MissWhitlock Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 The book I'm reading right now is my first horror book every Stephen King's IT, no? It's so awesome, I definitely didn't think I'd be into horror, really. And then the next book I'm reading is Dracula, and that's horror too, innit. Yaay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanna Addison Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Oooh, I love Dracula, it's absolutely wonderful and scary but a touching love story nonetheless I just hope you haven't seen the Gary Oldman film first because that was a case of fanfiction rather than adaptation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilywhite Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I can't remember clearly what was the first of each genre I read. I've always been a reader so there's a good chance I've forgotten. From what I can remember my first horror was Stephen King. It was either Pet Semetary or The Shining. I read them both at the same time when I was about 11 or 12. Before that I had read the YA Goosebumps but King was my first full on adult horror. Fantasy is a difficult one but I think it may have been The Chronicals of Narnia or Alice in Wonderland. I've owned both since I was very young so I'm not sure. Sci Fi I have no idea. I'm not even sure if I've read one or not..... It's not my preferred style if you get me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DayDream Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I can't quite remember my first fantasy I think it was 'Lord of the Rings' although it was my dad's book and i think i may have been too young to really appreciate a lot of it. First one that impacted me was 'Pawn of Prophecy' by David Eddings. First Horror was 'Slugs' by Shaun Hutson. Oh dear god never again! that book seriously gave me the heebie jeebies. Also I remember after reading one particularly graphic scene, being immensley grateful that i wasn't a man. eurgh!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissWhitlock Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Oooh, I love Dracula, it's absolutely wonderful and scary but a touching love story nonetheless I just hope you haven't seen the Gary Oldman film first because that was a case of fanfiction rather than adaptation! We had to watch the film for English a coupla weeks ago. This is the one where it stars that guy who plays Sirius Black as the young Dracula, right? Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosalind Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I can't remember which was my first fantasy or horror. I've read 1984 and Animal farm, read the Harry Potter books and the Hitch hiker books but I've been reading since I was 7 and that's 19 years now so it's hard to remember which one was the first in it all. My first fantasy book was by Ursula Le Guin but cannot remember the title ( maybe one of the Earthsea books). Are the Earthsea books good? I've been wanting to get some but haven't up till now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanna Addison Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 We had to watch the film for English a coupla weeks ago. This is the one where it stars that guy who plays Sirius Black as the young Dracula, right? Oh well. Just to point out - Mina Harker is not the exact replica of an ex-wife. And the story is set in Whitby in Yorkshire not in London - also Dr. Van Helsing IS NOT spooky but a kind gentleman. And Dracula is truly evil. The only thing the film got right is that Jonathan Harker goes to the castle at the beginning to sell Dracula a house in England and that Dracula trapped him in the castle with the three brides. Just warning you - in case you loved the film. Personally I prefer the book! There was a ballet done by an American ballet company that stuck more true to the plot than that film! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissWhitlock Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I didn't really think anything of the film, really. It was...weird. Not scary at all for me. Van Helsing was WEIRD in that movie. Just WEIRD. And so was Lucy, she was creepy. Don't worry though, I will most likely like the book more, as I always do. I'm interested in that Ballet thing you're talking about though. I love ballets and musicals and all that sort of stuff. maybe I'll like.. check it out after I read the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanna Addison Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 It's called Pages From A Virgins Diary. It's done in silent movie form with a few splashes of colour to add menace or atmosphere. I loved it and I found it at an affordable price on play.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 I dont' actually remember the first.... hmm. Point Horror books. Catchman. THAT was scary when I was a kid. Superb book though. As an adult.... probably actually 'Haunted', earlier this year. Fantasy: just about everything I read as a kid. LOTR, probably, as a teenager. Sci-fi: REAL hardcore science fiction I've never read, but I did read one story from Dan Simmon's Hyperion, and intend to work through it, so that will be the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levine Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 my first sci-fi was: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton at 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 We had to watch the film for English a coupla weeks ago. This is the one where it stars that guy who plays Sirius Black as the young Dracula, right? Oh well.I actually loved that film, it made me cry so much - dare I still call myself a "Dracula" purist or will the ghost of Bram Stoker haunt me forevermore? That wouldn't be good at all; I want to win Bram Stoker awards, not find the shadow of Bram Stoker himself lurking under my bed...! Are the Earthsea books good? I've been wanting to get some but haven't up till now?Oh please read them, they're brilliant. My memories are rather vague re: content as I first and last read these at 11-12 years of age; what I do remember is that of the zillions of books I checked out of my middle school library, these were amongst the ones that really captured my imagination. Only warning, by her own admission Ursula K. LeGuin isn't a "grab the reader by the throat and force them to pay attention or else" sort of author; however, if you don't mind (or in fact prefer) a softer approach to narrative, she is one of the best storytellers out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 We had to watch the film for English a coupla weeks ago. This is the one where it stars that guy who plays Sirius Black as the young Dracula, right? Oh well. They let you watch an 18 in school? How very progressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 When I was 9 we watched a 15's movie in school. I know that's totally off topic, but meh. On topic: Point Horror books, and that 7 book series which started with 'Over Sea, Under Stone'. ETA: The Dark Is Rising, that was it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Mine were the Goosebumps series of books, probably Ghost Beach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladymacbeth Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I can't remember for sure but I think it was "Under the Mountain" by Maurice Gee. It's a New Zealand book which features a pair of telepathic twins. I must have been only 7 or 8 when I read it because my nana was still alive and I tried to do telepathy with her thinking it was real! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCzech Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 (edited) I was 7 years old and had to sign up to wait for the Oz books at the school library. They were my favorite ones. 1900 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 1904 The Marvelous Land of Oz 1907 Ozma of Oz 1908 Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz 1909 The Road to Oz 1910 The Emerald City of Oz 1913 The Patchwork Girl of Oz 1914 Little Wizard Stories of Oz 1914 Tik-Tok of Oz 1915 The Scarecrow of Oz 1916 Rinkitink in Oz 1917 The Lost Princess of Oz 1918 The Tin Woodman of Oz 1919 The Magic of Oz 1920 Glinda of Oz Edited July 11, 2009 by HotCzech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccles Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 2001 Space Oddessy Trilogy by Arthur C Clarke, It really all went over my head. It was the sort of book that you had to sit in a silent room to really concetrate on. I still came away not knowing what on earth it was about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I expect it was Enid Blyton's tales of 'Hop Skip and Jump' about three very naughty brownies But the first 'proper' fantasy book that I read was 'The Hobbit' by Tolkien .. and tbh 'Hop, Skip and Jump' looked a bit tame after that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I think I am probably still waiting to read my first horror .. the nearest I've ever got is '1984' by George Orwell .. though I did hear a reading of Edgar Allan Poe's 'the Pit and the Pendulum' once .. I had to read 'Wind in the Willows' afterwards as therapy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I think the first horror book I read was Misery by Stephen King. The scene where Annie Wilkes breaks Paul's leg still haunts me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikkititi Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 I think the first horror book I read was Misery by Stephen King. The scene where Annie Wilkes breaks Paul's leg still haunts me! I've only seen the film, but yeah. Ditto. The Hobbit was my first venture in the the fantasy genre, too. I don't care for Tolkien, particularly, but I do love the Hobbit. Still re-read it occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 First Horror: Creature by John Saul First SciFi: Z for Zachariah Robert C. O'Brien First Fantasy: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Horror is still one of my favorite genres (maybe my #1 favorite). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollie Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 First horror book I read was The Fog by Stephen king Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amethyst Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 I think mine was probably a Point Horror book, I used to love those! First proper one though was Pet Semetary by Stephen King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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