What’s the largest, thickest, heaviest book you ever read? Was it because you had to? For pleasure? For school?I can think of a few books that impressed upon me their weight (and perhaps merit?)! The first heavyweight book I can remember reading is Gone with the Wind, back in elementary school. Then more recently I have faced some academic tomes that put even that massive book to shame....unfortunately none were so memorable that I can recall their titles now.
Gone with the Wind, I remember, was a treat back in fifth grade when I first read it-definitely for pleasure. It was one of the first "grown up" books I read, and it seemed all the more impressive at the time because of its length-and the massive 28 ER points I got for it in school. Of course, after reading I had to watch the movie...and attempted to read the sequel without success. I cried when a certain someone died in childbirth. In fact, every time I have reread that book I cry at that same point.
I don't much care for the book, now, but I was sure impressed with myself then for reading such a heavy book!
Very impressive! I haven't actually got around to reading GWTW yet... it's sitting on my bookshelf and scaring me with its size!
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It is on my list too! I have cited a few more!
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I never read the book, but enjoyed the movie.Here is my answer to Booking Through Thursday.
ReplyDeleteI read Gone With the Wind back in my teens as well but I don't have it, and wasn't sure if memory served me right about how big it was. So I put some others on my list instead.
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here's mine http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/01/booking-through-thursday_27.html
ReplyDeleteWow, impressive to read at such a young age! I still have not read it but have wanted to.
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That's awesome! I read GWTW for the first time when I was 14 and have read it 3 more times since then and I'm now 19. It's my favorite book. I managed to read Scarlett, as well as Rhett Butler's People. I didn't really enjoy Scarlett, but I did like Rhett Butler's People. I think it held to the characters better. Too many times I found Scarlett and Rhett acting out of character in Scarlett. I love to read and just finished War and Peace last week. =)
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