Aside from children’s books, and books read at school, what was the first novel you read?
Aside from children’s books, and books read at school, what was the first novel you read?
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“Little Women” and the whole series of “The Babysitters Club”
I LOVED the babysitters club books!!
I don’t think the babysitters club count as novels
@Netanya why not? not being rude just curious? the ones i read were chapter books.
I don’t know i guess I don’t equate chapter book with novel. Wonder what the definition is.
@Netanya
I’m not too sure why you would even question that. ?
Then I guess they were probably my first too!
The definition says “…with some degree of realism.” You don’t get a bunch of preteen girls hanging out to that extent without a constant bitchfest going on. Tales from the Faraway Tree is more realistic than that.?
Hard question. I honestly don’t know. Once I learned to read, i devoured everything. Maybe GONE WITH THE WIND?
The earliest book I can remember chosing to read was a book called “a Chinese Cinderella”by Adeline yen mah for a book report at school when I was about 10/11.
Angels Watching Over Me by Lurlene McDaniel
Oliver Twist
It was the most amazing experience ever. The librarian gave me the book from the grown-up-section and I felt like supergirl. I loved every single page of it. – Now I am jealous myself!!
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.
The little witch
Apart from children’s, and books at school, the first book i read was Kane and Abel, after seeing my mum engrossed in it
Jayne Eyre
How old were you?
Anne of Green Gables- which I don’t consider a children’s book.
The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell. (I think.)
The Witches
The bfg
Mine was Pet cemetery by Stephen King x
Not sure that it was the first book but probably one of the first was The L shaped room by Lynne Reed Banks (I think).
Apart from children’s books? A teacher gave me some Agatha Christies when I was about 9 or 10
The three musketeers was my first followed by the witches by Rohald Dahl
I read Emerald Fire when I was seven. It was my first bodice ripper.
A perfect Evil. I was eleven. I scared me half to death ?
I think my first serious book was The Exorcist. Must have read that when I was about 15
Eek! I slept with my Dad after that one, and I was 16!
Then I started reading a lot of Stephen King.
Not sure – can’t quite remember! Probably Agatha Christie – I devoured all her books and then moved onto John Buchan.
This will age me but here goes….The Bobbsey Twins
Forever Amber
I had a college reading level in 5th grade so I don’t even remember my first novel, it was so long ago.
Heidi
My daughter is named after this book.
Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews ☺
This is the first book I remember reading too.
Some people say it’s really trashy but as a teenager it got me reading regularly and I ended up reading most of her books.
@Claire I loved that series too, I’ve read it numerous times. I read a few of her others but the Flowers series was my favourite x
I loved them all xx
Anne of green gables by l m Montgomery.
Harry Potter … I got the first 4 books as a Christmas present ( I was in 4th grade) I was really confused at why my aunt would gift them to me since I wasn’t really a reader. It wasn’t until that summer I finally read them, I fell in love with reading
Lord of the rings by Tolkien
Fell in love with the world he created especially that the real world was difficult to accept when you live in communism
I read Harold Robbins, The Carpet Baggers when I was about 8 years old. It was my Dads, I’m sure he thought most of it would go over my head. Next up was Mrs Harrods Young Friends, every kid in my neighborhood read it. We kept it hidden in the knot of a tree. Nothing went over my head after that.
War and Peace, 5th grade
Little Women
Black beauty, I was in kindergarten
Percy Jackson 3th grade
probably Salems Lot
Anna Karenina…I was 12
Tomas Takes Charge, 7
I really can’t remember that far back but it would have been something by Judy Blume or Buchi Emecheta. Are are you there God it’s me Margaret and In the Ditch rings a vague bell. Lol?
I can’t get over the memories on here. Dear God this is Anna was wonderful. I’m sorry for every book I ever threw out. But there’s just no way to keep them all.
Oops, it was Twig when I was six. It’s funny because in Sue Grafton’s book, Kinsey Millhone refers to reading Twig as a child and developing a love of small spaces because of it and I did the same thing. I still have it.
I read all Hardy Boys books. The Phantom Tollbooth. Freddy the Pig Detective. And Mrs Frisbee & The Rats of Nimh.
I remeber reading flowers in the attic
I read most of her books. Virginia Andrews.
Hard to remember 55 years ago, but among my first were Old Yeller, Black Beauty, little Women, snd all those bobsey twins and Nancy drew books.
Black Beauty…sigh
I loved the Nancy Drew books.
Read and loved all those Bobbsy Twins books.
Probably one of the Agatha Christie novels…
Beowulf
“The Devil Rides Out” by Dennis Wheatley – I loved his books as a young teenager!
12 Angry Men
Flowers in the attic
Those were creepy- I loved them
Flowers in the Attic
I read it when I was nine. About twenty times. I read it again later and shuddered.
Wind in the Willows
IT (Stephen King) when I was 10.
Best book he ever wrote and I have read almost everything he has written. Excellent start for you!
It’s hard to remember. I read everything I could get my hands on. But, in third grade I read Moby Dick. That’s the first novel I remember really resonating with me.
I don’t remember!
Flowers in the attic or maybe a Stephen king book
Little Woman
Enid Blyton, Famous Five, etc, Heidi, Little Women, Day of the Triffids.
Kim by Frank Chinnook. And Quest of the sea eagle by Sheila Brathwaite. Very proud to own them both after many years of searching for them 🙂
Lord of the Flies x
Tolkien’s the Hobbit….still love it and read several times.
Nancy Drew
A mystery for nine pence!
Jane Eyre
Enid Blyton’s Secret Seven ?
White Fang.
I’m 75-I’ve been reading so long I can’t remember what was my first one.
Probably one of the Bobbsey Twins books – I loved those and read them all.
Pipi longstocking
Oh wait Dr Doolittle series
Other than Archie comics, it was likely a Sweet Valley High book.
Chippy Chipmunks vacation…I still have it!
Little house on the prairie collection
Lord of the Rings
The old Harlequin romances..I would go through one a day??