Friday, August 5, 2011

Follow Friday (August 5)


Q. Talk about the book that most changed or influenced your life (was it a book that turned you from an average to avid reader, did it help you deal with a particularly difficult situation, does it bring you comfort every time you read it?).

I was never and average reader so there was not really one book that lead me to reading. I would say the book that played a huge and memorable part of my school career was Treasure Island. I don't even like the book all that much, but our teacher read it to us out loud after lunch and all the other kids just loved it. I think that was the point that I realized how much excitement a particular book could cause and sort of lead me to want to be a librarian. To this day I still am not a Stevenson fan, but I remember 20 kids piling up on pillows after lunch every day wanting to hear about the black spot.

7 comments:

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  2. Interesting choice. New follower. Come visit me over at Livre De Amour-Books of Love Blog.

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  3. New FF follower :-) I've always been an avid reader.
    Happy Friday!
    http://bookthatthing.blogspot.com

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  4. Aww great choice!! I love the story behind it :)

    Here's my FF!

    old follower :)

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  5. You described a really nice picture... Thanks for that. I'm a new follower, of course :D
    This is my Follow Friday.

    BTW, I'm hosting three giveaways in my blog and two of them are international (the other one is just for Europe), just click HERE and feel free to enter :D

    Alaiel

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  6. Hopping through. I've never read Treasure Island. One of those books I know I should read.
    My Hop

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