Tuesday, April 9, 2019

TTT - Books That Hold a Dear Place in My Heart

The top 10 weekly meme used to be hosted by The Broke and the Bookish they  handed over the reins to ThatArtsyReaderGirl who can be found HERE.  Each week she will focus on lists which cover various topics related to books and reading.

This week's topic is crazy/outrageous/uncharacteristic things I've done for books.  Guess I'm pretty boring because I've got NOTHING!  So instead, I'm going to share some of my most cherished books and why.

The Complete Tales & Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh - This is a huge Pooh collection which my parents bought for me for Christmas a few years ago before my Dad passed away.  They wrote in inscription saying I would always be their little girl.  I love it so much and have often read to the dogs out of it when they were sick.

Prince: Life & Times - Mr. Barb surprised me with this one on Christmas Eve two years ago. The fact that he had found a Prince book I didn't yet own coupled with its beauty makes this one of the most cherished books on my shelves.

Magnificent Vibration - I've yet to read this one but I've loved Rick Springfield since I was young and watched General Hospital with my Gma.  I've seen him in concert and I was able to finally grab this signed edition from Book Outlet a few years ago.

The Dark Tower Box Set - This was a Christmas gift to myself a few years ago.  It's sooooo lovely and I'm thrilled to have it as part of my collection.



IT - I remember my Mom and Dad going out of town one night when I was in 6th grade.  I really wanted to go with them but looking back, I can see why they wanted to go alone.  When they returned, my Dad gave me a package and said he wanted me to know they were still thinking of me.  I devoured this book and as I've mentioned before, I can credit my Dad for my love of horror.

So do you have any books that are near and dear to your heart for sentimental reasons?

36 comments:

  1. I saw Rick Springfield in concert too. It was a FANTASTIC concert!

    I read Jay's Journal at an impressionable age. This teen horror novel is not a literary masterpiece, but I'll never forget it because, crazy as this sounds, it solidified my Christian faith.

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    1. He does put on a good show. That's cool about Jay's Journal. I've never heard of it but now you have me wanting to check it out!

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  2. I had a feeling Prince would be on your list:)

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  3. And a series near and dear to my heart was Walter Farley's Black Stallion books. After reading them I worked my way through the school library, trying all kinds of genres.

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    1. I had some of those books too. I loved them.

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  4. I'm impressed that your dad bought you a copy of It! What a cool dad!!!

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    1. Yep, he was pretty cool. He definitely sparked my love of horror and I can't watch a good scary movie now without thinking my Dad would have loved it.

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  5. Winnie the Pooh was very popular in Japan and I thought of you every time that I saw him.

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    1. Yay. I wouldn't have thought he'd be so popular over there.

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  6. I've never read IT, but the adaption is very much a staple of my childhood. It was one of those movies I was probably too young to watch, but I did it anyway.

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    1. I have a few of those. And books I read where I was probably to young as well.

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  7. Winnie-the-Pooh is such a classic.

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  8. Great list. I have yet to read any of Stephen king's books but I really want to check out Under the Dome.
    Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian

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    1. I loved Under the Dome...until the last 30 pages or so. The ending was horrible IMO.

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  9. I've always had a thing for Rick Springfield, too! ;D

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  10. True story Rick Springfield came to our HIGH SCHOOL back in the 80's. It was a huge deal!

    And that Winnie the Pooh book looks awesome.

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    1. That's awesome. We only had a few country little names come to our school. And I disliked country then so I didn't care.

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  11. I had no idea there was a Rick Springfield book, though I am old enough to remember him being on the soaps. Winnie the Pooh is forever in my heart for so many reasons, but mostly because it was such a favorite of my daughter's when she was small.

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    1. I've not read this one yet but I did read his autobiography and LOVED it.

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  12. I love books that hold personal memories. I don't often receive books as gifts but I have a few books that I got signed with a friend and it always reminds me of the time we spent together.

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    1. Mr. Barb will get me books for Christmas but it's pretty much me giving him a list and him buying them. He says I read too much for him to guess and not buy something I don't already have. He has a point.

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  13. I think this was a topic lots of people had trouble with. lol

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  14. BArb, what a lovely lovely story and memory to go with The Complete Tales & Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh! And even more so that you read to the dogs when they're sick <3 (Do they have favourites?)

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    1. No favorites but I think it started as a comfort to me. When our first boxer was dying from leukemia and it came time to help him pass, it was like "wait, we have to wait and schedule an appointment for that?" So I read to him so it felt more normalized and also kept me from just holding him and sobbing - which is what I wanted to do but I wanted to be strong for him too.

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  15. I'm going to pick back up on my dark tower journey next month with book 5. Some day I will make it to the tower.

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    1. I hope you enjoy the trip. I don't know when I'll ever pick them up.

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  16. WINNIE! I also love that you read to your dogs when they are sick. 💜

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    1. Yes you do. I think you'd like it. I tend to think his older stuff is still the best.

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  18. Your dad's gift made me smile...my parents were always good at giving me booky gifts like that.

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