Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

I never liked to read growing up, murder mysteries were the only things that held my interest, authors like Christopher Pike and RL Stine. I got back into reading after I was done with grad school and newly married, I suddenly had more free time on my hands, but was so used to doing the school thing. Now I am an obsessive reader and love it.

My Mom and Grama reads Romance and my Dad reads Mystery/Crime and so those were the ones I`ve been reading since about 13 or 14 y.o.,about 10 years now-Wow that went fast,seems like I just walked out my High School door a few weeks ago ,and I am still taking collage classes-it`s kind of been put on hold for hubs job,which is travel to other Western States every few days

Kathy Anne wrote: "My Mom and Grama reads Romance and my Dad reads Mystery/Crime and so those were the ones I`ve been reading since about 13 or 14 y.o.,about 10 years now-Wow that went fast,seems like I just walked o..."

Do you get to travel with your hubby, Kathy Anne?

Alycia,
I do travel with him,we have no kids so we are going every few days and have kind of a second home(teeny Apt) in Utah to stay in for more than a few days.In hotels in other states.
I also work monitoring the computers,which do tracking and quite often the work is very slow on them and boring for me.

Kathy Anne wrote: "Alycia,
I do travel with him,we have no kids so we are going every few days and have kind of a second home(teeny Apt) in Utah to stay in for more than a few days.In hotels in other states.
I also..."

I think that is so cool that you get to travel with him, but I am sure the traveling can get monotonous at times... boring is not good. :(

I always loved to read but my love for reading grew so much more when I first moved to America. I had no friends, and one day my teacher took us to the libary and I fell in love. The rest, as they say, is history. I love reading because I like how the story comes alive in my head. I love that a book can make me laugh, or cry. I think I love books more than I love people.

That's how you know you've read a great book, when you feel sad at the end and when you can re-read the book over and over again and still love it and be entertained.

I've always loved reading ever since I was young when my favourite was 'The Famous Five' series by Enid Blyton. I love to absorb myself in the story so much so that sometimes I irritate my husband and son because they will speak to me and I am totally oblivious to them because I am so engrossed in my book.

I blame my mother for my reading obsession. She used to read to us all the time--fairy tales and bible stories. I started reading on my own at four and never looked back. One of my happiest days was getting my own library card. We used to go to the library every week, and it was one of the highlights of my childhood.

Sashana wrote: "I always loved to read but my love for reading grew so much more when I first moved to America. I had no friends, and one day my teacher took us to the libary and I fell in love. The rest, as they ..."

I see books come alive as well, as if I am right in the middle of the story or like I am watching a movie.

Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "I blame my mother for my reading obsession. She used to read to us all the time--fairy tales and bible stories. I started reading on my own at four and never looked back. One of my happiest days w..."

That's a sweet story Danielle!

Thanks, Alycia. 100% true!

Carol wrote: "I've always loved reading ever since I was young when my favourite was 'The Famous Five' series by Enid Blyton. I love to absorb myself in the story so much so that sometimes I irritate my husband ..."

My friends definetly complain when I'm in the middle of a good book. It's just so hard to stop!

My mom taught me read before I went to school. We had a library across the street from my childhood home, as soon as I was old enough to go I spent every Saturday afternoon there I used sit between the shelves and the radiator and read. I read anything and everything, The Hobbit, books on Greek mythology and fables, and ones about wildlife, wild flowers and the artic tundra are all ones I vividly remember. So I've always read and enjoyed being able to transport myself somewhere else through the pages of a book. I just wished tha tI found some of the books i'm reading now alot sooner.

Adrienne wrote: "My mom taught me read before I went to school. We had a library across the street from my childhood home, as soon as I was old enough to go I spent every Saturday afternoon there I used sit between..."

Hey Adrienne, what are some of the books that you're reading now?

I’ve always loved reading but I started reading English novels with Twilight.

English is my second language, so I used to think reading them would be really hard, and while I enjoyed reading Oxford shortened version of them, I had never tried an actual novel. Until, one of my online friends(I LOVE him for it.) encouraged me to read Twilight. Even though it took me a while to finish, I really, really enjoyed it. So, soon after finishing Breaking Dawn I started The Vampire Diaries along with a couple of Sarah Dessen and Nicholas Sparks' books and then, I joined GR which introduced me to loads of good books and awesome friends to discuss them with.

Mahyar wrote: "I’ve always loved reading but I started reading English novels with Twilight.

English is my second language, so I used to think reading them would be really hard, and while I enjoyed reading Oxfo..."

Hey Mahyar! What was your first language? I <3 Sarah Dessen books.

Sashana wrote: "Mahyar wrote: "I’ve always loved reading but I started reading English novels with Twilight.

