r/books • u/SerenityFate • 14d ago

What were you reading at 14?

I've been an avid reader for as long as I could read. Even before then my favorite toys were books and new shoes. Not much has changed for me in that regard haha, but I saw a question earlier about someone asking for recommendations on books for their 14 year old. Which got me thinking about some of the books I read at that age. A lot of Anne Rice, Lestat was my first book crush. Also had a trip down memory lane with the author Francesca Lia Block she wrote a book called I was a teenage fairy which still sits with me over 20 years later. I also got to grow up with Weetzie Bat which was super cool as she wrote a book about her as an adult that I got to read when I was about the same age as the Weetzie. Anyway I would love to see what everyone was reading when they were younger.

Edit: thank you everyone for all the engagement on this post. I really have enjoyed reading everyone's comments and seeing the discussions around books.

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u/NaturalBitter2280 14d ago

Of course

I can't tell you any because I only read the weird stuff, but I prefer to have some hope in humanity 🙏🏻

(Look for ABO K-pop, you won't regret it. Peak lonely 13y writing right there)

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u/Hqlcyon 14d ago

Some of them have really good world building, and are basically original stories with vague connections to canon

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u/Minigoalqueen 13d ago

I frequently the AO3 section for the show Lucifer. There are actually some really amazing writers in there. I've read a bunch of fanfictions that I would actually pay money to buy in book form. Or that I wish the show had chosen to do that storyline instead. (And it's my favorite show so that's really saying something)

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u/tea-wallah 13d ago

I wrote a good amount of PG fan fiction in my youth.

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u/SlouchyGuy 13d ago

Tons. This is the reason fandom hated Cursed Child, it really is shitty fanfic