Paying it Forward (#PIF) - How much do you Love Books? Contest ed 6 (Delegations, HBI & tokens)

samsmith1971 in We Are Alive Tribe • 2 years ago (edited)

First off...sorry I'm slipping 😂I hadn't forgotten to post the contest this month...just been busy hehe but I'm still here and still ALIVE and it brings me great joy to run this contest each month. Anyway...last month's contest was such a great success; I had so much fun reading/seeing all the comments, jokes, gifs and it appears from the feedback that most who entered did too! There was a bumper give-away with @vyb.vyb and @calumam getting involved and supporting the contest as a one-off for Christmas which was very much appreciated. I have added a personal VYB delegation to this month's list of prizes myself.

I was chatting to somebody recently about whether there was a pivotal moment for them that brought them to fall in love with books and reading and what course their journey in reading had taken from childhood to the present day.

So for this month, the entry requirement is as follows (just answer the questions in a single comment to this post):

1) Tell us about one of the pivotal moments that cemented your love for reading. Was it a person, a place, a specific book, or a story?

2) What are your top 3 books from your childhood and tell us about your social affinity to one of your faves; how it found a place in your heart.

3) Share with us 3 of your favorite authors and titles that you have read as an adult, where you either had to acquire your own copy for your personal library or would go back and reread for the sheer joy and experience of it.

4) Tag 3 people who you think might enjoy coming along to play with us (if one of them is a new Hiver, you get an extra entry in the draw!)

I will share my own experiences with the above, in the winner's post.

And that's it...simples ❣️
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Prizes will be drawn randomly using the random.org randomising list and consist of some of my favourite community tokens.

New Hiver prize

1) 1 x 50 HP delegation for 3 months to the highest drawn new Hiver (account opened 1 October 2021 or later and who also has less than 200 HP available to them) plus 2 HBI units

Prizes open to all entrants:
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1 x 500 VYB delegation for 3 months
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1 x 500 POB delegation for 3 months
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5 prizes of 2HBI units
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1 x 20 PIZZA tokens
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2 x 16 LOLZ tokens
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2 x 10 LUV tokens

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itsostylish 2 years ago (edited)

Option 3

"The profoundest distances are never geographical." ~ John Fowles

"That was the tragedy. Not that one man had the courage to be evil. But that millions had not the courage to be good." ~ John Fowles

The Magus

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John Fowles spun me in delirious circles of emotional turmoil. ❤️💕❤️
The first book I read of his was The French Lieutenant’s Woman. I proceeded to devour everything and anything he’d ever written, with The Magus emerging as one of my all time favorite books.

My pattern is very linear, I discover an author then read absolutely everything they’ve ever written. Most recently, my new idol is Maggie Shipstead. I have read two of her books in the past two weeks. Excellent, hilariously funny accounts of life, family and the times we live in. Charmingly engaging characters, which I’m missing already - they were that REAL.

Apart from these, there’s Khaled Hosseini whose lyrical works captivated me entirely. (oh dear there are so many. Are we only allowed to name three???🤔💭❤️💕 because there’s Huxley, Heller, Kundera and Ondaatje)

That’s my list. But you’re terribly unfair to only allow THREE 😍😆
PS: edited to include invitations (sorry)
@ifarmgirl
@consciouscat
@smilestitches

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samsmith1971 2 years ago (edited)

My pattern is very linear, I discover an author then read absolutely everything they’ve ever written.

I do THIS❣️ hehe ... As a kid during Junior Primary... I don't think I ever managed to get through the whole of Enid Blyton...but I made a valiant effort after The Famous Five haha. I remember doing the same at Senior Primary with Willard Price's Adventure series. I also consumed The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, The Secret 7...gosh...all adventure/mystery tales. Then when I was older I read all of Richard Bach's books - he combined his love for flight as a pilot with spirituality. I found him profound at a young age. I also discovered Shirley Maclaine as an author whilst at University (who knew she wrote alongside her acting career) and proceeded to devour everyone that she had written too...it's like the longest autobiography that covers every aspect of her life. Fascinating, deep, spiritual. Jodi Picoult and similar authors are my go-to's for a GOOD lighter fiction read. The books that really touched my heart were primarily individual books, although some would be included in the aforementioned - I'll speak of those when I do the winners post 😉💞 ....aah now I just want to do the winner's post already !LOLZ I have some gems from my childhood that I have collected and some from adulthood. Can you believe I have never read Fowles...I have to get on that!!! and your other recommendations... thank you💗

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itsostylish 2 years ago

Also, Lecarre (Smiley’s People).
Do try Fowles, but I must warn you that my glowing devotion was born in my 20’s...I don’t know how they would resonate with me today????
Also South African author David Lambkin’s The Hanging Tree
These days I don’t read as much as I used to. My mother, however, is ferocious; consuming 3-4 books per week...thank goodness for Scribd and Kindle Unlimited.
I read every book on your kiddy list too, often at my mother’s knee, when I was a kid. She’s a great inspiration.
❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕💕💕

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samsmith1971 2 years ago

my glowing devotion was born in my 20’s...I don’t know how they would resonate with me today????

I will tread with caution 😂🤣

I have some lovely childhood books that I have gone out as an adult and purchased because of the impact they had on me as a child...can't wait to share them too!

My mother, however, is ferocious; consuming 3-4 books per week

Your mother is ....ferocious with books hahahaha ...you chose the best word! That's incredible, truly❣️

I will be looking all of these books up after the contest finishes and popping the ones that appeal onto my kindle 👏

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