You are viewing a single comment's thread:
RE: Paying it Forward (#PIF) - How much do you Love Books? Contest ed 6 (Delegations, HBI & tokens)
I. Tell us about one of the pivotal moments that cemented your love for reading. Was it a person, a place, a specific book, or a story?
Hmmm... for me it is a person. never was a good reader till my grade school teacher made me suffer a lot just to make me able to read.
After that, I read every book that I can get my hands on. Textbooks from nursery till high school regardless of the subject... I don't differentiate but I specifically like folklore, history, and general fiction, also nursery rhymes.
I also like reading signs on a street, building names, birthday cards, tags, manuals, anything that can be read.
II. What are your top 3 books from your childhood and tell us about your social affinity to one of your faves; how it found a place in your heart.
2.1 Interview of a with a Vampire by Anne Rice src
- I read the book at the back of a car while going for a long ride. The owner said it's too complicated for me but I read it anyway finish it, realizing the book is just a part of a whole lot of books. I hunted every last one of them.
2.2 The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare src
- I'ts Shakespeare...
2.3 Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri src
- Intrigue by the title. There is nothing funny about it when I read it, but I like it nonetheless.
2.4 Catholic Bible src
- First ever book I read, and read, and read, and read.. I still read it.
III. Share with us 3 of your favorite authors and titles that you have read as an adult, where you either had to acquire your own copy for your personal library or would go back and reread for the sheer joy and experience of it.
3.1 Angels and Demons by Dan Brown src
3.2 The Fault in Our Star by John Green src
3.3 Malodrax by Ben Counter src
IV. Tag 3 people who you think might enjoy coming along to play with us (if one of them is a new Hiver, you get an extra entry in the draw!)
@lookingforspace, @blueeyes8960, @ayesha-malik, @marcybetancourt, @maryjacy, @lordtimoty, @joseph23, @iskafan, @khaleesii, @lordtimoty, @queenstarr, @stevenson7 and @yuki-nee
I want to thank @yaziris for tagging me here... and @samsmith1971 for organizing again such an engaging event!
- Dreemport logo and Ink Well logo are borrowed from each respective community for the duration of the event.
Else, pictures and banners in this post were made or taken by myself, ©@khoola. In the cases when they were taken from other sources, I stated it in the sub-caption of the pictures.
That's one of mine. My dad got me both the book and movie, loved it.
That's where i learnt
"I shall have my pound of flesh"
Fav Qoute😂😂
Lovely entry Khoola, all the best and yeab this is an interesting contest👏👏
View more
Crazy how I have never read a Shakespeare's book, tried to once and I abandoned it 😆
Also, I tried reading fault in our stars but couldn't because I already watched the movie.
View more
Oh wow. Someone did make me read too. It wasn't as brutal as yours, rather, it was curiosity.... Lol. Before I knew it, I was devouring more information than my age and I got addicted and boom 💥
I particularly loved the Merchant of Venice too. It was fascinating to read about someone requesting for a pound of flesh from a fellow human. I read this book as a child and it was worth the read.
View more
haha, you are very welcome to another fun contest @khoola 😆 And yes...almost a post 😂 Maybe I should have just got people to create a post and link it here...ok next time if the remit lends itself to lengthy responses. It's only fair, right?
Thanks for playing along...a man after my own heart with a Shakespearean play amongst his faves❣️
You tagged loads of people, I thank you... they may not haha.
I love that you were inspired to read by a grade school teacher. I had a senior primary school teacher who used to read to our class every single day for about 1/2 hour. We would sit spellbound on the mat in front of her desk or at our own desks, listening to the magic of her voice as she weaved the stories from start to finish. She introduced me to some of my favourite children's books...which I will share in due course.
I thought I loved words...but this...I MEAN THIS...!!!
ok, this takes the cake! hehe, you win !LOLZ
View more
hey, thanks for the mention @khoola. I'll be back later.
View more
I can relate my thrist for learning the knowledge-based book, might be for exploration about the world, culture, and things which make them famous hehe.
I guess religious books are the ones with whom you are concerned throughout your life, each time you read them you have a new reality and understanding in front of you. Did, you read Shakespeare in your childhood 😂 you are legend.
Thanks for the tag dear.
View more
Thank you for the tag 😊
I've seen the movie long ago, and loved it, didn't read the book though.
👍 No comment!
I really should, heard about it many times and probably read excerpts here and there. That ain't a book... It's a WHOLE LIBRARY. 😁I've also read a couple by Dan Brown, just no idea about 3.2 and 3.3 you mentioned.