AwakenEvil Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 So whats the first book you remember reading that changed your life or opinion on reading? Do you have a favorite author? Any books you suggest or curious to see if its worth reading? And Go! Well ill be the first to say my first book was Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn. I believe I was 12 when I picked this book up and it made me want to read more and more. I love RA Salvatore. His Drizzt novels just appeal to the gamer in me. I also enjoy George RR Martin novels! Someone freeze me until Winds of Winter is release and all you fucks that keep saying he is going to die before he finishes A song of fire and ice (Game of thrones) I will hunt you all down like a T1000 if he does! Link to comment
willnotwill Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I kind of got started on science fiction with Heinlein's Starship Troupers and then branched out there. Link to comment
DLdapper Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 The author/series that really kicked my reading into gear was probably R.A. Salvatore and The Cleric Quintet. 1 Link to comment
rusty pins Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I got hooked on The Hardy Boys books when I was in 5th grade. Link to comment
drynot Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 I am all over the map in regards to reading. Link to comment
spoonchicken Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" by Stephen R. Donaldson, and the "StormLight Archives" by Brandon Sanderson 1 Link to comment
Bettypooh Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 The first book(s) which changed my opinion on reading were the Sherlock Holmes stories Till then I hated all fiction, but now I only hate most of it Link to comment
Hookedondiapers Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 When I was a kid, I loved to read just about anything. 1 Link to comment
Dubious Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Read all Harry Potter books, nothing else Link to comment
DiaperPony Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I always loved to read. My parents took pics of me as a little kid with stacks of books sitting next to me (they kept some of those books for me, and they are worn out). I especially liked reading about astronomy (still do!). As far as a fiction series or author from when I was a little bit older, though, it'd have to be Michael Chrichton. His fiction books captivated me, and I remember reading everything they had of his in the school's library. He offered just the right mix of science fiction, fact, and action to keep me turning the pages. Non-fiction would definitely be the spiral bound GW-BASIC reference manual given to me by my late grandfather. I read that thing from cover to cover, to learn about every possible function the language offered, and marked it up, highlighted it, etc. I wore the covers off it (literally), and a few pages more. That book completely changed my life. From 6th grade there was no longer a question of what I wanted to do with my life. I spent my childhood programming computers and learning everything I could about them. I wouldn't be who I am today if it weren't for that book. Link to comment
CrinklyKitten Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" by Stephen R. Donaldson Link to comment
AwakenEvil Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 I admit I have never read a single Potter book. Anyone ever read any of The Tales of Bounty Hunters? That was a great star wars book with short stories about all the bounty hunters and Jubbas Band. Link to comment
Letluvsrool Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 I love classics but my main interest is Sci-Fi. Hard-edged, scientifically literate, and Dystopian is usually my style of book. Read a lot of the old guys in the genre like HG Wells, Orwell, Phillip K Dick, Larry Niven, Kim Stanley Robinson to name a few. I dig modern writers a lot too like Neal Stephenson, Ian Banks, and William Gibson. (Chuck Palaniuk too even though he really isn't Sci-Fi) Link to comment
Diaper_Angel Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Well, I have always been a big reader, I Link to comment
widdlemikey Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Would have to say Heinlein's Moon Is A Harsh Mistress. Link to comment
Rani Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 The first proper book that I read cover to cover and opened my eyes to the whole story world was Felix Salten's Bambi. The tale had me glued from page one. There's a lovely bit in it about two leaves talking on a tree, saying how their fellow leaves keep disappearing. I still have the same book on one of my many bookshelves. As for what I read now, basically anything. Whether it's free classics on my kindle, cheap charity shop finds or brand new books. If it looks interesting I'll read it. I also find it very easy to put a book down though and I go through phases of not reading much at all. Link to comment
Letluvsrool Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Would have to say Heinlein's Moon Is A Harsh Mistress. Link to comment
Cute_Kitten Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 When I was very little, I was more interested in fun activities Link to comment
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