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[rabidsamfan]

Did you ever refuse to read a book because it was a classic? Or because it was some genre you were sure you didn't like? In spite of your mom and your sister liking it?

Well, I refused for years to read Georgette Heyer. Even a glowing compliment from Garth Nix didn't completely convince me.

Harlequin has started reprinting her books, though, so I bought one to send to my mom, and since it was the only thing in my bag on a long train ride, I opened it.

Y'know what? I was an idiot when I was a kid.

Comments

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

I refused to read Lord of the Rings for years. I rather looked down on fantasy books . . . prefered Sci-fi.

DOH!!

[ancalime8301]

I refused to read Lord of the Rings for years.

Um, yeah, me too... so I have to second your DOH!!! ;)

Re: I was an idiot when I was a kid

[eykar.livejournal.com]

Weren't we all? (That's the flip side of learning being life-long.)

[rosiegardener.livejournal.com]

I devoured any book when I was a child but I too must confess that I dropped LOTR after reading the first few pages at age 8 or 9 not taking it up again until some 15 years later....

[semyaza.livejournal.com]

I rather envy you, having all those lovely Heyer books to read for the first time. There's even a teensy smidgeon of Heyer slash out there.

[not-fledged-yet.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you've been converted to the fantasticness that is Georgette Heyer.

[elanor1013.livejournal.com]

I at first refused to go anywhere near Harry Potter and then LOTR because they were "fantasy". Boy was I dumb. Now I love both of course!