English is my second language, so I used to think reading them would be really hard, and while I enj..."

Farsi/Persian.

WOW! cool

Sashana wrote: "WOW! cool"

Why? LOL.

Because I've never even heard of much less talked to someone whose Persian/Farsian(?)....I dont even know where Persia is! So it's kinda cool.

Sashana wrote: "Because I've never even heard of much less talked to someone whose Persian/Farsian(?)....I dont even know where Persia is! So it's kinda cool."

Persia = Iran. LOL and this how our language looks like:
زبان فارسی این شکلیه
Looks gibberish to you, doesn't it? LOL.

Mahyar wrote: "Sashana wrote: "Because I've never even heard of much less talked to someone whose Persian/Farsian(?)....I dont even know where Persia is! So it's kinda cool."

Persia = Iran. LOL and this how our ..."

It looks complicated. How do you even type that?! And what does it mean? And if you love Twilight you should check out the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead (personally I think it's better than Twilight).

Sashana wrote: "Mahyar wrote: "Sashana wrote: "Because I've never even heard of much less talked to someone whose Persian/Farsian(?)....I dont even know where Persia is! So it's kinda cool."

Persia = Iran. LOL ..."


Well, there's an option in Windows to switch to Farsi, and what I typed means "This is how Farsi looks like." or "Farsi looks like this." LOL.

I've already read VA, and of course it's better than Twilight. Honestly, most of other well-known paranormal books are better than Twilight.

@ Sashana I've started to read Anais Nin, I'd heard ofher but never taken much interest then I came across her on GRs and by coincidence remembered I had a copy of A Spy in the house of Love which was given to me by a friend and lurked in the bottom of a draw for years, anyway I decided to read it and since then I've been on Nin overload LOL. from reading her I started to search out a few foreign language authors and more literary stuff. I also wish I'd read Megan Hart alot sooner as well.

haha...Well thanks for showing me how Farsi looks. Are you for Dimitri or Adrian? Did you read Spirit Bound yet?

Sashana wrote: "haha...Well thanks for showing me how Farsi looks. Are you for Dimitri or Adrian? Did you read Spirit Bound yet?"

Yes I did and Adrian, of course.

*gasp* Adrian??? I'm on team Dimitri thank you very much. If Rose chooses Adrian I would be so pissed.

Sashana wrote: "*gasp* Adrian??? I'm on team Dimitri thank you very much. If Rose chooses Adrian I would be so pissed."

I used to dislike Adrian too but now...yummy. I don't like the new Dimitri.

I love Adrian. I love the way he's sarcastic and kind of a bad boy. But the way Rose describes Dimka..*shivers*. It's like where can I find a man like that. I hope Adrian will fall in love with someone elese and I hope Dimitri can get back to his old self.

Sashana wrote: "I love Adrian. I love the way he's sarcastic and kind of a bad boy. But the way Rose describes Dimka..*shivers*. It's like where can I find a man like that. I hope Adrian will fall in love with som..."

Unless he 'imprints' on someone(LOL. I still hate Breaking Dawn for that, Jacob and Leah should have ended up together.) like Jacob did, there's no way he'll forget Rose and fall in love with someone else.

That'd be cool if a vampire could imprint. I think it's weird that Jacob is gonna be with Bells's daughter. Imagine that in real life. Can you say Jerry Spinger?

Sashana wrote: "That'd be cool if a vampire could imprint. I think it's weird that Jacob is gonna be with Bells's daughter. Imagine that in real life. Can you say Jerry Spinger?"

LOL It's also stupid, what was Meyer thinking?

She must've had a blank moment. It would be cool if she did a story on Bella's daughter/Jacob/that other half vampire dude

Sashana wrote: "She must've had a blank moment. It would be cool if she did a story on Bella's daughter/Jacob/that other half vampire dude"

Have you read this:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4584768/1...
LOL. I'd hate Jacob's book.

Wow it's suprisingly good. I'm not a fan of fanfiction and she need to clean up her grammer a bit, but like I said it's good. And you know Stephanie Meyers was supposed to write a book from Edward's point of view, but I dont know if she's still doing it.

Rachel wrote: "Sashana wrote: "I love Adrian. I love the way he's sarcastic and kind of a bad boy. But the way Rose describes Dimka..*shivers*. It's like where can I find a man like that. I hope Adrian will fall ..."

Rachel! I feel like I've lost a new friend. Adrain? How could you?! lol jk. But really though I love both Adrian and Dimitri, but I <3 Dimitri more. Maybe Adrian can get with that alchemist girl.

Rachel wrote: "Sashana wrote: "Wow it's suprisingly good. I'm not a fan of fanfiction and she need to clean up her grammer a bit, but like I said it's good. And you know Stephanie Meyers was supposed to write a b..."

