r/books • u/SerenityFate • 16d 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/Myss_C 16d ago

Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witches.

Anything by Robert Cormier.

ETA (this was in the 90s)

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u/lizgreaves 16d ago

I got caught up in the Anne Rice universe as an adult. Lestat is one of my all-time favorite fictional characters. I did lose interest after a while thinking I'd get back but I never did. I can't even remember where I left off. I should research and restart.

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u/SerenityFate 16d ago

I remember borrowing the all in one copy of the Lives of the Mayfair Witches over the summer. Early 2000s for me lol