Yesterday was Book Lovers Day. I'd have to say just about every day is book lovers day for me--be it my own project at the time or somebody else's book. I think these days we all need a means of escape.
Have you ever noticed that when a nation magazine--like People or EW--interviews an author, they generally ask a few similar questions. There's usually one about what book made you a reader and it's sibling, what book made you a writer? And there's always one about your favorite book or favorite ten books.
Things I've noticed in these lists is that authors almost always name classics--Dickens, Steinbeck,Hemingway, Austen--which makes me a little afraid to ever be interviewed because the classics wouldn't make my list. Maybe by the time I'm interviewed Harry Potter will considered a classic.
So, in honor--a day late--of book lovers day, tell me, what book made you a reader, or a writer, or what--if you can narrow it down--are five of your favorite books?
Well, that was a sloppy sentence. I'm sure I just gave Editor Nan a panic attack.
I'll begin:
Book that made me a reader: The Boxcar Children and all their mysteries that followed.
Books/Authors that made me a writer: For me it was the libraries of Paul Zindel, particularly The Pigman and S.E. Hinton--especially after learning she was only 17 when she wrote The Outsiders. These were YA before there was a market for YA.
Favorite Five Books: Harry Potter books, Hunger Games, On the Island, Garden Spells, and The Princess Bride.
Okay, your turn...and go!
Hmm...I think the books that made me a reader were the Dick and Jane series that taught me to read in the first place--who knew there was a whole world out there?--and my sister's Raggedy Ann and Andy books that I sounded out the words on until I could read them all. Little Women, all by its wonderful self, made me a writer. Good post, Margie!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Liz. And Jo March was definitely an inspiration!
Deleteoooh, great lists, Margie and Liz! All those Beverly Cleary books, I loved every single one, made me a reader...as for writing ... a YA book called PS I Love You made me want to write.
ReplyDeleteBeverly Cleary is kind of a local legend around here as she was from Portland. I think I remember that YA book! The first YA I ever wrote--and first book I finished--was a YA Romance geared toward the Sweet Dreams line which was on it's way out by the time I got done. LOL A day late and a dollar short.
ReplyDelete"The Monster at the end of this book." Thrilling, suspenseful, and every time I read it (spoiler alert) the "monster" turned out to be Grover himself. Whew! :-)
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of that one!
DeleteOh, man, how to narrow it down to just five...okay, ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO by Rachel Fields, LITTLE WOMEN, THE HARVESTER by Gene Stratton-Porter (where I first learned about romantic heroes), every book by Rosamund du Jardin (cheating, but what can I say?), and anything at all by Daphne du Maurier. Again cheating, but it's impossible to pick just one. ;-) Fun post!!
ReplyDeleteOh, Rosemund du Jardin..yes, please.
DeleteOkay, I'm only listing one right now because my brain is on hiatus, but the book that turned me into a reader, and I can't name it without thinking of you Margie, is Where the Red Fern Grows. A book had never made me cry before and it left a lasting impression on me.
ReplyDeleteI read that every year for years and sobbed each and every time!
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