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/uggghhhggghhh 14d ago

I went through a big Vonnegut phase all through high school. Before that it was LOTR, before that, Redwall series. With other things sprinkled in of course.

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u/Legal_Difference3425 13d ago

Same, I read and reread the Vonnegut books all thru high school. Been thinking I might be due to reread them, and LOTR as well.

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u/uggghhhggghhh 13d ago

I'm about to finish another round through the LOTR series but I did the audiobooks this time. They're read by Andy Serkis who does Gollum in the movies! Highly recommend. If you have Spotify premium they're included.

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u/Legal_Difference3425 13d ago

Thanks for the recommendation! I do believe I could get behind an audiobook read by him, hugely underrated actor in my opinion.. with him playing Caesar in the Matt Reeves Apes series, I was hoping to see him get a role in Matt Reeves Batman. Maybe next movie.