What book(s) do you hold dear to you?
By Chelsea
@chelseaearnsmore (208)
United States
December 1, 2015 10:36am CST
If you were lucky enough to have a childhood filled with books like mine, you may have a few tomes that hold sentimental value.
My classics are Where The Sidewalk Ends and The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, along with The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams and The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis.
My absolute favorite book series, however, is The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - I got it on my 12th birthday and it's still hands down the funniest piece of work I've ever read. Terry Pratchett's Good Omen's is a close second.
Even if you didn't read too much as a kid, is there still a book you hold dear to your heart for sentimental reasons?
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@moffittjc (121540)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Dec 15
I read all the Hardy Boys books as a kid (and even a few Nancy Drew books), and then when I got older I started reading Stephen King books. My first ever Stephen King book I read was Christine, about a possessed car. It freaked me out, but made me a life-long fan of Stephen King. So I guess that book will always be a special one for me. Going back to my childhood, I remember my dad encouraging me to read The Wind in the Willows. I guess I was a little too young at the time, because I struggled to get through it, but I'll never forget Mr. Toad from the story!
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@chelseaearnsmore (208)
• United States
1 Dec 15
I read a few Nancy Drew myself and was a fan, but fantasy (like Brian Jacques Redwall series) held my interest more. Do you remember what you favorite mystery the Hardy Boys solved was? :) I'm also a big Stephen King fan!! The first I read was It followed by The Stand, and I was completely in terror-love haha.. I haven't read all of his works, but anything I've picked up has been solid. The Wind in the Willows was so great with Mr. Toad as well! In a college class another student read from it a bit doing all the voices as Brits (it was a performance class) and it was a hit with everyone - brought back some nice memories :)
@moffittjc (121540)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Dec 15
@chelseaearnsmore It's been so long since I've read the Hardy Boys books that I can't remember which was my favorite. But there was like a 100 books or so in the series (of which I read every one), so I think it would be hard to have just picked one favorite!
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@moffittjc (121540)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Dec 15
@chelseaearnsmore I just finished reading Stephen King's new book Bazaar of Bad Dreams this morning! It's a collection of short stories. I have every one of his books!
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
1 Dec 15
Ohh a childhood favorite! That's a difficult one. I've read quite a few as a child, started reading at the age of 4. It's probably Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tales..
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
1 Dec 15
@chelseaearnsmore oh! That sounds interesting, I should check it out!
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@chelseaearnsmore (208)
• United States
1 Dec 15
I do love a good fairy tale! Have you ever heard of Faerie Tale Theatre? It was produced by Shelly Duvall and is a large collection of fairy tales performed by some pretty big names (but back in the 80's!) like Jeff Goldblum and Billy Crystal (The Big Bad Wolf and the smartest of the Three Little Pigs, respectively).
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@chelseaearnsmore (208)
• United States
1 Dec 15
@Drosophila Definitely! I grew up watching a few of the episodes, then got the collection as a Christmas gift years later, and it's still one of my favorites! Pretty funny too.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
2 Dec 15
I loved the books by Astrid Lindgren from Sweden. My favourite books were Pippi Longstocking and Emil of Lönneberga. I also loved the fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. My grandmother had a collection of short stories for children that she received in 1936 when she was 11 years old. She read the stories aloud to me. Some of the stories were sad, but I liked them a lot, and when I learned to read she gave me the book. It is one of favourite possessions.
@JESSY3236 (19914)
• United States
2 Dec 15
I don't have a favorite. But I did read some Nancy Drew books when I was little.
@chelseaearnsmore (208)
• United States
1 Dec 15
I've heard of that novel before - I must read it now since it is so special to you! :)
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@chelseaearnsmore (208)
• United States
1 Dec 15
Hello Noora! Glad to see another fan of both of those :) And I love The Secret Garden too - I always associate it with A Little Princess, however, because of the movies they made in the 90's lol
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
2 Dec 15
The Narnia books for me too, along with Tolkien and Douglas Adams - Also Lewis Carroll, Joseph Heller's Catch-22 where I first discovered atheism, and Stephen Donaldson's Thomas Covenant novels
@JudyEv (339431)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Dec 15
I have a few books that I read again and again although we long intervals in between. One is 'I heard the owl call my name' by Margaret Craven. It is set in Canada.
@Iam_jauntyjen (5017)
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2 Dec 15
First English book that I had was Gordon Korman's The Twinkie Squad. But the book that I hold dear was Jane Eyre. I was inspired by the main character that I became a teacher like Jane.