That's sad that someone would leak it like that. Smh, what's wrong with people these days? I think Edward's version would be a bigger hit than even Bella's.

I just can't wait to read the last book, I'm kinda gonna be sad when it's over. But she is doing 6 new books on Vampire academy, one of which is gonna be on Lisi's parents (when they were alive and younger of course). I would love to read one about Rose's parents though.

My family moved around a LOT, I had never completed a full school year at the same school. I was the constant new girl. It didn't pay to put in the effort to make friends when I knew that my folks would get itchy feet within a few months...so I immersed myself in books. I started reading "adult" books in third grade and had to carry around a dictionary for some of the words. (There is nothing more frustrating than reading a line like: "...he kissed down to her navel..." and not knowing what a navel is! lol) At the time that was as racy as Harlequin would get, haha. I moved up to the old "bodice ripper" romances, then stumbled upon an Anne Rice book...and have been hooked on paranormal romance/urban fantasy ever since.

I've passed my love for reading onto my daughter and we have lively discussions and mock debates about books that we've both read. (She's Team Edward, and I am/was Team Jacob. It was a sad day for me when she finished Breaking Dawn before I did...and snickered around me for two days. *sigh* I've created a monster.)

That's really cool that your daughter shares your love of reading and can talk books with you Joletta!

i think I started reading when my auntie gave me this book named: Baby Sitters club and RL Stine's books. Since then, I started reading.

Every time I read,I try to imagine and illustrate different places. Books can take you to magical places. :)

I loved RL Stine too and Christopher Pike, that was the only way to get me to read growing up :)

Standing in line, I asked the girl in front of me what she was reading; Whisper To Me of Love by Shirlee Busbee. That started it all..

i really don't know if when did i started loving reading-thing..hmmm in my grade school years..i'm obsessed with all those mythologies, particularly with the Greek Myth but during those times, Odyssey and Iliad is still out of my knowledge 'till high school then, there i discover what really is it.lol!.and during HS Literature ha been included in our curriculum and there i've been into more books and stories...I've found my self obsessed with reading when my friend lend me his book "Keeping Single", it is after he found me being so depressed after finding myself so pathetically in love with someone----urrgghh---sucks!..lol!..'twas my first time to know what puppy love is...LOL..XD...and there then..i started looking for more inspirational books and i would say...THOSE BOOKS HAVE REALLY HELPED ME...A LOT...and then i'm slowly changin' book genre...now i'm into young-adult-fictions and teen romance..I've read some of Nicholas Sparks and WOW!!!-it really makes me cry!..really WoW..!i've seen some of it in movies too...also with vampire diaries and vampire academy--it is after i've read the twilight series and watchin' the movies..but i would say...books were better than movies.ha-ha!but still those books keep me from feelin' in love.lol!..I'm also a HARRY POTTER fan!..whooo!..'twas so amazing!..and to everyone-----HELLO!!!..(oww..i'm weird (^_^))

Harry Potter brought me into the wonderful world of reading! I read the entire series in the beginning of the 4th grade and I've been nuts ever since.

I have always been a voracious reader. When I was a child I read through my school library (I was always reading above grade level) several times. I would go to the public library as well, all the time. My mom used to read romance novels of all kinds and they were always laying around so when I moved beyond kids books, I started with her romances and then moved on from there. My daughter (7) seems to be following in my footsteps. She reads all the time, well above grade level, and re-reads her favorites constantly. For now she is still reading kids books but in a few years I can see her reading SOME older stuff though I will monitor it closely. Reading is just what I love and I can't NOT read. I really don't know how.

That's great Elaine :) It's really cool that your daughter is so interested in reading... it's in the genes I imagine. LOL.

i started reading since i was a little kid. i still remember my mom forced me to since kindergarten so when everyone in my age still had a hard time to read, i already can read. but English was also my second language so before 9 years old, i still reading translated book like harry potter, famous five, Judy Blume's books, etc. but then when i went to Singapore when i was about 9 years old, my dad and mom brought me to a very large bookshops (Borders) and i was very shocked by the variety of the books. i still remember the first English book I've read was Mary Kate and Ashley. i forced myself to read the book even though there still some words i didn't know what were the meanings haha :) after that, my passion of reading became larger and larger.

i like reading to feed my imagination. i just love to feel the connection between its world and me while reading the book. i still get excited when i was inside a bookshop, it automatically gives me some joyous and happy feelings. i could spend more than an hour inside a bookshop :)

*I'm sorry if my English is rubbish. I'm still learning and once again, English is my 2nd language.

You're english is great! :) So you're the type if reader who likes to make connections? I am too.