Tears sprang to my eyes reading about the birth video discovery!
It’s sweet that you’re emailing them stories to read at school. I recently deleted a bunch of stuff before transferring to a new computer. I found an annotated list of favorite books I made in 2013 for a new work bff. I didn’t even open it.
It’s hard for me to know I’d stand by a book for all-time, but Veronika Decides to Die made a big impression on me in my early college days. I might be curious what my kids think about it when they’re that age.
For my 10-year-old’s last birthday my dad gave her his childhood copy of The Black. I was skeptical it would take, but she was into it. Whew...😮💨💕
I should go back and see how it holds up for me. It was so meaningful at the time, reminding me how rewarding it could be to read for pleasure and inviting me to lean into my weirdness.
You should try some manga! Admittedly One Piece's appeal is lost on me, but Tropic of the Sea by Satoshi Kon and Pink by Kyoko Okazaki felt like novels to me. More manga-y manga I love are the Sailor Moon series by Naoko Takeuchi, which is a holdover from my tween years, and Nana by Ai Yazawa and Jellyfish Princess by Akiko Higashimura, which both enchanted me in my 20s. I'm 40 and have literature degrees if that helps add any weight to these recommendations 😇
Hi Rhiannon, hearing the perspective of a literary adult manga fan does soften me up to the idea! So thank you. I recently read Look Back at the request of my daughter and really liked it! Though I did get a bit confused as well... I'm happy my girls love it so much, it just feels like such inscrutable territory to me. But then, as you say, I should give it more of a chance, if only to bond with my kids over it! I'll look into some of your recommendations :-)
Tears sprang to my eyes reading about the birth video discovery!
It’s sweet that you’re emailing them stories to read at school. I recently deleted a bunch of stuff before transferring to a new computer. I found an annotated list of favorite books I made in 2013 for a new work bff. I didn’t even open it.
It’s hard for me to know I’d stand by a book for all-time, but Veronika Decides to Die made a big impression on me in my early college days. I might be curious what my kids think about it when they’re that age.
For my 10-year-old’s last birthday my dad gave her his childhood copy of The Black. I was skeptical it would take, but she was into it. Whew...😮💨💕
I haven't heard of VDtD but now I'm so intrigued! I love Paulo Coehlo! (That is, I read The Alchemist and loved it :-D)
It's a good reminder that even our own book tastes shift wildly over the years!
I should go back and see how it holds up for me. It was so meaningful at the time, reminding me how rewarding it could be to read for pleasure and inviting me to lean into my weirdness.
You should try some manga! Admittedly One Piece's appeal is lost on me, but Tropic of the Sea by Satoshi Kon and Pink by Kyoko Okazaki felt like novels to me. More manga-y manga I love are the Sailor Moon series by Naoko Takeuchi, which is a holdover from my tween years, and Nana by Ai Yazawa and Jellyfish Princess by Akiko Higashimura, which both enchanted me in my 20s. I'm 40 and have literature degrees if that helps add any weight to these recommendations 😇
Hi Rhiannon, hearing the perspective of a literary adult manga fan does soften me up to the idea! So thank you. I recently read Look Back at the request of my daughter and really liked it! Though I did get a bit confused as well... I'm happy my girls love it so much, it just feels like such inscrutable territory to me. But then, as you say, I should give it more of a chance, if only to bond with my kids over it! I'll look into some of your recommendations :-)
And I'll look into Look Back :) Thanks to your kids for the recommendation.