For No Particular Reason

[J'Pol]

Like the title said I am making this post for no reason other than I feel like it and you chaps are into books.

I was just given a present. It is a beautiful, leather bound, stitched spine, copy of

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut (http://www.duke.edu/~crh4/vonnegut/)

it is embossed with 22KT gold

The person who gave the book to me knows that I believe him to be the greatest ever American Author.

For anyone who knows these things it is the Easton Press (http://www.eastonpress.com/) version.

It is signed by the author. As someone who is into books I think it is awesome.

[Skweeky]

ok.....you succeeded, I&#39;m jealous now <_<

no really, I like Vonnegut a lot, I&#39;ve read Slaughterhouse 5 like 10 times since I was 15 and every time I discover new things in it.....

[J'Pol]

The first "real" book I read was God Bless You Mr Rosewater. I was probably 12 or 13.

Prior to that I had only read school books. I just picked it up cos it was lying on a table and started reading it.

I really think that, had it not been for that book, I may not have started reading, which was a life changing experience.

I, like you, have read Slaughterhouse 5 on several occassions. I believe the book was greatly affected by his own experiences during the firebombing of Dresden. Like most people he realised that it had no military significance and that all we had done was destroy a city full of beauty.

[imported_QuietSilence!]

my first book was called brisil face dont rember by whom
it was a bout a dog that was a foxhound and was vary good

we had it as a reading assinment when i was in 6 grade and i was supost to read 1 chapter a week and do a report on it each week and ended up reading the whole thing in 2 days

so i did the report on the whole book and my teacher was amazed as i was so poor in english i am sure u have all noteced my poor spelling and puntuation
but i seems reading and writing have nothing to do with each other im more the tech type (left brained i think they call it) and english has no rules too it now if every sound had a letter for it i would be fine but unfortunatly it dosnt

any way since i finished the book so quick my teach said i could just read any book i wanted for the reports and i ended up reading like 30 books that year my brother was all ready in to SiFi and he turn me on to heinlein with are exelent books for a newby reader easly understandable by a junile so that stared me off on my love of books

i am now 42 and have over 6000 books ( 2 whole rooms in my house are nothing but book cases) most all sifi my sifi libary is is bigger then most evey public libarys sifi section that i have been to (and i been to a lot of em)

now i have descoved kazaa and im trying to get all my books in compuer forum but unless something drastic happens ill never give up my hard copys

Btw my list is up to 1790 ebooks so ill be updating my can again soon :)

ps any one eles haveing a lot of trobble with K-sig when u put too many files in at 1 time? i had to go get sig2dat to do my last list with it cuse ksig just stops responding when i add too many files

[Skweeky]

My first real book was &#39;The key of magician Moria&#39;. It was about this weird dreamworld with trolls and wizards and fairies....I think it was then I got addicted to reading.....
If I don&#39;t have books around to read I get nervous and cranky :lol:

[MagicNakor]

My first "real" book was A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. I was in grade three.

The teacher was very pleased. ;)

:ninja:

[imported_QuietSilence!]

wow slow starter ay?
:) :) :)

[MagicNakor]

Well, it was the first "big" novel I read all by myself. ;) I started reading when I was two though, reading was always very well encouraged in my house.

:ninja:

[Curley]

My first book was called Carlottes Webb, I read that till it fell apart.

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

Originally posted by Curley@12 May 2003 - 12:44
My first book was called Carlottes Webb, I read that till it fell apart.
:o

[Curley]

Originally posted by FuNkY CaPrIcOrN+12 May 2003 - 19:00--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (FuNkY CaPrIcOrN @ 12 May 2003 - 19:00)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Curley@12 May 2003 - 12:44
My first book was called Carlottes Webb, I read that till it fell apart.
:o [/b][/quote]
:lol:

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

Originally posted by Curley+12 May 2003 - 13:05--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Curley @ 12 May 2003 - 13:05)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by -FuNkY CaPrIcOrN@12 May 2003 - 19:00
<!--QuoteBegin--Curley@12 May 2003 - 12:44
My first book was called Carlottes Webb, I read that till it fell apart.
:o
:lol: [/b][/quote]
:) I will not say why it was a shocker to me.I am a man and have a reputation to uphold. :P

[Curley]

Hmmmmmm..... probably something to do with p0rn knowing you&#33;

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

Originally posted by Curley@12 May 2003 - 13:11
Hmmmmmm..... probably something to do with p0rn knowing you&#33;
:angry: Porn and Charlotte&#39;s Web?That is a disgrace to both Wilbur and Charlotte&#33; :angry:

