I've been reading for years.
I can't remember not reading and I read fairly fast. (A "Speed" reader-haha).
Dearest mommy says I "inhale" books. I've read a large variety of
books so here again I run into difficulty in determining the "favourite
book" I'll try my best.
Overall Favourite
* The Three Musketeers
Novels (20 years later, Man in the Iron Mask,
etc).Alexandre Dumas.
These
are the books I have the most. And I have read them quite often.
Every day I was sick I would read the children's "abridged" version
of The Three Musketeers. My favourite quote from the books: (D'Artangen
to his servant): "You think like a cheese" (mind you the translation
may have been a bit off since they were originally written in French).
Favourite Children's Book
* Curious George
Takes a Job by H.R. Rey
This is the first book
I ever read. Well, Mom read it to me so much that I memorized it
at three.
What I most remember:
George's redecorating and his tragic fall from grace (Too bad, broke his
leg!)
Honourable Mentions: The B-Book,
Go Dogs Go, Euphonia and the Flood and Babar
Favourite
"Youth" Books
The Black
Stallion novels by Walter Farley What I most remember: I learned
horses are
counted
in "hands".
Like most young girls, I went
through the "I love horses and nature in general stage", so most of these
books involve animals of some
kind.
Runners up: The Island of Blue
Dolphins, Little House on the Prairie Books, Nancy Drew, Lost in the
Barrens, A Wrinkle in Time, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, Peter Pan, Alice
in Wonderland, Treasure Island, Secret Garden, Little Women.
This is where is gets difficult. As you get into "adult" books. Things are categorized. I hate that!!!! I have read many books and can't pinpoint a "style" I like. This is a common thread with me in music and movies as well. So I'll try and cover it all.
Sci-fi
I thought I wouldn't like S-F at first because
I read 1984 and Lord of the Rings in grade 7. I could
understand what was happening, but not the real "comprehension".
When we were forced to read one in grade 10, my outlook changed and I must
give credit to Mr. Lobb for that, ( but I still don't like Lord of the
Rings--oh no! Blasphemy!!!)
Fahrenheit 451--
What I remember most: the hero got away and with a semi-happy ending.
I had assumed all S-F ended badly.
The Martian Chronicles
I re-read 1984 and
got way more out of it. Watching the trend of reality based tv lately
makes it even more meaningful.
Brave New World-
Actually living in the days of test tube babies and the beginnings of "designer
babies" makes this book more poignant all the time.
Dune (the sequel
was only good until about halfway...but I read them all anyway)
Various Star Trek
and Star Wars novels--just a carry-over from TV and movies.
Enders Game
Mystery
Sherlock Holmes-the master of "deductive reasoning" What I remember most: That I can never remember how it ends no matter how many times I re-read them!!!
Agatha Christie- I can't stand the "cheesiness" of the dialogue now, but I liked them when I read them initially; particularly Murder on the Orient Express and Curtain. (Hercule Poirot)
Adventure/Spy/Suspense
Patriot Games/The Hunt
for Red October
The Firm/Pelican Brief
(
I tired of Grisham after that)
"Classics"(my fav. is 3 musketeers--see above)
Tale of
Two Cities
Pride
and Prejudice
Sword
and the Stone
Heart
of Darkness
Jane Eyre
History/Biographies
The Outline
of History-HG Wells
The Diary of
Anne Frank
Shakespeare
Hamlet
Henry V
Much Ado About Nothing
12th Night
Romance/Historical Drama
I had to admit it. Everyone reads these
books. I have probably read dozens. And NOT ONE title or particular
book sticks in my mind---usless dribble. At least I 'fessed up!!!