Friday, November 26, 2010

Thankfully Reading Weekend-1st Mini Challenge




1st Mini-Challenge: Hosted By Jenn's Bookshelves

So, for the first Thankfully Reading Weekend, write a post about the book you are most thankful for. This could be a book released this year or twenty years ago. Your post should include why you are thankful for that book.

The book that I'm the most thankful for is Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. My mother gave me her copy and I devoured it. That one book was the start of my love affair with the written word! I could not put it down! Those girls and that family were just so riveting to my 10 year old self. I had been a reader before and loved books but THIS book made me a bookaholic. The copy that I was given has since fallen apart, but I still own a copy.
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15 comments:

  1. alisonwonderlandNovember 26, 2010 at 1:33 PM

    What a great gift your mother gave you!

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  2. Mandy (The Well-Read Wife)November 26, 2010 at 1:57 PM

    I picked the same book for my post! Isn't it the best? I remember having a HUGE crush on Laurie when I read it the first time!

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  3. Beth FNovember 26, 2010 at 3:30 PM

    Oh yes. I loved Little Women. I still do. I have visited Concord and toured her house. Great choice.

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  4. Jenn's BookshelvesNovember 26, 2010 at 4:27 PM

    I think Little Women might be my choice as well!

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  5. Beth(bookaholicmom)November 26, 2010 at 5:00 PM

    This was one of my favorites as well. I have 3 copies of it. Excellent choice!

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  6. Pam PhoNovember 26, 2010 at 8:05 PM

    That is a great choice and one of the most favorite books on my list as well.

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  7. Literate HousewifeNovember 26, 2010 at 9:09 PM

    Perfect answer!

    Jennifer @ The Literate Housewife Review

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  8. Mrs. DeRapsNovember 26, 2010 at 10:33 PM

    A lot of people are choosing this one! You should check out March by Geraldine Brooks, which is based on the original.

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  9. MargotNovember 27, 2010 at 12:31 AM

    I'm in total agreement.

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  10. Pam (@iwriteinbooks)November 27, 2010 at 3:49 AM

    One of my very favorite books of all time. I grew up close to Transcendental land and I just can't help falling in love over ad over again with my lovely New England writers. Great choice!

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  11. Dusky LiteratiNovember 27, 2010 at 7:02 AM

    Jo is a wonderful literary heroine. On of my all-time favorite books

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  12. UnknownNovember 27, 2010 at 9:10 AM

    I'm a little freaked out right now. Not only did I also choose Little Women, but in my post I wrote simply that this was the book "that made me fall in love with the written word." Great minds think (and read) alike!

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  13. JennaNovember 27, 2010 at 10:01 AM

    I also enjoyed Little Women.. totally loved Jo

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  14. iubookgirlNovember 27, 2010 at 10:55 AM

    Louisa May Alcott seems to be a popular choice for this mini-challenge. I've never read any of her books...just weren't my cup of tea as a kid. Maybe I should give one a try now though!

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  15. Bitsy Bling BooksNovember 27, 2010 at 2:42 PM

    I would love to tour the house some day!

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