tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post4401759845980872607..comments2024-02-20T15:42:02.043+05:30Comments on everything distils into reading: Booking Through First Time/My 1000th post!gautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-59377347775358495842010-08-20T02:26:21.631+05:302010-08-20T02:26:21.631+05:30Wow! 1,000 posts is a great accomplishment. Keep...Wow! 1,000 posts is a great accomplishment. Keep on keepin' on :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-18380284591382204102010-08-07T23:25:52.291+05:302010-08-07T23:25:52.291+05:30i remember reading some of my dad's old copies...i remember reading some of my dad's old copies of the noddy books!! congrats on your 1000th post-that's exciting-and thanks for stopping by my blog.sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166758402621735401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-7850137234802256182010-08-07T00:29:46.176+05:302010-08-07T00:29:46.176+05:301000 posts? Congratulations, that is an impressive...1000 posts? Congratulations, that is an impressive record! As for Blyton, thinking about her books still makes me smile :-) I think you may have inspired me to dig up one or two from storage for old times' sake.Danielle C.http://romanticarmchairtraveller.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-74919955735454766832010-08-06T21:09:54.410+05:302010-08-06T21:09:54.410+05:30Congrats on your 1000th post! yay!
I used to read...Congrats on your 1000th post! yay!<br /><br />I used to read Enid Blyton when I was in middle school-because my mom would tell me about reading them when she was younger and I wanted to know what she was talking about. I read a lot of the Famous Five and the Secret Seven--they were always fun!Sara Harricharanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050427684753490067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-60905535098198710352010-08-06T17:01:23.766+05:302010-08-06T17:01:23.766+05:30Congrats on your 1000th post!Congrats on your 1000th post!Nanhttp://nanscorner.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-32544473896690802912010-08-06T06:31:29.000+05:302010-08-06T06:31:29.000+05:30Oh i remember Enid Blyton!. I loved those compilat...Oh i remember Enid Blyton!. I loved those compilation of stories. I cant remember if that was the first book that i read though. I was also into R.L. Stine and the Miss Marple stories as well but that phase came in a bit later. Yep, i had a thing for thrillers and murder mysteries from way back...LOL<br /><br />P.S Congrats on your 1000th blog post. I hope you have 1000 more : )Bookventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533767618250098740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-57663612601447795912010-08-06T02:49:09.435+05:302010-08-06T02:49:09.435+05:30I cannot remember exactly what my first book was, ...I cannot remember exactly what my first book was, but I had never been an avid reader until I was in high school. First book was a Dr. Seuss.Matthttp://mattviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-24192014005690511402010-08-06T01:13:38.966+05:302010-08-06T01:13:38.966+05:30I've never actually heard of Enid Blyton, but ...I've never actually heard of Enid Blyton, but I'm glad she's such an important part of your reading life.Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783751107843469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-14687666281917092412010-08-06T00:02:45.020+05:302010-08-06T00:02:45.020+05:30Congratulations on your 1000th post! Whew! That...Congratulations on your 1000th post! Whew! That's a lot. =) Thanks for visiting.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08030507940823756479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-53623376882953242642010-08-05T23:39:55.283+05:302010-08-05T23:39:55.283+05:30Another Enid Blyton fan! She's been mentioned ...Another Enid Blyton fan! She's been mentioned a lot with this question, nice answer.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02384805896552240183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-13098446039734134342010-08-05T23:22:15.126+05:302010-08-05T23:22:15.126+05:30Congrats on your 1000th post on this blog!Congrats on your 1000th post on this blog!Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-81701498995330308752010-08-05T22:47:59.652+05:302010-08-05T22:47:59.652+05:30Noddy! How could I forget Noddy?! I loved the Fa...Noddy! How could I forget Noddy?! I loved the Famous Five books too, and Malory Towers - Daphne up on the clifftops, Darrell thwacking poor Sally, that seawater pool and the hilarious French teachers, and all those cream teas and strawberries... oh yes!Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246472269477492583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-27778603150368453762010-08-05T22:47:42.025+05:302010-08-05T22:47:42.025+05:30First of all congrats on your 1000th post - what a...First of all congrats on your 1000th post - what an accomplishment! <br /><br />Secondly, I loved fairy tales too - good choice!Amusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657337249497691366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-23077133355555083482010-08-05T22:46:36.064+05:302010-08-05T22:46:36.064+05:30Congratulations on the 1000th post!Congratulations on the 1000th post!Stephaniehttp://laughingstars.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-16229392118755150142010-08-05T21:27:51.084+05:302010-08-05T21:27:51.084+05:30Congrats on your 1000th post!Congrats on your 1000th post!fredamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445217103291725907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-76237115349582260202010-08-05T20:59:20.950+05:302010-08-05T20:59:20.950+05:30Oh yes. Enid Blyton was among my early favourites ...Oh yes. Enid Blyton was among my early favourites too, when I was around 9-11 or so. I don't know all of those you mentioned - all might not have been translated into Swedish - but I did read a lot of Famous Five! I use to say that I've loved any book with a secret passage in it ever since ;)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956409908791716009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-7503696986245051042010-08-05T20:22:45.398+05:302010-08-05T20:22:45.398+05:30I was never introduced to Enid Blyton either...but...I was never introduced to Enid Blyton either...but how could I forget Nancy Drew? And the Bobbsey Twins! <br /><br />Congratulations on your milestone!Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-65168920836139032092010-08-05T20:10:35.051+05:302010-08-05T20:10:35.051+05:30That's a new author to me as well. Might have ...That's a new author to me as well. Might have to check that out for my little readers! I love the title The Wishing Chair, too. Have a great day.Karen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425141684712829990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-89006226364764920702010-08-05T20:06:01.828+05:302010-08-05T20:06:01.828+05:30I don't think I ever read those books but then...I don't think I ever read those books but then it was so long ago that I might have forgotten.<br /> CMashCMashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127437807115591580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-12871681644138904102010-08-05T19:56:59.495+05:302010-08-05T19:56:59.495+05:30It is interesting today seeing how everyones mind ...It is interesting today seeing how everyones mind works when we have to think about the first book that got us hooked on reading. I am almost 70 years old and I remembered like it was yesterday. Funny how our brains work, just like a little computer! Gigi Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092019687497845746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-84827183143439497412010-08-05T19:49:02.025+05:302010-08-05T19:49:02.025+05:30For some reason, the Enid Blyton books were never ...For some reason, the Enid Blyton books were never really marketed in the U.S. So I never got to read her books when I was a child. But I've looked at one or two in recent years, and I think I would have loved them when I was younger.jlshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268434704970729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-37938448506934667602010-08-05T18:59:35.049+05:302010-08-05T18:59:35.049+05:30I'm not familiar with Enid Blyton. I can'...I'm not familiar with Enid Blyton. I can't remember the first book I read either.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-73690112843214849652010-08-05T18:18:04.914+05:302010-08-05T18:18:04.914+05:30I'd forgotten about the Wishing Chair! They we...I'd forgotten about the Wishing Chair! They were some of my favourite Blytons. I loved her mysteries, too; I think they might be partly to blame for my adult addiction to crime novels. You've brought back a lot of happy reading memories with this post.Amat Librishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343725194203848055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-55660064544345336892010-08-05T16:46:36.167+05:302010-08-05T16:46:36.167+05:30I remember when my mum first brought me the farawa...I remember when my mum first brought me the faraway books when I was about 5 which she had to read to me at that age. But from then on in I was hooked. I had forgotten about the wishing chair ones.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861424110678889637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-69233182945224822542010-08-05T15:30:17.244+05:302010-08-05T15:30:17.244+05:30Enid Blyton. This is a new author to me! I'll ...Enid Blyton. This is a new author to me! I'll have to investigate.Janethttp://acrossthepage.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com