Even though I am sure Templeton would not mind. :P

[Curley]

Awwwwww, bless his little cottons&#33; Your never gonna live this down, you know that? :">

Good taste anyway :D

[namzuf9]

Originally posted by Curley@12 May 2003 - 17:44
My first book was called Carlottes Webb, I read that till it fell apart.
I remember crying my eyes out the first time i read that&#33;&#33;

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

Originally posted by namzuf9+12 May 2003 - 14:28--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (namzuf9 @ 12 May 2003 - 14:28)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Curley@12 May 2003 - 17:44
My first book was called Carlottes Webb, I read that till it fell apart.
I remember crying my eyes out the first time i read that&#33;&#33; [/b][/quote]
:angry: Be a MAN son&#33;Keep that to yourself.....there are Lady&#39;s present&#33; :angry:

[namzuf9]

Originally posted by FuNkY CaPrIcOrN+12 May 2003 - 19:35--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (FuNkY CaPrIcOrN @ 12 May 2003 - 19:35)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by -namzuf9@12 May 2003 - 14:28
<!--QuoteBegin--Curley@12 May 2003 - 17:44
My first book was called Carlottes Webb, I read that till it fell apart.
I remember crying my eyes out the first time i read that&#33;&#33;
:angry: Be a MAN son&#33;Keep that to yourself.....there are Lady&#39;s present&#33; :angry: [/b][/quote]
Where? :P

[Curley]

Originally posted by namzuf9+12 May 2003 - 21:27--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (namzuf9 @ 12 May 2003 - 21:27)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by -FuNkY CaPrIcOrN@12 May 2003 - 19:35

Originally posted by -namzuf9@12 May 2003 - 14:28
<!--QuoteBegin--Curley@12 May 2003 - 17:44
My first book was called Carlottes Webb, I read that till it fell apart.
I remember crying my eyes out the first time i read that&#33;&#33;
:angry: Be a MAN son&#33;Keep that to yourself.....there are Lady&#39;s present&#33; :angry:
Where? :P [/b][/quote]
Ya bugger :angry: :P

[Jayhawk]

Originally posted by namzuf9+12 May 2003 - 15:27--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (namzuf9 @ 12 May 2003 - 15:27)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by -FuNkY CaPrIcOrN@12 May 2003 - 19:35

Originally posted by -namzuf9@12 May 2003 - 14:28
<!--QuoteBegin--Curley@12 May 2003 - 17:44
My first book was called Carlottes Webb, I read that till it fell apart.
I remember crying my eyes out the first time i read that&#33;&#33;
:angry: Be a MAN son&#33;Keep that to yourself.....there are Lady&#39;s present&#33; :angry:
Where? :P [/b][/quote]
:lol: :lol: thats a good one. I dont remember the first book i read but i know the first book i liked was Holes

[Bass]

Kez has got to be one of the most memorable books from when i was a kid,could`ve even been the first one. Great book though&#33;&#33;&#33; :D
cheers,
Bass.

[sArA]

First book I remember liking was Pookie...about a fairy rabbit....I read it when I was about 6 or so.....

[Curley]

Originally posted by Bass@15 May 2003 - 21:48
Kez has got to be one of the most memorable books from when i was a kid,could`ve even been the first one. Great book though&#33;&#33;&#33; :D
cheers,
Bass.
I&#39;ve read that too, and watched the film. Made me cry :&#39;(

[Skweeky]

there are so many books and films that make me cry...
RF gave me this book from Richard Feist, called &#39;honoured enemy&#39; and I cried every time someone died&#33; (ok, yes, I did have my period, so what???).

[tianup]

Originally posted by sara5564@15 May 2003 - 22:05
First book I remember liking was Pookie...about a fairy rabbit....I read it when I was about 6 or so.....
First book I loved was about a rabbit as well - Sonny the Lucky Bunny - I still have it, still love to read it to my daughter, as she loves it too.

The first real book I really loved, though, was Where the Red Fern Grows. I get a tear in my eye still whenever I think about it....a boy and his dogs...:&#39;(

[Curley]

Originally posted by Skweeky@15 May 2003 - 22:45
(ok, yes, I did have my period, so what???).
:lol: :lol: :lol:

You&#39;re a case Skweeky&#33;

[Skweeky]

Originally posted by Curley+15 May 2003 - 22:49--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Curley @ 15 May 2003 - 22:49)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Skweeky@15 May 2003 - 22:45
(ok, yes, I did have my period, so what???).
:lol: :lol: :lol:

You&#39;re a case Skweeky&#33; [/b][/quote]
a nutcase? yup, definitely

:D :D

[WeeMouse]

I&#39;ve never really been encouraged to read cos my family aren&#39;t that big on reading (i mean my dad&#39;s practiacally illiterate&#33;), but beleive it or not i started reading properly when i was about 12 - I discovered Harry Potter&#33;

since then, I&#39;ve read all of the Harry potter books, Charlottes web, The Hobbit, Lord of The rings, alan Spence&#39;s Way to go, Frank McCourt&#39;s Angela&#39;s Ashes and &#39;Tis, Stupid White men, Steven King books, a whole load of other obscure books and I&#39;m going to read 4 Discworld books when I&#39;m on holiday next month.

