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Probably the most memorable book for me was LoTR. I devoured that. I read what was required in school, but I wasn't an avid recreational reader growing up. Other things I remember reading growing up that weren't required and that I really enjoyed were Anne MacCaffery's Dragon Riders of Pern, Catcher in the Rye and the Good Earth. I also read a good amount of sports figure biographies as a child, Mickey Mantel, Whitey Ford, Sandy Koufax etc. Those were the stars of my time. Another thing I read a lot as a child was the newspaper, usually cover to cover daily.

I guess one of the reasons I slip in a classic from time to time as an adult is I didn't do as much recreational reading as I'd have liked growing up.