Comments on: Words Move Me – Giveaway of Sony Reader Pocket Edition

By: trin

trin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:31:26 +0000

The Sacketts by Louie L’more ispired me with pride.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:03:48 +0000

I have read many unforgettable books, but the one that stands out most to me is The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. This may seem like an odd choice but the reason is this: I was in love with books as a child, but as I went through school, the more I hated the reading assignments for school, the more I hated reading period. My freshman year of college I was waiting in a bookstore for a boyfriend to get a magazine. This book caught my eye and I read the insert. I thought it sounded interesting, so we bought it, I brought it home and absolutely devoured the book. I loved it- the adventure, the diversity of the characters’ personalities, the new culture I learned about, the honesty of the writing. It was a book I was actually excited about! It made me feel excited to read! I didn’t know I could be excited about a book anymore. Kingsolver renewed my passion for reading and my love for visiting other worlds and cultures. I owe my entire blog to this book. It is still a favorite to this day.

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By: Literate Housewife

Literate Housewife — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:57:55 +0000

Fabulous question, Trish. Here’s my answer:

I will never forget The Uncommon Reader because from start to finish I felt nothing but joy. The joy of reading, the joy of others reading, and the joy of loving fiction about English royalty. The book left me giddy and happier than ever to be a reader.

I also won’t forget that book because I read it during my first go at Dewey’s Read-a-Thon and tweeted all the way through it. Great experience all around.

Thanks for hosting this contest. Even if I don’t win, I enjoyed thinking about my response and posting it.

By: Lisamm

Lisamm — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:40:57 +0000

Ok, this isn’t easy. But I want that Sony Reader, so here goes.

One book that brought up so many emotions was Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy. Lucy lost a third of her jaw to cancer as a young child and suffered many surgeries in an attempt to ‘fix’ her disfigured face. It was an emotionally charged reading experience, and I felt so protective towards Lucy, who never felt beautiful outwardly but was truly a beautiful person on the inside. Words like identity, self esteem, pain and beauty come to mind as I think back on that book. I recommend Autobiography of a Face time and time again and I’ve never had anyone come back and say they didn’t care for it. It’s incredibly moving.

Great contest, and lucky you for receiving a Sony Reader!! {jealous!!}}

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:49:01 +0000

Awesome contest, please enter me!
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A recent YA book that I read over the summer was “Twenty Boy Summer” by Sarah Ockler. That book stirred up a lot of my emotions, not just one in particular. At certain times, I wanted to curl up and just cry along with the main character (which I did, twice!), while other times in the book I actually threw it across the room and hit the wall with it. Because I was so upset at how one of the characters was acting. I was completely absorbed in the book, and I really recommend it to someone who wants to experience a very emotional journey through a book.

By: Marg

Marg — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:14:52 +0000

I am going to say Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. It inspired lots of emotions, but the one I want to focus on today is about reigniting my love of reading! I hadn’t really been reading for a number of years after being a voracious reader all my life and picking up the first book in this series rekindled my love of reading and I have never looked back.

By: Laurel Snyder

Laurel Snyder — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:13:01 +0000

Brideshead Revisited. And the emotion is–if I reduce it to one word– longing. That book made me feel, long before I was old enough to have experienced such a thing myself, how a person could fall short of their potential, fail, accept the limitations of life. And in me, as a teen, that produced a massive sense of longing, a desire to save them, a hunger for those wonderful characters to escape their ends. I think I’ve read in 20 times.

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:06:51 +0000

The one book that I continually return to is “The Lord of the Rings.” I first read it when I was about 12 and couldn’t put it down. I remember my mom bringing me breakfast, lunch and dinner in bed one Saturday so that I could keep reading. I went to her, devastated and crying, when Gandolf died. She handed me a grilled cheese and told me to keep reading. Every time something amazing happened in the book, I would go to her and every time, she would just tell me to keep reading. I remember having an overwhelming feeling of sadness when I finally finished. I wanted more. I was so involved in the characters and the story that I didn’t want it to end. I was also amazed. It was the first time that I really appreciated a book for everything that is was… The binding. The endpapers. The typeface. Most of all, the story. I was blown away at how so much emotion and experience could be contained in nothing but paper and ink. While I grew up around books and have many favorites from childhood, it was reading The Lord of the Rings that really made me a lifetime lover and collector of books.

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:35:37 +0000

The book would have to be To Kill A Mockingbird and the emotion would be Hope. This book was an eye-opener to me on the subject of racism. I was horrified by the way people were being treated in this book due to the colour of their skin. The hope came from the characters of Atticus, Scout and Jem. Characters born into the same time and situation, but with the moral standing to realize that wrong is wrong, not matter the colour of their skin, or the size of their wallets.

By: Breiab

Breiab — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:45:12 +0000

The book that meant so much to me was Little Women, it is the book that made me want to read as much as possible. The word that sticks with me is Family. Little Women is all about family and reading this book made me feel Loved. They cared so much for each other and you could feel it throughout the entire book. Great contest and I hope to win.