I must admit, when I was tagged for the meme from Deb, I cringed. “Oh, no, not one of these things.” But, I have to say, I really enjoyed the process. It brought back fond memories of the books of my childhood and young adulthood, and I have every intention of revisiting a few of them. So thank you, Deb.
Writing secrets:
I failed creative writing in high school
But redeemed myself many years later in college
My very first peek into sexy writing was the cartoon magazine/book Little Annie Fanny (I found it quite by mistake and while shocked I couldn’t help but turn the pages)
My very first love story read was The Wolf and The Dove by Katherine Woodiwiss, my second The Flame and The Flower, my third Sweet Savage Love by Rosemary Rodgers, and so the love affair began
I read GWTWas a teenager and thought it was ok, I read it again years later and got it, Scarlet is my all time hero, hands down.
I read Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mocking Bird for the first time last year. Scout is well, Scout and destined to be a great southern lady, Atticus Finch is a great man
I read Lady Chatterley’s lover in the ninth grade. I was duly shocked and riveted
I loved Buck in Call of the Wild, and Hermie in The Summer of ’42.
Of my four children, only one reads, my husband is a sporadic reader (and never reads what I write—his choice)
My favorite place to go is Barnes and Noble, they have a Starbucks, comfy sofas and books, does it get any better?
Watchers by Dean Koontz was the first book by him I read and still my favorite.
Here’s a bonus secret: I have absolutely no problem throwing a book against the wall and leaving it there to die a slow death if it fails to capture me, after all, there other good books clamoring for my attention, and I certainly don’t want to disappoint.
Hmm, so now it’s my turn to tag three people. Bwahahahahahahah
OK:
Sharon Long
Edie Ramer
Kate Douglas
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Great secrets, Karin.
I’ve done a few book tosses in my time, but always after I read them. I’ve got a thing about finishing a book once I start it, even if it’s bad. I know, I know, but I can’t help it. The only book I’ve ever literally pitched across the room, though, was Stephen King’s IT. When I got to the last chapter and found out that all the hoorah was about a spider, I felt cheated. “A spider, Stevie?? Come on, dude, you can do better than that!” –SPLAT– 
I was wondering what my next blog was going to be about–now I know!
I read THE WOLF AND THE DOVE and SWEET SAVAGE LOVE too, but before those I read PRIDE AND PREJUDICE and became a Jane Austin fan for life.
You can read my writing secrets on Monday–and I’ll unveil my taggees.
I never threw a book against the wall until I started writing. Like a bad movie, I figure if I paid for it, I’m going to see it through. Well, there’s been a couple movie rentals I stopped after 15 minutes, and if a book doesn’t capture me pretty quick (say 50 pages), well I have 200 books on my bookshelf I haven’t read yet.
I remember being confused by my mom reading two books at a time. Now I understand. I use to peak at the ending when younger, and always finish books. Now – I don’t peak at the ending NEVER – I don’t finish books that insult my intelligence, and I can have two books going at once (one enviably doesn’t get finished.)
Wolf and the Dove is one of my all time favorites, Woodiwiess is awesome – well at least before she became part of the big six butter mill. I still have never read GWTW. And Jane Austin centuries later still rocks – I have all of her books and can read them repeatedly without being bored. I am so looking forward to the new Pride and Prejudice.
The only book I remember throwing against the wall was Rosemary’s Baby. I wanted so desperately for good to win out and when the Hail Mary prayer became Hail Rosemary and absolute evil so completely perverted mother love, I freaked. Of course, that happens on the last page so I finished the book.
These days, I’m with Allison. If it doesn’t catch me in the first fifty, I put it aside. I don’t throw anything against the wall. Might have to patch and paint. Such are the responsibilities of home ownership.
Mo
I never read the Wolf and the Dove…or I don’t think I did. I’ve read so many books that I often lose track. I’ll have to track the book down.
I read Sweet Savage Love as a Freshman in High School, the same with Gone With The Wind. I read The Mocking Bird when I was really young and it was my first introduction to racism.
Great post Karin!
How could I forget P&P? And one of my all time favs, Wuthering Heights! I cried for days for Heathcliff.
Allison, I hear you on book chucking when you became a writer. My mantra for years was ‘must finish book’, not anymore.
Edie, glad to give you a blog topic. This was fun.
Jen, you must read Wold and the Dove.
Pride And Prejudice
I dun know about you, but I definitely will not want to spend too