-Soul- Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 Good Morning (rather afternoon for me)! it is world book day today! It got me thinking about books. Something I wish I had more time for! Slowing down reading in the warm sunlight sipping away at an Ice Tea or something! But alas these days I settle for Audiobooks while I drive around doing my work! So here’s what it got me thinking and I want to pass the question off to you! what was the first book you read that truly gripped your attention? Like you couldn’t put it down, couldn’t wait for another chapter? thinking long and hard I think mine was Danny Champion of the World - Roald Dahl 2 1
Triskelion Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 That is a tough question as that has been so long ago But like you, I vividly and with love remember the Roald Dahl books I read at school. Especially the Fantastic Mr. Fox, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and the Big Friendly Giant as books that captured me. Also some Dutch books drew me in as kid, but those will not be familiar to the majority of people here Later, the Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien got me lost in the world of Middle Earth and sparked my love for the fantasy genre. Happy world book day! 2
beanbean Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 1 hour ago, SoulEater said: Good Morning (rather afternoon for me)! it is world book day today! It got me thinking about books. Something I wish I had more time for! Slowing down reading in the warm sunlight sipping away at an Ice Tea or something! But alas these days I settle for Audiobooks while I drive around doing my work! So here’s what it got me thinking and I want to pass the question off to you! what was the first book you read that truly gripped your attention? Like you couldn’t put it down, couldn’t wait for another chapter? thinking long and hard I think mine was Danny Champion of the World - Roald Dahl I mean I guess grapes of wrath but anything Steinbeck really 2
Littlejewel Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 I agree that this was definitely a long time ago so it’s hard to remember. But I do remember reading the book Chinese Cinderella in 5th or 6th grade and it just absolutely broke my heart. I remember sobbing in bed and my mom being worried something was wrong. There were also Walk Two Moons, Chasing Redbird, and Bloomabilty all by Sharon Creech. 2
DaddyABQ Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 4 hours ago, SoulEater said: thinking long and hard I think mine was Danny Champion of the World - Roald Dahl This is one of my favorite books in the world. It captures something magical that just feeds my heart to this day. When I was in the fifth grade, a classmate brought in this "edited for children" version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet, and I was absolutely transported to late 1800s London, with the creepy fog that, if T.S. Eliot is to be believed, behaves very much like a cat, the sinister crime scene in the abandoned Lauriston Gardens ... I was transfixed. I have since read every single Sherlock Holmes story a few times, and am kind of a rabid fan. Shortly after that, I read The Phantom Tollbooth, and it absolutely transformed me. It is this whimsical yet thoughtful book that is ostensibly written for children, but doesn't treat them like children. It is playful and thought-provoking, and I think of it often. The quote uttered by The Mathmagician in the Numbers Mines "the only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and that's hardly worth the effort," is a guiding principle in my life. It made me fall in love with language, and the beauty of the world, and also gave me a cool quote to plop into my signature. 2
-Soul- Posted March 6 Author Report Posted March 6 59 minutes ago, DaddyABQ said: A Study in Scarlet, and I was absolutely transported to late 1800s London, with the creepy fog that, if T.S. Eliot is to be believed, behaves very much like a cat, the sinister crime scene in the abandoned Lauriston Gardens ... I was transfixed. Yess! This in itself is a whole vibe and something that is alluring when reading!
WizardofOSS Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 (edited) Ohh.....for me it was a book in my 9th grade library called "The Twelfth Planet" by Zechariah Sitchen. It introduced me to the possibility of ancient aliens, aliens and how they may have affected Earth's evolution. He writes about how the Sumerians 4000BCE wrote about a missing planet called Nibiru, on which an ancient race called the Annunaki, visited Earth to obtain Gold for their toxic atmosphere. Unwilling to mine it themselves, they looked for suitable workers and genetically modified primates to create a slave race to mine gold for them. Their home world moved in and out of our solar system every 3600 years, so they had to return after many years until their planet returned. The last time they were here was during the time of Babylon/Sumeria, in which each city-state was their domain. They created Kings to rule in their absence and left, promising to return. If this sounds familiar, the Movie "Stargate" got it's inspiration from this and other books. I checked that book out 4 or 5 times and reread that thing many times since. Although several of his translations and theories have been debunked by so-called 'experts' (Take that with a grain of salt), I have learned to stay open minded about the possibility the ancients knew more than we think they did. Archeology is proving this inch by inch as we discover new artifacts and test DNA all the time. They found an ancient map with Antarctica on it centuries before it was discovered, Ancient Ice Age structures in Turkey, Java and the Amazon, and DNA evidence that human migrated to North America 10,000 years before anyone thought. Ancient Timelines and History changes with each new discovery! Just this week, the news announced the discovery of a rogue "Brown Dwarf" 20 light years away. I wondered if this might be the "Nibiru" planet described in the book, but remembered that with a 3600 year orbit, it's probably a lot closer, approaching us from the edge of the Solar System again. There's so much about Earth's past and in the Solar System, it makes you wonder, "Are we really alone?" I like how in Armageddon, Billy Bob's character tells the president, "It's a big A** Sky!" It truly is, and if there is a rogue planet out there (Planet X), it's not going to be found until it's closer. Stay curious my friends!! Edited March 6 by WizardofOSS 2
Baby Manda Posted March 8 Report Posted March 8 I read so much in school and still to this day.... it's hard to know what was my first major love when it comes to books... Elementary school I read - Dr. Seuss/Theo LeSieg - A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens - Moby Dick by Melville Middle School - Lucky Star Series by Asimov - I, Robot by Isaac Asimov - The Foundation Series by Asimov - Nemesis by Asimov High school - Arthur C. Clarke - T. S. Elliot - Canterbury Tales - Narnia by C. S. Lewis - anything from the non-fiction section under ancient history (dewy decimal 930). College - Dune series by Herbert - Lord of the Rings by Tolkien I had to read a lot of other stuff along the way to make the teachers happy. 😆 I remember reading The Scarlet Letter my last year of high school. It was supposed to take us like 6 - 8 weeks to read the book together and analyze it, but I couldn't just stop after the first chapter and wait a week, so I read the whole book in one night....Wow did I get told off in class the next day for answering correctly to the teacher's prediction questions for the next chapter!🤦♀️ Why make us wait! Why!!!! Books need to be read or listened to over and over and over until forever! (My favorite job before becoming a teacher was working in the public library!) 2
Aikko Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 First off, super bummed I totally didn’t even know I missed such an epic day! But that’s okay, every day is book day to me. Lol Second, who can remember that?? 😅 Jk, I know some books have such a profound impact that it doesn’t matter HOW long ago you read it, it’s the first one to pop into your head. For me, it’s kinda silly, but as a kid, I remember the Animorph and Goosebumps series were what sparked my love of reading. Oh! And I remember being so terrified of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, I slept with a light on for 3 nights. It’s probably a nostalgia factor for me now, but at the time I remember thinking, “wow, these are kinda terrifying and awesome!” 2
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