Ginger over at GReads has a great question for today's TGIF: Which books did you have reservations about reading, but ended up loving once you did?
Thinking back to when I was a kid, I was hesitant about a few books that I wound up really enjoying ---
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. At first, I just didn't get it --- too many puns, too many British things I didn't understand .... until I picked it up again a year or two later, and then loved it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. My aunt gave it to me and told me it was one of her favorite books growing up. It didn't sound too appealing, so I admit it sat on the shelf for months. When I got around to reading it, I really enjoyed it --- and now, years later, had to replace my original copy because it was falling apart (literally -- pages falling out and everything) from being read so often.
Recently, I picked up Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. I had been dragging my heels on this one, because I was afraid it would be boring ---- but I was hooked pretty quickly, and I really liked it!
I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone else has to say (so I can put more books on my TBR list). Happy Friday, everyone!!!
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Oh, I read a tree grows in Brooklyn in high school. ALSO smith's Joy in the Morning, which was my favorite book until I "grew up." Ahhhh....great memories...Thanks for visiting.
I loved The Phantom Tollbooth the very first time I read it, as a child. Of course, I've always had a very twisty sense of humor, and loved plays upon words.
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