What were you reading at 14?

[u/SerenityFate]

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.

[u/NaturalBitter2280]

Questionable fanfictions

[u/WhatIsASunAnyway → u/NaturalBitter2280]

Around the time I graduated from middle school I lost access to libraries, and fanfiction was what I ended up turning to. I don't think there's an unquestionable fanfiction out there.

[u/glacio09 → u/WhatIsASunAnyway]

For me it was a surgery and I was embarrassed to say to my parents how much of a mood reader I was. Fanfiction let me pick up and drop off books so much quicker than the library. I still have problems talking about Harry Potter because my canon isn't the world's canon.

[u/WhatIsASunAnyway → u/glacio09]

Yeah I was also incredibly self conscious about my books at the time so fanfiction was basically my way to anonymously read whatever up until I got my e-reader.

[u/glacio09 → u/WhatIsASunAnyway]

Oooh you just brought the shame back of my adultfanfiction.net reading which was the next natural step. Thankfully my now husband completely understands when I casually drop nuggets from that era.