Favorite Children’s Story
I did not have a normal childhood. I taught myself to read to understand road signs because I started driving at nine. I did not go to a full year of school until I was in the 6th grade. I hardly ever went to school at all before that year. So my reading was not the normal fare, and no one was reading to me. Around the 7th grade, I discovered Sir Walter Scott and Thomas B. Costain! I read a lot of books by both authors. Scott’s Ivanhoe was really one of my favorites. The Black Rose was also right up there by Costain. I know both have been done in the movies, but they do not come close to the books! Not really children’s stories but they made an impression on me that lasted. I came across the Count of Monte Cristo in the 8th grade, and kind of felt like I cheated when it was assigned to me as a sophomore to do as a book report! I read voraciously all through my teen years and in the Corps. I was on a plane coming back from Vietnam and other vacation spots when I discovered the Hobbit in the seat magazine holder. I was hooked on everything Hobbit after! As a youngster, I never had fairy tales to read or had them read to me, but I have now read a host of classics and a library full of science fiction and fantasy! I am currently reading the Scions of Shannara. I currently have five bookcases full of Sci-fi and fantasy, and a very large bookcase full of classics, all read. My wife made me cancel all my book subscriptions when I wanted to buy an extra Tuff Shed to store them. She has no idea how many I have stored the Books app on my iPhone!
The Love Chronicles 