When Books Could Change Your Life: Why What We Pore Over At 12 May Be The Most Important Reading We Ever Do

From the page: "9/24/2008 By Tim Kreider A girl I once caught reading Fahrenheit 451 over my shoulder on the subway confessed: "You know, I'm an English lit major, but I've never loved any books like the ones I loved when I was 12 years old." I fell slightly in love... more

Reviewed by Huntington-Meath Sep 24 2008, 02:11pm ( 90 reviews ) • citypaper.com

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Reviewed by zafrire on Dec 13, 6:22pm

This may be true for many; for me this is not true.
Rated by aliciarawr on Dec 06, 6:51pm

lol
Rated by annajyu on Nov 25, 12:36am

love this
Reviewed by Skullbomb on Nov 16, 11:28am

I respectfully disagree.
Rated by umarsizavokado on Nov 15, 8:33am

From the page: "...but I've never loved any books like the ones I loved when I was 12 years old." I absolutely agree with this.
Rated by shazbot316 on Nov 04, 12:22am

I've read some lovably good shit lately.
Reviewed by billgoode on Sep 24, 9:30am

It's an interesting article and I'm sure that it holds true for many people, but not for me. I skipped over the whole "young-adult literature" thing when I was growing up. I was reading Michael Chrichton when I was 8 and had (thankfully) moved on to Orwell by the time I was 12. "Animal Farm" is a book that I enjoy to this day, but I certainly don't wax nostalgic when thinking about it and I know that I have read better books in the time since then.
Rated by zarkenfrude on Sep 08, 12:34pm

From the page: "... I've never loved any books like the ones I loved when I was 12 years old." So true
Rated by fluffybullet on Sep 06, 11:28am

Interesting, but it's not true, not for me in any case!

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