The first book you fell in love with.

[Cscampbell]

What was the first book that you just could not put down.

For me it was Miss Twiggley's Tree,

I loved that book so much, by the time I was 10 or so it was falling apart.

[Mikiesboy]

This one is mine ...

 

There's a copy of it around here somewhere...  It's a sweet book and i love the illustrations to this day.

[CassieQ]

God.  I can't even remember.  That's sad.  I do remember being a fan of EB White's books, but not much before that.  

Edited June 6, 2022 by CassieQ

[BigBen]

For me, it was The Enchanted Egg.  Although the Babar books came a close second.

 

[Krista]

My mother read me a collective of fairytales and such, I can't remember the name. But I remember having to have it read to me a lot growing up. I probably still have the book somewhere at her house in storage. 

The first book of my own choosing that I fell in love with was, My Side of the Mountain, followed quickly with, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.

 

[Timothy M.]

Peter Pjusk by Robert Fisker, a book about a small sparrow and his adventures after (accidentally) leaving the nest.

[Zombie]

The earliest stuff I can remember reading is comics. I LOVED The Beano and The Dandy and my favourites were Dennis the Menace and his dog Gnasher , Minnie the Minx, Beryl the Peril, Desperate Dan, and the Bash Street Kids - all of them always up to no good  And if I had been good  I’d get the Xmas annual - so I guess that counts as a book

Edited June 7, 2022 by Zombie

[Drew Espinosa]

We're going all the way back into my childhood. For me, I can't remember the very first book that I fell in love with, but the earliest that I can recall is this book: 

[WritersBlock404]

How funny to see so many children's books here. I loved many books and stories, and I have special fond memories of the Tarzan stories, read to me by my father. 

But I think, for me, the first, cannot-put-this-down-book, that made a huge impression on me, was 'At Swim, Two Boys', by Jamie O'Neill. If you haven't read it, I strongly recommend it!

 

[Daddydavek]

There were plenty of children's books, but my first real long story was The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle which I read when I was 10 or 11.  I was enthralled by the Arthurian legend.  

Camelot, the Broadway Musical Play debut was in 1960 and the cast recording was a hit. The movie Camelot came out in 1967.  It was gorgeously filmed and was based on the play.  It is still one of my favorite films...

[Ron]

 

I have always been an avid reader from the moment I learned how, but I read a variety of different topics from the usual childhood things -- with an emphasis on nature books. But when I got to fifth grade, in our middle-school library I discovered Doc Savage and I read as many books of this series as I could find there. After that I found more in my town's library, and I read until I exhausted that supply, too. Doc Savage first showed up in pulp magazines of the 30's and 40's and then made it into the paperback books I began to read so the character had a good run, I'd say. Keep in mind that I had no real inkling that I was gay yet, but what a man and his adventures were exciting! 

Later I discovered The Hobbit, and we all know what that leads to... a lifelong joy of reading fantasy and more Tolkien.

[TetRefine]

 

I'm sure there were others before this, but this is the first one I really remember, around maybe 1st-2nd grade. I read it probably a dozen times, made my mom buy me every other book about ninjas I could find, and then every other Magic Treehouse Book that had been written up to that point. Luckily, my mom had a blank check for me every time we went to Borders. 

Edited June 7, 2022 by TetRefine

[Page Scrawler]

On 6/7/2022 at 12:55 PM, Drew Espinosa said:

but the earliest that I can recall is this book: 

Well, that certainly explains why you're a math nerd. 

For me, the first book I loved was The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

Edited June 14, 2022 by Page Scrawler

[Drew Espinosa]

1 hour ago, Page Scrawler said:

Well, that certainly explains why you're a math nerd. 

 

Nah, I became a nerd with this book  

 My mom bought it for me when I was in 3rd grade.

[Page Scrawler]

25 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

 My mom bought it for me when I was in 3rd grade.

I remember that one. 

[Page Scrawler]

25 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

 My mom bought it for me when I was in 3rd grade.

I remember that one. 

[SAW]

And I cried

[Cscampbell]

1 hour ago, SAW said:

And I cried

Well duh! That's a given. I did the same with the Marley and me book. If you haven't read it yet, you've got to check it out.

 

Edited June 19, 2022 by Cscampbell

[James Matthews]

Much of... no in fact all of Domluka's stuff left me with a warm feeling. I have to say that desert dropping was the first book I could not stop thinking about after. The richness of Dom's characters really were a work of art and I think ripe to be made into a TV series.

Awww, I'm thinking about them again! lol

[lynchantwan]

In the past, my favorite is The Notebook but now I'm looking for a book on crime, anyone have any recommendations?

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[TetRefine]

2 hours ago, lynchantwan said:

In the past, my favorite is The Notebook but now I'm looking for a book on crime, anyone have any recommendations?

cookie clicker

 

A really interesting story about a serial killer who picked up men in a gay bar and then brutally murdered them in the 1980s and 90s. 

Interesting tidbit: The bar where the killer found his victims, Townhouse, still exists today in much the same form it is described as in the book. It's a well known place to find a rich sugar daddy if you're in your 20s or are a higher-end hustler. 

Edited June 23, 2022 by TetRefine

[PrivateTim]

The Tower Treasure - I started reading The Hardy Boys when I was around 10 I guess. It me awhile to figure out I was in love with Joe Hardy.

 

[Jkeeletupelo]