What Got You Started?

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I was just visiting my favorite author's board, and I have seen this thread about how someone likes reading a romance author's book, but is not fan of romance. It just got me thinking that I am foremost a romance fan.

I started sneaking at nine to read my mother's Silhouette Desire. I love the stories about relationship. I must have been so young because I actually skip the "loving" bits of the book. I should have paid particular attention to them. That's how one can learn all about sex and keep their hymen intact.

Anyway, I only read romance for a long time. I was in my mid-twenties before I started venturing to another genre. I listed to John Grisham's THE FIRM on audio and feel in love with the guys stories.

I could not stand first-person-singular type books. I feel like I am missing so much and I get frustrated not being able to "eavesdrop" on what the other characters are thinking. Then along came John D. MacDonald and his Travis McGee. What a fun series to read, and I got over my hang-up quickly. I enjoyed J.A. Jance, then Sue Grafton and many more.

As for general fiction, books which read like a movie, Robert Crais and Matthew Reilly broke my cherries. Hostage by Robert Crais became a movie with Bruce Willis in it. I am pretty sure Matthew Reilly's book will turn into movies soon. It's very good and action-packed.

So, if you're into reading, what got you started?

Wordless Wednesday #21

Yoash trying to clean my kitchen floor. I hope he still has the same desire to clean my floor when he's grown up.

Yossi got this from me. We share a love for reading. He can sit and "read" for a long time.

Surprise!

Nope, not pregnant. Tubes are tied and sniped, remember? I was just thinking about this lately because we have changed health insurance from AETNA to WORLD. I was approved coverage, except that I won't be covered for C-section the first year. OK. Which part of the "can't have children anymore" was unclear during the interview?

Today, my husband came home with a gift for me. He's playing catch up. This is my 10th anniversary present (we're going to have our 16th year anniversary this year). I got a 26 inch Wide screen LCD TV by ViewSonic. It's in all black. I just managed to put it together...except that I can't make the sound work. Too lazy to figure it out now. I will just have D fix it later. I love it!

I told D that I don't need present because every day that he's here, every day that I see my children is a gift already not to be surpassed by anything else. This huge TV/computer monitor is toppings to an already beautiful presents I have.

I might have to wear sunglasses to deal with how bright this is. I forgot to say, I got a box of chocolates along with my new screen.