Favorite books again

[dumbledore11214]

> > Alla,
> > 
> > who got upset with the younger generation reading habits when 
she 
> was 
> > standing in Barnes and Noble near classics shelve ( like REALLY 
> famous 
> > classics) and young lady of about sixteen years old asked me in 
true 
> > wonder whether I read any of those books and would I recommend 
> > something?
> > 
> > I guess I should be happy that she wanted to pick out a book at 
all.
> > Gah!
> 
> Potioncat:
> What did you recommend and did she accept? You have no idea how 
hard 
> it can be to get teens to read! I'm flabbergasted a teenager would 
be 
> interested in reading a classic, of all things. My daughter 
considers 
> that even worse than Harry Potter!
> 
> I blame her dislike of reading on two things: she has ADHD and 
hates 
> anything she has to sit still for. (except getting her hair 
colored) 
> and the books she's been required to read in school have all been 
> dreary, sad affairs that dealt with death.
>

Alla:

LOL! Maybe your daughter could read a book while getting her hair 
colored :))

I guess I should not think that if reading was my favorite pasttime 
all my life including my teen years  ( which took place a bit more 
than decade ago), that many teens would do so.

I asked her what would she like : adventure, love story, etc. 
Eventually I recommended "Pride and Prejudice", but I don't know if 
she accepted, when I left she stood with  the book in her hands near 
the display.