It may sound like a pretty crappy list, but I&#39;m proud of it&#33; No-one taught me how to read till i was 5, so I was a bit slower with reading.

:)

And yes Skweeky is a nutcase - but we love her anyway&#33; :lol:

[Curley]

Weemouse, you seem to be into the same books as I am. Of course you should be proud, I am. Everyone as differant tastes.

[WeeMouse]

:"> shucks, Curley...

You&#39;re making a wee mouse blush&#33;

[Skweeky]

:teehee: WeeMouse loves meeeeeeeeeeeeeee&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; :zorro:


/me does teh WeeMouse dance

[WeeMouse]

Yay there&#39;s a WeeMouse dance&#33;

/WeeMouse dances the "yay there&#39;s a WeeMouse dance"
/WeeMouse pauses to note down the new dance in her growing notebook of Mouse dances
/WeeMouse continues to dance&#33;

Woooooohoooo :flowers:

[Bass]

Originally posted by sara5564@15 May 2003 - 22:05
First book I remember liking was Pookie...about a fairy rabbit....I read it when I was about 6 or so.....
ooooo......Sara, you were such a wittle cutie, now all you do is eat `em :D and even though i`m a rabbit lover and a vegetarian, I still love ya....yer carnivore :lol:
see ya,
Dave.

[imported_QuietSilence!]

yummm rabbit tasty got 3 of em 5 days a go and spanky(my begal) loves the heads :)


btw dear is a lot better ummmm yumm

[sArA]

I like em stuffed (rabbits of course) lol&#33;

My first proper book (just to stay on topic) was Stig of the Dump, read it so long ago I cant remember, like you QS I learned to read at 2...funny thing tho...no one believed my mum&#33; School was worse, I was sent to play in the Wendy house whilst the others learned, caught up and overtook me....which explains why I am such a late starter in my career...just beginning with most colleagues are 10-15 years younger than me.....had to re-learn to learn.....I am making sure it doesn&#39;t happen to my kids.

[imported_QuietSilence!]

at 2 .... LOL when i was 2 idint even know what a book was probly scribled on them iwas in 2 or 3 grade before i learded to read and i hated ever minit of it its wasnt till i was in 6th grade that i descoved the wonderful world of books
whats that 11 years old or something like that

and i still cant spell for shit&#33; :)

most peps think that reading an spelling are the same but they realy have nothing to do with each other

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by QuietSilence&#33;@19 May 2003 - 05:59

and i still cant spell for shit&#33; :)


Yes you can

You just did.

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[Bass]

Originally posted by sara5564@19 May 2003 - 03:56
I like em stuffed (rabbits of course) lol&#33;


TUT&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

[Luca_Snipes]

ummmm - stewed rabbit, ummm, or maybe stewed mouse? :blink:

first book i remember reading was the Hobbit, but it was the C.S. Lewis books that got me reading the way I do now.
and I&#39;m sure that the first ever book was "Spot the dog" or something tho :P

[MagicNakor]

I seem to remember a child&#39;s book entitled "Dick and Jane."

:ninja:

[Guillaume]

Originally posted by WeeMouse@16 May 2003 - 00:01
Yay there&#39;s a WeeMouse dance&#33;

/WeeMouse dances the "yay there&#39;s a WeeMouse dance"
/WeeMouse pauses to note down the new dance in her growing notebook of Mouse dances
/WeeMouse continues to dance&#33;

Woooooohoooo :flowers:
There&#39;s a member ( cooolway ) who uses pictures of one of your dances as an avatar&#33; I just saw it in the lounge... Which one is this? :D

[WeeMouse]

THat&#39;s the "woooooooohoooooo someone&#39;s using my picture" dance&#33;

there&#39;s always a dance... :)


maybe stewed mouse

:&#39;(
Mouses are for spamming with, not for stewing&#33;

[Luca_Snipes]

