I brought home yet another bagful of picture books for my son last night--thank goodness for the library! When we read The Tiger Who Came for Tea by Judith Kerr I was shocked at his reaction--uncontrollable falling down gasping for air giggling. It is rather cute when the tiger drinks directly from the teapot, but I didn't expect that kind of reaction. It was extremely satisfying to see him enjoying a book so much, but I was a bit jealous because I couldn't remember when I've had that kind of strong reaction to a book. David Sedaris does make me laugh out loud (though I have never fallen over), and on the flip-side Book Thief by Markus Zusak made me cry like a baby, but it just doesn't seem the same. Am I in a book rut? What books have you reacted strongly to? I'd love to hear from you.
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Last book I laughed out loud at was Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse by Victor Gischler. Many laugh out lines in that book!
ReplyDeleteThank you for a heart-warming commentary. I will have to check-out that book for my grand-nephew.
ReplyDeleteI'll never forget The Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (Hannibal Lecter fame). It made me scream out loud when turning a page (near the end of the book) and reading what had happened. I don't think that's ever happened to me when reading a book before. So scary!
ReplyDeleteI actually threw 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King across the room when I read it as a teenager....that says a lot considering I voraciously read scary books!!
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