Books You Can't Stop Reading (was Crushes...)

[Cindy C.]

"jenny from ravenclaw" wrote:
> 
> Cindy's comments about The Outsiders made me think of something.  
When 
> I was in eighth grade I too read The Outsiders and ended up 
carrying 
> the book around with me for months.  I still have it at my mom's 
house 
> and let me tell you, that book is practically in pieces.
> 
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> 
> Are there books that you have read so many times you *still* know 
> chunks by heart?  Are you also unable to explain why?

I can't recall specific books, but I went in phases.  I had my Water 
phase (Jaws, The Deep, and other underwater adventure books); Gang 
phase (The Outsiders and every urban gang book I could find); Star 
Trek phase (Gosh, how embarrassing!); Drug Culture phase (Go Ask 
Alice, was it?); Jail phase (any trashy thing set in prison); Stephen 
King phase (Cujo -- Ack!).  My parents never got too worried, as I 
quickly moved on to something else.

Cindy