Today is Day 3, and here’s the topic. Click the picture to your left to visit the hosting page:
Book bloggers can be some of the most influential people around! Today we invite you to share with us a book or genre you tried due to the influence of another blogger. What made you cave in to try something new and what was the experience like?
That’s difficult to answer, since there have been many books that I’ve thought about over the years, and when I’ve seen them spotlighted on a blog, I think: why not?
But if there was one powerful flash that seemed to hit and circle around the blogosphere, I guess I would say it was the 50th anniversary spotlight of To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee; I hadn’t read it before!
So when I did, I felt cozy and warm and like a member of a really unique group of individuals who enjoy classic literature.
SNOW SPARKS 
To Kill a Mockingbird is such a wonderful book. I didn’t get to re-read it this year but it will happen soon.
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Thanks for stopping by, Amy…I didn’t even read it in high school, because it came out the year I graduated. Then, in college, there were other books the professors assigned…Alas!
But I’m glad I finally read it!
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Yeah, I am so glad you read this book. I had to read this book when I was in high school way back when 🙂 and enjoyed it. Did you have the ‘guts’ to read “Guts?”
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I must admit, Miz Tipsy (Good “name” for your blog! lol), I haven’t yet. But I will! I’ve been clicking around and visiting blogs, but I’m making a note to go back to your link. Thanks for stopping by.
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Such a timeless book!
Here is my BBAW: Unexpected Treasure post!
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Yes, and I’m glad I finally read it, gautami. Thanks for stopping by.
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What a great book to discover through blogging! I get all warm and fuzzy inside when bloggers discover classics are actually good. 🙂
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Oh, I’ve always loved classics; I’ve just meandered away in recent years. I’m glad I read it…finally! Thanks for stopping by, Trish.
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Such a great book! Glad the buzz got you to read it.
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Thanks, Chris….While I’ve always wanted to read it, I’m glad for the anniversary status that helped me finally do it.
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That’s definitely a book I need to reread.
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Thanks for stopping by, Carol….
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This is a fantastic book & amazingly her only one, because she’d said what she had wanted. It leaves one wondering what else she could have written if she had found the right inspiration
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Thanks, Parrish…I recently read a biography about her, which helped me understand some of my questions about “why only one?”
When your first book is such a celebrated success, how do you top that?
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It’s such a lovely edition- I read this book in middle school, and it’s great to see it getting so much exposure again.
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I graduated from high school the year it came out (I know, giving away my age here!), so I didn’t have the chance then, which was probably just as well; in college, the focus was on other books, for some reason. It took a long time for me to get to it, but I really, really enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by, Lit Omnivore.
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I read TKAM in high school and really didn’t like it, but it was because I really hated the class I read it in. I wish I’d re-read it during the big celebration because I bet I would think about it differently now.
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Well, now’s your chance, Kim! Thanks for stopping by.
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If you get a chance watch the movie, it is a treasure too.
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Yes, I’ve only seen parts of it over the years (on TV), so I plan to either rent or buy the DVD. Thanks for stopping by, Nise.
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Awesome book to talk about Laurel 😀
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Thanks for stopping by, Sheila…I haven’t found the movie, yet; haven’t really looked. I know it’s on Amazon, but I was hoping to rent it.
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