What book first captured your imagination?

[scouser]

Danny the champion of the world by roald dahl

[WhereIBelong]

The Count of Monte Cristo for me, injustice, revenge, forgiveness, I had never read such a well written adventure with such gown up themes. I read it in 2 days, could hardly bear to put it down.

[Willeve]

Flambards KM Peyton. Loved that series of books. My son is named Will after the male lead character.

[levtweeney]

Without doubt it was the Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, closely followed by the Lord of the Rings. I can’t even put a number of the times I’ve read both. And as others have said so began my love affair with books. I read every night for at least 2 to 3 hours, just about to go and read now 📖

[vanlou]

The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton

[Dinglebert]

In my young days it would be Enid Blyton. Secret Seven, Famous Five, the Faraway Tree series. I remember not wanting them to end. My pocket money was spent each Saturday after the morning picture club (which is a whole other thread), in my local newsagent/bookshop at the carousel of childrens books looking to see what to get that week. Then moved on to Jennings and Derbyshire (think I wanted to be in boarding school!) and then the Three Investigators which appeared to have been written by Alfred Hitchcock but wasn't.

[pinkbelle]

I was an Enid Blyton fan, The Magic Faraway Tree series, and then Mallory Towers. I also enjoyed the secret seven books.

[Michyloulou]

The Folk of the Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton.
Also I had a ‘Heidi’ book with accompanying audio book (on vinyl). Can’t remember exact title but it was about Heidi staying with her grandfather in The Alps. Used to love listening to it & following the book - quite rare in those days I think.
I have 3 books which I have read over & over. All of them I studied at secondary school. They are:
The Mayor of Casterbridge - Thomas Hardy
Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen, and
Lord of the Flies - William Golding.

[Disneyfreaks]

I loved the secret seven series, my sister was more into the famous five !

[TigerMom]

I cannot remember not being able to read. Heidi is one of the earliest books I can remember along with Little Women and Black Beauty. I used to go to the library on Saturday morning with my Dad. I could choose two books to take home and then one to read while my Dad got his books. Happy memories.