#Riotgrams #Day19 #IReadThisTooYoung
While the content of this book was certainly beyond my maturity level at age 11 when I first read it, the power of the McCourt‘s writing has stayed with me for nearly two decades. This is the actual book my older brother gave me back then, I even wrote my name inside the front cover in my 5th grade cursive! I‘m guessing he hadn‘t read the book himself...
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I was 10 years old the 1st time I read this & I only understood about 1/2 of what I was reading. It was such a transformative experience for me, though, & so much of what I look for in literature originated with that early experience reading this book.
I wonder how many readers out there also owe a lot of their love of reading and taste in books to an early experience with a book they weren‘t quite ready for yet.
If I had thought to keep my father‘s books, this would have been one - it was abuzz for years when I was a kid. One evening when my dad was out, I did a conceal and carry to my room to pull my first all nighter where #IReadThisTooYoung before getting caught with my contraband. The next day my ever-livin-lovin‘ father was at-a-loss and a bit albeit secretly, impressed. .
Day19 of #RiotGrams with #IReadThisTooYoung @BookRiot
