To quote one of my favorite authors, Stephen King, "I'm talking about the one that got under you like a magic carpet and lifted you right off the ground".
2007-09-10 04:13:24 · 21 answers · asked by sleepingliv 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
There are so many good answers here, but before I choose best, I need list honorable mentions:
Reilly616 for being a Terry Pratchett fan.
Walt the Malt because Catcher is for me what it was for you. The book that set you on the road to be a reader.
Last but not least, x_xennon because he always gives a well thought out, detailed answer, and he loves the Dark Tower series as do I!
2007-09-10 08:17:49 · update #1
I am a retired English teacher, so obviously books grabbed my attention at a young age. Both of my parents were avid readers, so it was natural for me to want to be like them. The one book I remember I could not put down as a girl was "The Wizard of Oz." My mother had a hard time convincing me to leave it for a little while to eat dinner.
2007-09-10 04:23:42 · answer #1 · answered by Little Gal 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
For me it was 'The Borrowers' by Mary Norton. I borrowed my aunt's old copy when staying at my Granma's over the summer school break. I loved it so much I went out and hunted down a sequel only to find there were 4 more! I read them all in quick succession. They are only short but felt like a massice achievement to me back then as previously I was not really much of a bookworm at all. They are very readable as an adult, and if you've seen the film... don't be put off as it bear's little resemblance to the books.
That was when I was about 11. I am now 37 and just started reading the first one to my kids in the evenings.
Harry Potter rocks!
Try the Dark Tower series... they are NOT horror in the blood and gore sense and you might be surprised by this aspect of Stephen King's work. If you ARE a King reader previously (I know you are Liv) you will love all the references to other tales and characters of his that crop up in the Dark Tower. And for once I think I liked the ending as much as the tale.
GBx
2007-09-10 12:25:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
For me that is like asking what is the first time I walked. I have always loved reading from early fairy tales through the Hardy Boys and onward from there. I suppose the first books to get me into reading were two "Big Book of....." (can't remember the full names any more, way too old now) and one of fairy tales that I had when I was a child. I cannot remember the name of the fairy tale book either but I can still remember some of the tales in there and the general appearance of the book. I guess I can say "You can take away the TV and my computer but don't you dare touch my books".
2007-09-10 12:01:29 · answer #3 · answered by Jeff H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Little Black: A Pony by Walter Farley. I think I was six and this book was the beautifully illustrated horse book I'd ever seen and a LOT more entertaining than Dick & Jane. I read every horse book I could find before I was 10, then started in on history and fairy tales. When I was 13, I crossed over into science fiction with MOON OF THREE RINGS by Andre Norton.
By the way, nearly everyone remembers the title of their very first science fiction book.
2007-09-10 12:30:22 · answer #4 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Dad is a real avid reader so the first books i ever read were by authors like Wilbur Smith, Bryce Courtney, Sidney Sheldon, Ken Follet and Danielle Steel.
Now i read some teenage books too, like the HP series and Fab confessions of Georgia Nicholson by Louise Rennison.
2007-09-10 11:38:02 · answer #5 · answered by nishorlee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Fifth Elephant by Terry Prattchet.
2007-09-10 11:22:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, by Avi
2007-09-10 15:20:21 · answer #7 · answered by YAWritergirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn I was in third grade at the time ( a long time ago). I don't even know if they have this book at the libraries any more, but I felt like I was right there on the river!
2007-09-10 11:25:38 · answer #8 · answered by leahcutie 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Noddy!!!!!!
I don't really know which particular Noddy book it was, but it was definitely on in the Noddy series which I first read (I think when I was four). Before that, my parents used to read stories out to me but I soon discovered that reading stories yourself increases the fun and since then I've been - well, to cut a long story short - it was Noddy.
2007-09-10 14:00:39 · answer #9 · answered by Charvi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Nancy Drew series back in the 70's. Ever since then I can't resist a mystery.
2007-09-10 11:23:43 · answer #10 · answered by ponderinglife 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