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Originally Posted by kennyc
Oh come on, go for it!
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Nope. Can't do it. I started reading at the age of 3 and have read too many excellent books in the last 60 years. And my preferred reading materials have changed as well. At 8 I loved Louis L'Amour the best when I wasn't busy reading comics. At 10, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov and Shakespeare of all things. From about 14 to 18 it was Leon Uris and Taylor Caudwell etc. and Beatle magazines
Next it was the Harlequins. Then it was the tech books and magazines. Then back to SF and now Mysteries and Fantasy.
Lot of books that I remember well, I didn't actually enjoy reading that much. A Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist both seemed a bit painful in parts and I had nightmares about Little Red Riding Hood and Bluebeard (Grimm's fairy tales). Catcher in the Rye was fascinating, but to close to life as I knew it.
My favorite books are the ones I haven't read yet, that I am anticipating reading. Especially if by an author I love. I can get quite euphoric and have almost drooled in anticipation of reading an unread backlist book by a favorite author. How uncool is that
Helen