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Old 06-12-2024, 03:43 AM #1
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…books/stories/movies etc are strange beasts, though…in that some have felt hugely impactful for me for so many reasons…but then, when others have read them…?…it’s more, yeah it was ok/fine, type thing…I think the meaning of these things come from us and the meaning we give them, rather than the book story itself…
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Anyone got any books from childhood they’d still rake through given the chance?
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Anyone got any books from childhood they’d still rake through given the chance?
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.
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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.
Ahhh Ann of Green Gables. Loved those books. Gilbert
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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.
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
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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
Yes, I read the Katy books too.

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Anyone got any books from childhood they’d still rake through given the chance?
I loved the Anne Rice Vampire series (Interview with the Vampire etc) as a teen, I may re read them soon actually
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I loved the Anne Rice Vampire series (Interview with the Vampire etc) as a teen, I may re read them soon actually
My friend and I loved these books too....
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