robert]

For me it was any of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the Alfred Hitchcock "juvenile" editions ("Haunted Houseful", "Ghostly Gallery", "Witch's Brew" etc.) that were published in the early 1960's.

[Faouzia]

The book that made love reading was by a french author, Emile Zola; The Ladies' Paradise (original title: Au Bonheur des Dames). It made me discover a great Author and a great serie of books and eventually it made aware of my passion towards books :)
I read almost all of his books, more than 13, that all discussed the changes of the society in France through different generations of the same family, i found it ingenious and the style is amazing :)

[Kirsten]

You know I've always loved reading. Always. One of my earliest favorite books was The Sleep Book by Dr. Seuss

[Linda]

There were two; I was in and grade. Don't remember the titles or authors. One was a huge hardcover book that my daughter just passed on to her daughter, about middle school reading level , about archeology and Pompei. The other was about Admiral Perry's explorations to the arctic when he lost several toes, also middle school level. I fell in love with biographies and archeology and beg

[Linda]

There were two; I was in and grade. Don't remember the titles or authors. One was a huge hardcover book that my daughter just passed on to her daughter, about middle school reading level , about archeology and Pompei. The other was about Admiral Perry's explorations to the arctic when he lost several toes, also middle school level. I fell in love with biographies and archeology and began devouring books of all genres. I learned to read when I was 3.

[Kelly]

Nancy Drew and Little House on the Prairie, as a kid.

[Bill]

One of the first books I remember was "The Yearling". I really liked it. I read a lot when I was young, still do. We had a "Lois Lenski Room" for kids at the local library. I was there every Saturday. That was over 60 years ago.

[Robert]

In grammar school many of the students joined a monthly book club. One of the books I purchased was "The Seven Voages of Sinbad" - "retold" by Gladys Davidson.(Scholastic Books) I still re-read this book annually.
Then, for high school entrance one of the books was "Mysterious Island" by Jules Verne.
These two titles put me on a wonderful road of discovery in Science Fiction and Fantasy.