tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post983955818272586821..comments2023-10-16T02:36:28.611-07:00Comments on One Librarian's Book Reviews: The Books That Stay With Usmelissa @ 1lbrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-22191281708580807342010-01-19T11:35:01.428-07:002010-01-19T11:35:01.428-07:00dreadfulpenny, for sure I didn't get it when I...dreadfulpenny, for sure I didn't get it when I first read it. I love being able to pick them up again and remember those first times.melissa @ 1lbrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-55622051131908171622010-01-18T15:11:54.436-07:002010-01-18T15:11:54.436-07:00Jane Eyre is one of my touchstone books also... th...Jane Eyre is one of my touchstone books also... the kind of book I experienced with a deep soul love from the first time I read it (even though I was probably too young to really get it) and still feel that I could pick up and reread at any moment with joy only slightly fettered by nostalgia. Others less literary have included: The Last Unicorn, the Lioness Quartet, and Lord of the Rings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-4056164924107231542010-01-18T14:24:04.836-07:002010-01-18T14:24:04.836-07:00Melissa, these were all books I owned, but probabl...Melissa, these were all books I owned, but probably read from the library first :)<br /><br />Caroline, great analogy! Definitely a certain way of thinking about those first books (just like first boyfriends).<br /><br />Carl, LOTR has a very special place in my heart as well. I think I need to reread it very soon.<br /><br />Sam, absolutely some of the non-classic stuff impacts us! I really did love all the terribly written series for young readers. Something about being drawn into them and also the familiar characters makes them so enjoyable.melissa @ 1lbrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-4653239405445023082010-01-17T08:32:07.978-07:002010-01-17T08:32:07.978-07:00I want to put in a plug for the notion that a lot ...I want to put in a plug for the notion that a lot of it is circumstantial. Among the <i>Witch of Blackbird Pond</i>s and <i>A Swiftly Tilting Planet</i>s, I have to count some Choose Your Own Adventures and 1980s problem novels in the books I return to in my mind.<br /><br />Are they brilliant works of classic literature? Oh hell no. But something about them grabbed me at the moment I read them and held on.Parenthetical Samhttp://www.parenthetical.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-63241977482855132652010-01-16T11:40:34.251-07:002010-01-16T11:40:34.251-07:00I read The Lord of the Rings in early high school....I read The Lord of the Rings in early high school. It's good to reread every few years becuase it's one of those rare books that changes and grows with you. It was a great adventure story then but now it's speaks about responsibility, choices, courage, etc.Iron Guy Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719802406868125435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-43494536782483811912010-01-14T21:06:15.678-07:002010-01-14T21:06:15.678-07:00The first book I remember being head-over-heels in...The first book I remember being head-over-heels in love with was The Outsiders. I was 13 when I first read it: we read it in school, and then I went and got my own copy, because I just loved it so much. I'm sure there were books before that, and there have been many books since then, but I think about that book much in the same way that people think about their first boyfriend or girlfriend!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511914877644410598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-80636838790710206932010-01-14T12:57:34.508-07:002010-01-14T12:57:34.508-07:00I agree with Jen: it's a combination of timing...I agree with Jen: it's a combination of timing, of good writing, and of mindset. <br /><br />Mine? Witch of Blackbird Pond, Wrinkle in Time series (but only the first three), and Secret Garden.<br /><br />They were the only books I actually *owned*, being a library goer, even back then.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217383813263874657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-89749364247540530072010-01-14T08:54:33.123-07:002010-01-14T08:54:33.123-07:00Jen, I love your thoughts! It really is a combina...Jen, I love your thoughts! It really is a combination of lots of different things and it's unique for each book.<br /><br />Bill, there's something about books that you read/listened to in elementary school that bring up so many great memories! So glad you get to read them with your classes now.<br /><br />Paige, those are some great ones! I haven't heard of Daddy Long-Legs before, but now I'm intrigued.<br /><br />Ms. Yingling, yeah some of the books from my childhood that I thought were so great turn out to be only so-so now. Nancy Drew and Baby Sitters Club come to mind :)melissa @ 1lbrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-62212734734172002812010-01-14T04:32:36.956-07:002010-01-14T04:32:36.956-07:00For years, I read Jane Eyre on my birthday, then a...For years, I read Jane Eyre on my birthday, then apparently I got over the drama. Sometimes it's just the right book at the right time. I can't read Anne of Green Gables anymore; it makes me sad. And Daddy Long-Legs seemed creepy when I read it last. Hmmm. Have to think about this.Ms. Yinglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-72561638230065379532010-01-13T17:56:22.581-07:002010-01-13T17:56:22.581-07:00My enduring classics include To Kill a Mockingbird...My enduring classics include To Kill a Mockingbird, Little Women, The Gone-Away Lake books, Daddy Long-Legs, and The Secret Garden. These are books that i can picture myself in and that I could sit down and reread right now without being bored.Paige Y.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09823929357425078374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-20765159136037968042010-01-13T16:37:00.766-07:002010-01-13T16:37:00.766-07:00Witch of Blackbird Pond was one of my favorite boo...Witch of Blackbird Pond was one of my favorite books to read with my 5th graders. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory sticks with me because my mom and I took turns reading aloud to one another when I was in the fourth grade. Probably where I first figured out how much I love reading aloud. Awesome, thought provoking post. Thanks!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857533158914419857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-51678809276587076682010-01-13T13:28:02.873-07:002010-01-13T13:28:02.873-07:00I think it's a combination of factors, Melissa...I think it's a combination of factors, Melissa. Partly it's the book itself, and partly it's the way we bond with it on that first reading. For me, having re-read a book many times over the years also contributes. The overall effect is cumulative - I love it partly in homage to all of the different Jen's who loved the same book at different times. <br /><br />Some examples for me are A Little Princess, The Forgotten Door (Alexander Key), the Maida Books by Inez Haynes Irwin, and Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright.Jen Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343476550309656223noreply@blogger.com