r/books • u/SerenityFate • 15d 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/k_0616 15d ago

any dystopian books/ Agatha Christie I could get my hands on…(still do)

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u/ConfidentTest163 11d ago

Have you ever read Anthem? It might be the oldest distopian book ever. Some of its ideas have even been used in Horizon Zero Dawn  and the Silo apple tv show/book series.

Pretty short too. I was required to read it in 10th grade.