Originally Posted by Holly Christmas (Post 11585943)

Ahhh Ann of Green Gables. Loved those books. Gilbert:love:

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 11585953)

Gil was my first love. You too?

Originally Posted by ChristmasNeeve (Post 11585945)

I loved the Anne Rice Vampire series (Interview with the Vampire etc) as a teen, I may re read them soon actually

Originally Posted by AnnieKristmas (Post 11585980)

My friend and I loved these books too....

Originally Posted by Cranbenny Jamin (Post 11585989)

The far away tree and famous five were some of my faves when I was a kid.

Originally Posted by ChristmasNeeve (Post 11585994)

:love: and to make it even better Christian Slater was in the film version and I was obsessed with him back then :laugh:



Yeah loved those too when I was a kid, the Secret Seven as well

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 11585938)

Lots, the Chronicles of Narnia, the Ann of Green Gables books, Little Women, Octagon Magic, Wind in the Willows, The Secret Garden, Little House on the Prairie, Little House in the Big Woods, Swallows and Amazons, Lorna Doon... I read a lot as a kid and still have them all.

Originally Posted by AnnieKristmas (Post 11585999)

I remember thinking tom Cruise would be rubbish as Lestat but he did a decent job.

I loved Christian Slater too :love:

Originally Posted by AnnieKristmas (Post 11586001)

Did you read the What Katy Did books too?

My mum always bought us books. I had a gorgeous set that were blue leatherette with gold leaf round the edges - I felt so fancy :laugh:

Originally Posted by Cranbenny Jamin (Post 11585989)

The far away tree and famous five were some of my faves when I was a kid.

Originally Posted by Pigeon Lady (Post 11586032)

…some great childhood books already mentioned and I loved Black Beauty, also …and The Railway Children…

Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 11586120)

Are kids books still the same these days? Feels like we've lost that sense of imagination and adventure that used to define them but maybe I'm just being a grumpy old bugger

Originally Posted by Cranbred Goose (Post 11586122)

People say that with every generation that passes.

Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 11586123)

You're probably right but technology and social media have caused a massive change from even the 90s

Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 11586120)

Are kids books still the same these days? Feels like we've lost that sense of imagination and adventure that used to define them but maybe I'm just being a grumpy old bugger

Originally Posted by Christmas Dynamo (Post 11586125)

Do kids aged 10-16 read any books at all?

Originally Posted by Cranbred Goose (Post 11586124)

Oh, well. I just know that avid readers exist in every generation. I was one of them.

Originally Posted by ChristmasNeeve (Post 11586142)

What age are you though? I'm not sure there will be as many in the generation that's under 18 now

Originally Posted by Cranbred Goose (Post 11586144)

Let’s just say I’m somewhere between 26 and 36. I’m not as old as some people here seem to think I am.