Originally posted by WeeMouse@19 May 2003 - 15:45


maybe stewed mouse

:&#39;(
Mouses are for spamming with, not for stewing&#33;
i am truly sorry for my comment on stewed mouse, and offer to give myself up for stewing :o

[WeeMouse]

mouse forgives all - for a small fee of toast n peanut butter and a bit of cheeez&#33;


:D

[Skweeky]

Originally posted by WeeMouse@19 May 2003 - 15:56
mouse forgives all - for a small fee of toast n peanut butter and a bit of cheeez&#33;


:D
...hehehe, I am eating peanutbutter as we speak....I think I&#39;m addicted :blink:

[WeeMouse]

Tell me about it&#33; I was actually just eating peanut butter on toast when my mum shouted on me, but I couldn&#39;t answer cos my mouth was just sealed together&#33;

:lol:

Hmmm...idea on how to shut up niosy nephews just came to me... :P

[Guillaume]

Originally posted by WeeMouse@19 May 2003 - 16:06
Hmmm...idea on how to shut up niosy nephews just came to me... :P
Keep the peanut butter for yourself, just use a gag and some rope on your nephews&#33; ;)

[WeeMouse]

Originally posted by Gurahl+19 May 2003 - 16:14--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Gurahl @ 19 May 2003 - 16:14)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--WeeMouse@19 May 2003 - 16:06
Hmmm...idea on how to shut up niosy nephews just came to me...&nbsp; :P
Keep the peanut butter for yourself, just use a gag and some rope on your nephews&#33; ;) [/b][/quote]
:lol: I like that idea&#33; My sisters may complain tho... :)

[Guillaume]

Just make sure you&#39;ve got enough rope for her too&#33;

[WeeMouse]

hmmm...good point&#33; My 2nd oldest sister is quite *ahem* large...

:lol:

[Guillaume]

There&#39;s always a solution&#33; Use slepping pills or a strong accomplice&#33; Ask Lamsey ;)

[WeeMouse]

I think he tries to avoid that particular sister at all costs...but I&#39;ll suggest it&#33;

:)

[Guillaume]

What did I say? There&#39;s always a solution... Buy him a few pints&#33; Mix alcohol and testosterone... :lol:

Wasn&#39;t this about books in the first place? I&#39;ll just have read it again, that way i&#39;ll probably be able to do some interresting comment... I hope.

[nueromancer]

I also started reading and writing at 2. My parents were very active in my development as a child. The first book I remember reading though was the Hobbit. My Dad took it away from me when I was about 7, (I had already read a few times), and I cried for hours.

By then I was going to the library anyway.

Best author? Poul Anderson.
Best team? Poul Anderson and Larry Niven

In High School I found Heinlen rather simple appealing to the smut crowd more than the science fan base. Though not all of it is bad.

[Curley]

:huh: You honestly started reading at two? :blink:

[WeeMouse]

Lamsey&#39;s mum says that when he was two he used to wander around the supermarket with her and read out labels of the stuff on the shelves...she remembers being impressed by "dis-en-fec-tant - look mummy&#33; Disenfectant&#33;"

At that age I was at a similar stage to my nephew David - "Look&#33; I&#39;ve got legs&#33;"

:lol:

[Guillaume]

He isn&#39;t the only one: my grandmother was a former teacher... So I was trained to read really early. Writing came later though&#33; I wasn&#39;t interrested in writing line after line of A, B, C... I just wanted to read nice stories (well, the ones you think nice when you&#39;re a kid&#33;)
But now, reading&#39;s one of my great pleasures in life. Wouldn&#39;t be able to survive without reading for more than 2-3 days, actually&#33;

[TRshady]

The first (proper) books I remember reading were "charlotttes web" and "the little ghost".
ahhhh, the memories :rolleyes:

[Curley]

I also remember the Famous Five & Secret Seven books by Enid Blyton. Infact, I think I still have them somewhere.

[imported_QuietSilence!]

use to have quit a few Enid Blyton boks the mystrys i ever liked but i was yong then .... wonder what happen to thouse books

reminds me of the cs lewis books of narnia though there not mystrys

[Curley]

Originally posted by QuietSilence&#33;@19 May 2003 - 22:22
reminds me of the cs lewis books of narnia though there not mystrys
Another one of my favourites was The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe.

[botts]

i&#39;ve still got a box with about three hundred ladybird books in it. i was a late bloomer....never started reading til i was three or four.

i also seem to remember going to bed to the strains of andy pandy&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

i&#39;ve also still got a kids poetry book, my kids read it now, and its got a poem in it called "the triantiwontigongolope" (i think thats how you spell it) it was my favourite all time read. i can still recite that poem on a good day.

botts