What book would I bring to a desert island? I hope I can bring a solar-powered ereader loaded with all my favorites and all the books on my TBR list. The choice is impossible to narrow down. ;)
My favorite book might be The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein because it was just so suspenseful I couldn't put it down and it was a binge read. Also, it is about a dog, which is very appealing. On a deserted island, I would want a really engaging series that I could work my way through. The books that made me a bookworm were Beverly Clearly's Ramona series, Judy Blume's Fudge series, and later on, the Anne of Green Gables series. I swear, I also read books that are not in a series, haha!
The Bobbsey Twins Series made a reader out of me. I would take A Tree Grows In Brooklyn on any 🏝️. Any horror books except for Stephen King's works ( over saturated myself in his books) I absolutely love. And Little Women is the book 📚 I cannot live without.
I love the diversity of your reads, Maureen. From Little Women to horror ... hmmm! Have you read any of the graphic adaptations of Little Women? There are some great contemporary stories.
I am with you on graphics ... they aren't my thing, either. I love the way words create images of our own making + the way words can *sound* in our mouths.
The earliest book I remember, which may be my all time favorite, as well as the book that made me a bookworm, is The Phantom Tollbooth. The wit and whimsey, as well as the Jules Fieffer illustrations are irresistible. His interplay with Norton Juster still enchants me many years later.
I have so many favorite books, but one I've read multiple times and would not want to be without is Barbara Kingsolver's The Lacuna.
To me, books are like potato chips. There can never be just one: favorite flavor OR eat only one! Somehow I missed The Phantom Tollbooth as a young reader, but I devoured it as an "adult."
Yes! I want all the books and all the potato chips! The Phantom Tollbooth was always kind of a mysterious book for me. I remember reading it as a young reader, then I kind of lost track of it, but it was always in the back of my mind as something wonderful, but just out of reach of remembering. When I finally found it again, the magic all came rushing back. It's my go to book when I need something to inspire and comfort me.
The Tooth Bearer series of children's novels set in the magical fairy realm.
I love reading, recently finished Mel Blancs book about his voice work. If on a desert island, apart from a book on raft building for dummies I'd have my laptop so that I could continue to write and draw ... hoping there is WIFI there as well. :)
You made me laugh, David. Yes, deserted islands must come with wi-fi these days!! I can feel for Mel - we hear his voice but we don't see him. Sorta like me ;-)
The book that helped made me a bookworm: Ray Bradbury's DANDELION WINE. There were many other books, of course, but this particular book was the first one that made me (as a young reader/writer) aware of how much VOICE in writing could deepen my enjoyment during reading. I found myself slowing down to savour the language.
I couldn’t say which book is my favourite....there are soooooo many good books. Books I re-read sometimes include Charlotte’s Web, The Hunger Games, Watership Down...and I can’t think of any more at the moment because I’m on vacation.
My favourite books seem to always been changing but I would say the Darker Shade of Magic and the Night Circus are some of them. I also can't remember an exact book that made me a bookworm but the Babysitter's Club series made a big impression on me at a young age and then later in high school Alias Grace blew my mind.
What book would I bring to a desert island? I hope I can bring a solar-powered ereader loaded with all my favorites and all the books on my TBR list. The choice is impossible to narrow down. ;)
Brilliant on so many levels. And we definitely hear you on the impossibility of it all.
My favorite book might be The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein because it was just so suspenseful I couldn't put it down and it was a binge read. Also, it is about a dog, which is very appealing. On a deserted island, I would want a really engaging series that I could work my way through. The books that made me a bookworm were Beverly Clearly's Ramona series, Judy Blume's Fudge series, and later on, the Anne of Green Gables series. I swear, I also read books that are not in a series, haha!
I read the Young Readers version and have to agree. Racing in the Rain was one that stuck with me a long time.
I really need to read that book. (The Art of Racing in the Rain)
The Bobbsey Twins Series made a reader out of me. I would take A Tree Grows In Brooklyn on any 🏝️. Any horror books except for Stephen King's works ( over saturated myself in his books) I absolutely love. And Little Women is the book 📚 I cannot live without.
I love the diversity of your reads, Maureen. From Little Women to horror ... hmmm! Have you read any of the graphic adaptations of Little Women? There are some great contemporary stories.
Im doing Dracula Daily right now it's a gorgeous hard cover book but the print is so damn small I need magnifying 🔍 glass on top of my own spectacles
Actually I don't like graphic novels im a purist words only please. Check me out on Instagram @readwithme702 I try to post a lot of diverse reads
I am with you on graphics ... they aren't my thing, either. I love the way words create images of our own making + the way words can *sound* in our mouths.
The earliest book I remember, which may be my all time favorite, as well as the book that made me a bookworm, is The Phantom Tollbooth. The wit and whimsey, as well as the Jules Fieffer illustrations are irresistible. His interplay with Norton Juster still enchants me many years later.
I have so many favorite books, but one I've read multiple times and would not want to be without is Barbara Kingsolver's The Lacuna.
To me, books are like potato chips. There can never be just one: favorite flavor OR eat only one! Somehow I missed The Phantom Tollbooth as a young reader, but I devoured it as an "adult."
Yes! I want all the books and all the potato chips! The Phantom Tollbooth was always kind of a mysterious book for me. I remember reading it as a young reader, then I kind of lost track of it, but it was always in the back of my mind as something wonderful, but just out of reach of remembering. When I finally found it again, the magic all came rushing back. It's my go to book when I need something to inspire and comfort me.
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The Tooth Bearer series of children's novels set in the magical fairy realm.
I love reading, recently finished Mel Blancs book about his voice work. If on a desert island, apart from a book on raft building for dummies I'd have my laptop so that I could continue to write and draw ... hoping there is WIFI there as well. :)
You made me laugh, David. Yes, deserted islands must come with wi-fi these days!! I can feel for Mel - we hear his voice but we don't see him. Sorta like me ;-)
The book that helped made me a bookworm: Ray Bradbury's DANDELION WINE. There were many other books, of course, but this particular book was the first one that made me (as a young reader/writer) aware of how much VOICE in writing could deepen my enjoyment during reading. I found myself slowing down to savour the language.
How could I forget Ray Bradbury? This one is also a favorite of mine!
I couldn’t say which book is my favourite....there are soooooo many good books. Books I re-read sometimes include Charlotte’s Web, The Hunger Games, Watership Down...and I can’t think of any more at the moment because I’m on vacation.
My favourite books seem to always been changing but I would say the Darker Shade of Magic and the Night Circus are some of them. I also can't remember an exact book that made me a bookworm but the Babysitter's Club series made a big impression on me at a young age and then later in high school Alias Grace blew my mind.