Comments on: The Gift of Reading http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/ What's hip, what's now, what's tomorrow in the romance genre world. Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:26:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kaitlin http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-13688 Kaitlin Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:45:47 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/#comment-13688 I hardly ever got books for Christmas, but one year my aunt gave me a huge box of Harlequin books. I was 10. That was my introduction to "real" romances. *sigh* Happy memory. :smile: I hardly ever got books for Christmas, but one year my aunt gave me a huge box of Harlequin books. I was 10. That was my introduction to “real” romances. *sigh* Happy memory. :smile:

]]> By: Kimberly http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-13684 Kimberly Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:13:52 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/#comment-13684 Reading what an amazing thing to do. Love to read that's where most people can find me is in my room reading a book. I get so lost in my reading can't hear anybody calling me and I know it drives them up the wall. But cant'help it it's like time travel your in whole other world when reading. Just you and the book nothing else in the world matters. Thats what I love about reading its an adventure of a lifetime.:grin: Reading what an amazing thing to do. Love to read that’s where most people can find me is in my room reading a book. I get so lost in my reading can’t hear anybody calling me and I know it drives them up the wall. But cant’help it it’s like time travel your in whole other world when reading. Just you and the book nothing else in the world matters. Thats what I love about reading its an adventure of a lifetime.:grin:

]]> By: Milan Loka http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-13676 Milan Loka Mon, 18 Dec 2006 04:24:54 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/#comment-13676 I remember devouring Nancy Drew, Babysitters Club, Ramona Quimby, and any Judy Blume book I could get my hands on. But on one particular christmas, I received little women in my stocking. And although I was a voracious reader prior to this one memorable holiday, It became a passion after the first fifty pages of this one book. What wonderful memories lie between the worn covers of a well read book. :-) ML I remember devouring Nancy Drew, Babysitters Club, Ramona Quimby, and any Judy Blume book I could get my hands on.

But on one particular christmas, I received little women in my stocking.

And although I was a voracious reader prior to this one memorable holiday,
It became a passion after the first fifty pages of this one book.

What wonderful memories lie between the worn covers of a well read book.
:-)

ML

]]> By: Kim http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-13673 Kim Sun, 17 Dec 2006 17:45:44 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/#comment-13673 I got book 1-5 in the babysitters club series when I was younger, and that was that for me. that series STILL creates a fuzzy feeling in my belly. I went from the babysitters club to everything i could get my hands on. I got book 1-5 in the babysitters club series when I was younger, and that was that for me. that series STILL creates a fuzzy feeling in my belly. I went from the babysitters club to everything i could get my hands on.

]]> By: Lee http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-13672 Lee Sun, 17 Dec 2006 17:07:55 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/#comment-13672 I always give my grandkids books for Christmas or a gift card to a book store. They love it. Even the teenage boys. Reading is becoming a lost art, and its perdicted that in forty years or so, people won't read like they do now. They won't have too, because of technology. I find that very sad. I love the smell of printed pages, the feel of a book in my hand, and the satisfaction of falling in love characters as they travel to that happily ever after. I always give my grandkids books for Christmas or a gift card to a book store. They love it. Even the teenage boys. Reading is becoming a lost art, and its perdicted that in forty years or so, people won’t read like they do now. They won’t have too, because of technology. I find that very sad. I love the smell of printed pages, the feel of a book in my hand, and the satisfaction of falling in love characters as they travel to that happily ever after.

]]> By: Karen Scott http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-13671 Karen Scott Sun, 17 Dec 2006 16:22:23 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/#comment-13671 Sam , I LOVED Ramona Quimby when I was younger!! Sam , I LOVED Ramona Quimby when I was younger!!

]]> By: Sam http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-13670 Sam Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:22:44 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/#comment-13670 I also love the Anne of Green Gables series although for some reason I did not approach them until my 20s. I have to confess, however, that for me she got kind of boring after she married Gilbert, but maybe that's because the point of view changed in the books. When I was a kid I was hooked on the Ramona Quimby series by Beverly Cleary. When I was growing up books did not tend to be given as presents and most of what I read came from the library. Now I think I'm trying to make up for that as I feel that a great deal of my salary (as a librarian by the way) goes into books. People have asked me why I bother to buy books and then I have to explain about small budgets and how we can't order everything I want to read, etc. I also love the Anne of Green Gables series although for some reason I did not approach them until my 20s. I have to confess, however, that for me she got kind of boring after she married Gilbert, but maybe that’s because the point of view changed in the books. When I was a kid I was hooked on the Ramona Quimby series by Beverly Cleary. When I was growing up books did not tend to be given as presents and most of what I read came from the library. Now I think I’m trying to make up for that as I feel that a great deal of my salary (as a librarian by the way) goes into books. People have asked me why I bother to buy books and then I have to explain about small budgets and how we can’t order everything I want to read, etc.

]]> By: Karen Scott http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-13669 Karen Scott Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:46:48 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/#comment-13669 Reading on Christmas day wasn't ever an option in my house, but I'm totally with you re Anne Of Green Gables. L.M Montgomery remains one of my fave ever authors to this day, just for introducing me to the irrepressible, freckled, and carrot-topped Anne Shirley. Heidi, Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, (and other Frances Hodgeson Burnett books) and the Just William stories, are amongst the first books that I ever read, and loved to death. Ahhh... the memories... Reading on Christmas day wasn’t ever an option in my house, but I’m totally with you re Anne Of Green Gables. L.M Montgomery remains one of my fave ever authors to this day, just for introducing me to the irrepressible, freckled, and carrot-topped Anne Shirley.

Heidi, Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, (and other Frances Hodgeson Burnett books) and the Just William stories, are amongst the first books that I ever read, and loved to death.

Ahhh… the memories…

]]> By: Diana http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-13668 Diana Sun, 17 Dec 2006 03:08:24 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/#comment-13668 The Anne books are some of my favorite books. I re-read the first five every year. I got the first one for Christmas one year, and it was one of my favorite "Christmas" books. My mom always got me a book for Xmas. Other favorites were: A Little Princess, The Thief of Always, and The Mists of Avalon. The Anne books are some of my favorite books. I re-read the first five every year. I got the first one for Christmas one year, and it was one of my favorite “Christmas” books.

My mom always got me a book for Xmas. Other favorites were: A Little Princess, The Thief of Always, and The Mists of Avalon.

]]> By: Alyssa Goodnight http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-13660 Alyssa Goodnight Sat, 16 Dec 2006 23:38:59 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2006/12/16/the-gift-of-reading/#comment-13660 I feel so jealous! Books have never been the gift of choice in my family (although I've certainly given them). I just end up finding them on my own and then talking them up to everyone I know. I've never read the Anne of Green Gables series, but I LOVED the Sullivan Entertainment movies. And I must confess, I've never read a Nancy Drew... But I have plenty of my own favorites. I feel so jealous!

Books have never been the gift of choice in my family (although I’ve certainly given them). I just end up finding them on my own and then talking them up to everyone I know.

I’ve never read the Anne of Green Gables series, but I LOVED the Sullivan Entertainment movies. And I must confess, I’ve never read a Nancy Drew… But I have plenty of my own favorites.

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