What book turned you into a reader?

[Axineton]

I think reading LOTR in my early 20s did it. I hadn’t read a book since I was a kid around about 8-9 then decided as an adult I wanted to read. Picked it up and that was nearly 30 years ago I’ve been reading now.

 

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[Retro Doomer]

Sadly I don't remember anymore I was interesting in reading since Vorschule (Pre School) as I wanted to learn how to read early on so I visited the Library often and read different books.

Sadly I lost interest in reading in my teeny years but I got back to it again thanks to Manga but I also try getting back to books which are damn expensive and no I can't afford borrowing books from the Library anymore to expensive and I am to broke.

But a book I bought is The Shadow over Innsmouth from lovecraft since I like his litearture.

 

[KamakoKamako's icon]

* Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?
* The Very Hungry Caterpillar
* Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone
* The Giggler Treatment
* The Bad Beginning (ASoUE #1)
* More Horowitz Horror
* Uncanny!
* The Running Man
* The Long Walk

And two other books I can't remember the name of or find anywhere xD

 

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I read a lot, but so far there isn't one that has turned me into a reader.

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

An Elvis autobiography on my grandma's house — I mostly picked it up to prove to the world that I could go through an 'adult' book, but I then fell in love with the narrative rhythm and the language...

It was so different from everything I was used to at the time (mostly elementary and middle school mandatory reading materials) that I just wanted to keep going.

 

[Fietto!]

 

[NeonKnights]

Originally it was Frog and Toad and Little Bear, then at some point in my late teenage years I stopped reading books (magazines don't count). One day out of extreme boredom I picked up an old 1977 Ballintine copy of "The Two Towers" (LOTR). When I finished it I found the other two volumes we had and read the entire trilogy. After that I read pretty much everything Tolkien ever wrote, and even some William Morris and Lord Dunsany fantasy books.

 

[Kobu]

The first book that I remember being personally interested is The Seven Songs Of Merlin by T.A. Barron.

The cover art is what pulled me in. I love The Legend Of Zelda and sword and sorcery in general. I started it without reading the first and still loved it. I believe the cyclops's name was Balor and his eye could do what was essentially a penance stare. I went back and read the first book right after and loved it as well. I think I read up to the 4th book and then moved on to other stories. I don't read anywhere near as much as I did in High School but I've picked it back up more lately. Its a great habit to get into as we all know.

I am currently reading Paradise 1 by David Wellington, a sci-fi horror that takes place in space, and The DragonLance Chronicles Trilogy which is essentially Dungeons & Dragons and a lot of fun.

 

[Frosy Frosy]

For me it was a book called Education by Tara Westover. It's not a particularly amazing book but I enjoyed it and decided to keep going from there.

Although Horus Rising by Dan Abnett might have been what completely hooked me in, it's just unfortunate that I started reading them when their prices started sky rocketing, only have the first 3 volumes out of 54*

I genuinely couldn't stand reading before these, it would always put me to sleep even when I really wanted to do so. now I have a pretty sizable library of Manga and novels !

 

[Far_Firmer_Peaches]

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The Secret Garden.

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Eat on little fella

 

[CraigJarrett]

Reading "Of Mice & Men" at school (still love that book) and then as I got older "Savage" by Richard Laymon.

 

[Mileena]

I really don’t remember if this was it but one of the first books I read that I loved was Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn. I read it in school from the library, it’s a ghost story.

A few years ago I found a copy on Amazon and bought it. It’s such a great book.

 

[HoyeBoye]

The book that gave me the confidence to read was House of Leaves. Lots of pages, parallel narratives, unreliable narrator, artistic typesetting, and an engrossing supernatural story; this book had it all. It was way more advanced than any other book I had attempted on my own. I read it over a summer in high school and loved it.
I'm still a slow reader, but I no longer see it as a hindrance and realized that I just enjoy savoring the words.

 

[Sheepy765]

Got me into reading, introduced me to anthropomorphic animals, and more all in Kindergarten (or was it First grade, I forgot). Also Thea is pretty cool.

 

[Sfjeov]

H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man especially this version

The premise was simple for a kid like me to understand and pretty compelling too for a thriller.

 

[Cu-Neo]

Socorro!