Are You There God, It's Me Margaret? was mine. 4th grade.
First book you read that had any depth?
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"Brave New World" I think. Or "The Outsider".
My mom read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn to my sister and me when I was quite young; I don't remember being able to read myself at that point. She also read Little Women to us but I don't consider it to be particularly deep. I can't remember the first book that I read that had depth. Maybe 1984 when I was in jr high although I remember reading books like A Wind in the Door and Under the Haystack earlier than that and they had depth to me when I read them. I don't know if they would be considered to have depth now. Maybe I am over analyzing this.
Mar 9, 2010
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I remember liking the first chapter of Walden. I didn't realize when I started that not only was it something like 60 pages, but it was sixty pages, meaning not only did it start with page 1, but each page was a chore. Especially when you're taking notes. I think by about page 9 or 10 I decided hey might as well put in some effort and enjoy it, right?
I don't really think of books as deep and meaningful, I read books for entertainment. I think the first reading that really affected me was when I started reading the A section of the Washington Post every day in high school. I don't think I read a book that really affected me until I read the Old Testament in my 30s.
The Pearl- John Steinbeck
The Lord Of The Rings. I managed to read that 16 times with no jail time involved.
Silas Marner by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans). We read it in fifth grade way back in the sixties. It is still one of my favorites, probably because it was the first. I learned that books are more then just a story. It was definitely the start of my favorite hobby.
This is so off topic, but I don't mind if you throw in chess books or jokes.
Which book do you remember being the first which had any meaning or depth for you? How did it affect you?