Did you ever see a book you wanted to read, and many years later you read it?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (179495)
United States
April 18, 2023 12:57pm CST
I am reading a book that I first saw advertised about 40 years ago. It was a little write up in something probably like Seventeen magazine or Mademoiselle or one of those. It is called Lisa Bright and Dark, and surprise, surprise I found it on Amazon. It is about a teen's decline into mental illness, and the increasingly frantic steps her friends take to try to help her. I was hoping it might be available at the library, but no such luck. I was surprised it was still in print honestly, or that digital copies were available. I have it on Kindle. Unfortunately, I had to pay something for it, but not alot. I guess it has been in the back of my mind all this time.
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@akalinus (43128)
• United States
18 Apr 23
I think I saw or read that book before. I thought it was very interesting. I like reading about what makes people tick. I like memoirs and biographies as well as things on the internet.
When I see a book I really want to read, I usually find it somewhere. I used to go to thrift shops and yard sales to look at books.
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@snowy22315 (179495)
• United States
18 Apr 23
I am sure if I had seen that book at either, I would have picked it up. I never have.
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@snowy22315 (179495)
• United States
18 Apr 23
@Treborika I know, long time to be thinking of a book..For some reason the title just never left me.
@RebeccasFarm (89743)
• Arvada, Colorado
19 Apr 23
That sounds like a good book. Glad you found it.
I saw that they have a DVD also did you see that?
Although it says it is unavailable now.
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@snowy22315 (179495)
• United States
19 Apr 23
I did .The book is not two stars, but apparently someone didnot like the DVD.
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@RebeccasFarm (89743)
• Arvada, Colorado
19 Apr 23
@snowy22315 Yes so I see..it looks a good film to me and I bet it is..someone is just picky probably.
It would interest me this book and I don't read books.
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@snowy22315 (179495)
• United States
19 Apr 23
Or you could go to the library. I like John Grisham books, but I have a hard time finishing them. I have one in the car, I have been reading off and on for a year or two. I rarely pick it up.
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@LadyDuck (470492)
• Switzerland
19 Apr 23
@snowy22315 I will buy one from Amazon, I have seen they have several soft cover not expensive.
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@Marilynda1225 (82531)
• United States
19 Apr 23
That's a really long time to remember that book but glad you were able to find it.
My "to read" pile has some books that are only a few years old. I seem to push the older books further down and read the newer stuff that I get first.
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@snowy22315 (179495)
• United States
19 Apr 23
I seem to read whatever book I am currently excited about,,,and others that I started just kind of languish.
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@snowy22315 (179495)
• United States
20 Apr 23
@Marilynda1225 I have several that I lost interest in. Some I am still interested in, but aren't as convenient as reading on Kindle.
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@Marilynda1225 (82531)
• United States
20 Apr 23
@snowy22315 it's rare that I'll start a book and then put it aside. My biggest problem is I'm always finding new and interesting books I want to read so I get them and instead of putting them at the bottom of my "to read" pile they go on top.
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@snowy22315 (179495)
• United States
19 Apr 23
For some reason the title has stuck with me.
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@snowy22315 (179495)
• United States
19 Apr 23
@RubyHawk No, but I read The Good Earth. That was quite the book. I wouldn't mind re reading that sometime. I should see if the library has it.
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 Apr 23
@snowy22315 This is one unusual book I read years ago. Gods Little Acre by Erskin Caldwell. Have you read it? It’s one I still remember.
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@andreericson (37)
• Jakarta, Indonesia
19 Apr 23
someday i bought a book that i really wanted to read it. yaa because i like the story, i think i just need 7 days to finish that book
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@snowy22315 (179495)
• United States
20 Apr 23
@andreericson If I am reading a book or novel I am really into I can finish it in less than 2 days.
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@andreericson (37)
• Jakarta, Indonesia
20 Apr 23
@snowy22315 wow you;re amazing. sometimes, i distract of my gadget. so that i need around 7 days.
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@snowy22315 (179495)
• United States
19 Apr 23
I am currently reading it. I only read it at night.
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@Treborika (17662)
• Mombasa, Kenya
18 Apr 23
I have occasional experienced the same. I love reading books from the African authors
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@snowy22315 (179495)
• United States
18 Apr 23
It is kind of exciting when you can finally find the book you have thought about for a long time.
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@Friends25 (50)
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18 Apr 23
Its a great feeling to finally read a book you always wanted to read. Very satisfactory feeling
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@snowy22315 (179495)
• United States
18 Apr 23
I guess it is like ticking off a box or crossing something off a list.
