Haggard's post about reading in schools got me thinking about when I started reading.
I found my love from two books at about the same time.
My mom used to drag me to bookstores when I was young. I hated going. Couldn't stand books and she would spend HOURS browsing around. One time in May, when I was 12 or 13, we were there and I found Star Wars: Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn. I loved the movies and figured "why not try a book", just to see what's going on. I got home and flew through the book in two days.
The next was just a couple of months later. I was visiting my older brother during summer vacation and was bored a lot. He is a Marine and was at work much of the day. After three days, he suggested I read one of his books. It was Melanie Rawn's Dragon Prince. It was completely unlike anything I had read or heard about before. I tore the book up, burned the midnight oil, got lost in a land beyond imagination....and got hooked.
So when did all of you find your love of books?
I found my love from two books at about the same time.
My mom used to drag me to bookstores when I was young. I hated going. Couldn't stand books and she would spend HOURS browsing around. One time in May, when I was 12 or 13, we were there and I found Star Wars: Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn. I loved the movies and figured "why not try a book", just to see what's going on. I got home and flew through the book in two days.
The next was just a couple of months later. I was visiting my older brother during summer vacation and was bored a lot. He is a Marine and was at work much of the day. After three days, he suggested I read one of his books. It was Melanie Rawn's Dragon Prince. It was completely unlike anything I had read or heard about before. I tore the book up, burned the midnight oil, got lost in a land beyond imagination....and got hooked.
So when did all of you find your love of books?
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When did you find your love for books?
- 11/09/2009 07:16:53 AM
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You got lucky!
- 11/09/2009 08:50:54 AM
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I know, but I stil read them all.
- 11/09/2009 04:09:27 PM
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I disagree - while many SW books are lackluster, Zahn's are some of the worst. *NM*
- 11/09/2009 09:31:28 PM
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Puberty and sex.
- 11/09/2009 08:48:44 PM
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Goodkind must of been a godsend. 
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- 11/09/2009 09:28:25 PM
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- 11/09/2009 09:28:25 PM
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I've only read one of his and it was well into adulthood. He played no part. *NM*
- 11/09/2009 10:29:30 PM
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I remember my family's weekly trips to the library starting when I was in 1st grade.
- 11/09/2009 09:35:20 PM
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