I'm a bit of an avid reader. And that's a bit of an understatement. I'm going to write down all of my favourite books, not in order because I find it impossible to order them.
1)All 7 of the Harrry Potters. J K Rowling (Harry Potter and the Philosiphers Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). I read Harry Potter and the Philosiphers stone back in 2000 when I was 6, and I adored it. And I read all the others following, and when I'd caught up with the publishers, I waited with bated breath for them to publish the next one. Somehow, I never could seem to get enough of Harry Potter, and I was devastated when they ended. I am looking forward hugely to finding out what is going to be put up on pottermore. But Harry Potter has been in my life for 11 years, thats more of my life than it hasnt been, and I love them.
2) His Dark Materials Trilogy, Phillip Pullman. I followed the story of Lyra and Pan with great intenstity. I loved every word. All 3 books are just magical. I found myself cursing at the wrong parrallel universe because I wanted a deamon!
3) Mort, Terry Pratchet. A fabulous book. Raw imagination. There is no other author that I know of who can write as Terry Pratchet did, his books (in particular Mort) had me in stitches on literally every page, and the ideas surrounding discworld and how it sits on the Old turtle.....everything is just wonderful! He had a whole other world in his head when he wrote his books, and he explored it in great detail, and it makes for amazing reading.
4) Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, The Witches, The BFG, The Giraffe The Pelly and Me, Boy, The Magic Finger, The Twits......Roald Dahl (the list is endless). Aside from Harry Potter, Roald Dahl books shaped my entire childhood. They made me laugh until I thought I could not laugh any more. The BFG with all his wonderful words! The Witches getting turned into mice. Matilda scaring the living daylights out of Trunchball. The birds revenge on the Twits. I have spent so many happy hours in the wonderful world of Roald Dahl. Just recently, I picked up another Roald Dahl book which I had never read when I was younger, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, he suceeded in story telling and captivating me like he always could when I was younger.
5) Candy Floss, Tracy Beaker, Sleepovers,The Diamond Girls, Bad Girls, Dustbin Baby, Clean Break, Midnight, Worry Website, Best Friends.....Jacqueline Wilson (again the list is endless). I devoured these books, I tend to like magic and fantasy, but somehow these books drew me in despite having a lack of magic and fantasy. I know no other author, who manages to get right to the heart and soul of the trouble that some children and young people face, whether that be bullying or problems at home, or bad dreams, or bedwetting, leaving family members and leaving friends, and then manage to get their emotions and reactions to their struggles head on. She has a real insight into children and young people, and this shines through so much in her writing, which makes her books so compelling.
6) Sophies World. Jostein Gaarder. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. I opened it and I didnt stop until I'd read it. Incredibly thought provoking, a very nice twist at the end, a really interesting read and insight into philosophy. I found myself trying to answer the questions along with Sophie, and then comparing my answers to hers, you could really get involved with the book, and it always left me wanting to read on more and more and find out more and more, it became a bit like a compulsion! :)
Thattl do for now I think, I'm tired and I havent had any breakfast yet so I'll be off, I'm reading Frankenstein, Marry Shelley at the moment, In a weird kind of way it's really beautiful, im actually thoroughly enjoying it.
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Love, Tutti-Frutti
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