What are your first books you read that impacted you?

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I would say maybe the Shadow Children series. It's about a boy named Luke Garner who lives in a dystopian country that only allows a certain amount of children, and extras are to be disposed.

Another one was Where the Red Fern Grows. Sad story about a boy and features dog deaths.
 

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Robin Hood and Little John, running through the forest
Jumping fences, dodging trees and trying to get away
Contemplating nothing but escape and finally making it.

I had this big picture book with the movie audio recorded on it (VHS/Beta/Laser Disks were not a thing yet back then), and I still remember that book to this day; I was somewhere between 3 and 4 years old when I got it.
 

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Choose Your Adventure books my babysitter’s son read to me and let me play. Those typical books where you are flipping to certain parts depending on your choices.

Probably why I love fantasy settings.
 

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Just so you know, that book you read in 8th grade is titled "Holes."
Thanks! That had been a precious memory for me. I looked over at Google and was not surprised it has a movie. I had a feeling. And now, I am going to watch it. Hahahaha!
Our family had no TV back then, nor computers, so I grew up reading books and developed a habit of reading till I fell asleep.
The same! Not even electricity (like grade 6 to grade 8) or phones. I didn't even know things like 'android' existed in high school. Just a funny thing I want to share. I had my first android in grade nine, and that was when I was exposed to web novels. My idiot ass back then thought my phone might become shinier if I used a red floor wax on it. I did the same to my shoes. I was so sad when I realized what I had done, and it was too late to turn back time. Thankfully, I could still read webnovels on them. Fun times.

Is it weird that I felt privileged in my youth, we didn't have electricity, TV, or a computer? I honestly felt special when I got to boast that we didn't have a TV or electricity. Looking back, it does feel weird. What am I even thinking?
Choose Your Adventure books my babysitter’s son read to me and let me play. Those typical books where you are flipping to certain parts depending on your choices.
Ah, yes... CYOAs. I was quite fond of those, too, especially in high school. My first CYOA I think was Magium? I think that was also the first time I was introduced to LitRPG. I remembered being so sad when I finished a story, and realized I had to pay to unlock the next books. Years later, more books would be available for free, and I would binge on them, trying to get different endings.
 
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In grade 5, I read a short story called the 'Painter'. (Can't really remember the title exactly and the more intimate parts, but I still remember the essence.) About a painter who wants to create the best masterpiece. He travels around, meeting a priest, soldier, musician, etc.
For a moment, I thought that story would be about Hitler since he was a painter.

But actually answer it, most impactful is the Bible.

First one I read is probably Dr Seuss I think or Curious George too long ago.
 

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It wasn't the first book that I've read, but it impacted me. I think I read it when I was 6-7 years old, it was a book about Egyptian Gods. Now that I think about it, this book probably made me fall in love with fantasy and mae me like history. It wasn't a super serious book wasn't a dry, scientific report. So for my childish brain it was a blast.

A book series that didn't leave an impact per se is WH40K books. Now they didn't leave a profound impression, but I read them during time when all I got from school and parents were boring books that were way too hard for me to understand at the time. Reading something more shildish helped me, and I think I didn't drop reading altogether because of them.
 

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Tbh i didn't read many books when I was young but the ones that really inspired me are Epics (religious so yeah) are Mahabharat, ramayana, etc (all before I was in 7th standard because i don't remember the exact date)
 

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To say nothing of the dog by Connie Willis I absolutely love the structure the plot twists and the charm and all the research that went into it. It's probably the first work that really made me want to write seriously even though it intimidated me
 
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