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Teddy Eagle Flag 25 Sep 19 10.16am Send a Private Message to Teddy Eagle Add Teddy Eagle as a friend


Everyone remembers buying their first record but what was the first “grown up” book you bought?
Mine was Wheels of Terror by Sven Hassel when I was about 12. Just looked him up and he only died in 2012 at the age of 95 after many years of accusations of being a complete fraud.
Anyway, what was your first?

 
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Stirlingsays Flag 25 Sep 19 10.35am Send a Private Message to Stirlingsays Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add Stirlingsays as a friend

Watership Down......great book for a teenager.

 

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sickboy Flag Deal or Croydon 25 Sep 19 11.06am Send a Private Message to sickboy Add sickboy as a friend

The joy of sex

 
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topcat Flag Holmesdale / Surbiton 25 Sep 19 12.06pm Send a Private Message to topcat Add topcat as a friend

I wouldn't have actually bought it but Stig of the Dump was the first book I remember reading by myself.

I probably didn't actually buy a book until I was in my 20s. Never without one now.

 

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mr. apollo Flag Somewhere in Switzerland 25 Sep 19 4.21pm Send a Private Message to mr. apollo Add mr. apollo as a friend

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YT Flag Oxford 25 Sep 19 4.25pm Send a Private Message to YT Add YT as a friend

I still havvunt red won, but I hav ritten wun. Wel ackterly sum wun else rit it for me.
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Apollofuzz Flag On the edge of reason 25 Sep 19 9.15pm Send a Private Message to Apollofuzz Add Apollofuzz as a friend

The Rats by James Herbert

Went on to read all his stuff

 

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kingdowieonthewall Flag Sussex, ex-Cronx. 26 Sep 19 6.44am Send a Private Message to kingdowieonthewall Add kingdowieonthewall as a friend

used to read anything by Asimov & the horror compendiums / short stories.
also devoured all the bond books once discovered.

sadly read very little comparatively now, mixture of laziness & time.

 

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ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 26 Sep 19 8.27am Send a Private Message to ASCPFC Add ASCPFC as a friend

Originally posted by Apollofuzz

The Rats by James Herbert

Went on to read all his stuff

I had totally forgotten about this until you posted it.

 

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Teddy Eagle Flag 26 Sep 19 9.38am Send a Private Message to Teddy Eagle Add Teddy Eagle as a friend


One I remember being passed around was A Clockwork Orange which was a bit different to the Richard Allen Skinhead books I think everyone was expecting.

 
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mr. apollo Flag Somewhere in Switzerland 26 Sep 19 12.49pm Send a Private Message to mr. apollo Add mr. apollo as a friend

The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe

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Teddy Eagle Flag 26 Sep 19 12.52pm Send a Private Message to Teddy Eagle Add Teddy Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by mr. apollo

The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe

Great choice. He was a great writer. Tended to use complicated titles at that time though!

 
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