Booking Through Thursday

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading.

Indoctrination August 23, 2007

Filed under: Wordpress — --Deb @ 1:35 am

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Using a suggestion from Erin today:

When growing up did your family share your love of books? If so, did one person get you into reading? And, do you have any family-oriented memories with books and reading? (Family trips to bookstore, reading the same book as a sibling or parent, etc.)


Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves!

 

88 Responses to “Indoctrination”

  1. --Deb Says:

    Okay, mine’s up! Just scroll down to the end of this post.

  2. Kat Says:

    I love this question. It’s like paying a tribute to people who helped nurture your love for books. Mine’s here.

  3. Melody Says:

    Hi everyone! Happy Thursday! Here’s mine. :)

  4. Marianne Says:

    Mine’s up here: http://reading-writing.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-it-as-family.html

  5. Marg Says:

    Mine’s up:

    http://readingadventures.blogspot.com/2007/08/indoctrination.html

  6. Heather (errantdreams) Says:

    I love this one! Here’s my contribution.

  7. Rhinoa Says:

    Count me in at Rhinoa’s Ramblings

  8. Kristy Says:

    Mine’s up. http://kristy-justanotherblogger.blogspot.com/

  9. angela Says:

    here’s mine– I loved this question. I forgot to put that since my husband is a bibliophile (as are his parents) my daughter already has a huge library… we can’t go to a bookstore without getting something for her too… here it is http://theknittingdiva.com/?p=178

  10. Cereal Box Reader Says:

    http://cerealboxreader.blogspot.com/2007/08/indoctrinated-by-book-meme.html#links

    I have been indocrinated. My mom had a special method for not losing all those books.

  11. Mei Says:

    Mine is up.

  12. valentina Says:

    I’ve posted my too!
    http://valentinasroom.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-through-thursday-indoctrination.html

  13. Alice Teh Says:

    Mine’s up! Happy BTT! :D

  14. Chris@bookarama Says:

    Earlier than last week ;) Happy BBT!

    http://chris-book-a-rama.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-through-thursday-indoctrination.html

  15. aki_diwata Says:

    I like this question. Answers are here.

  16. Kym Says:

    Mine is up here: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/kympossible/378204/

    Blessings,
    Kym

  17. Heidi Says:

    Intereting question! Here’s mine!
    http://godsgraceinpractice.blogspot.com/2007/08/family-reading.html

  18. pam Says:

    Awesome question.

    Mine’s up. http://pamr.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-through-thursday-indoctrination.html

  19. Daphne Says:

    Great question. Here’s mine:

    http://shelfandstuff.blogspot.com/2007/08/btt-indoctrination.html

  20. Christine Says:

    Posted Thursday morning for a change!

    http://xinef.livejournal.com/149104.html

    My mother, in particular, is an avid reader. My father also reads, but not as much as Mum. I had books around from before I can remember and my parents used to read to me. Once I was able to read for myself, they encouraged the interest. There were always a lot of books around the house. I remember frequent trips to the library from an early age.

    We tried to cultivate a love of reading in our two sons. Lots of books from babyhood on. Reading to them. Willingness to buy books of interest, etc. It worked. They are both avid readers.

  21. Kiki Says:

    I loved this question. It brought back some fantastic memories!

  22. Alisia Says:

    Here’s mine: http://nyssaneala.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-through-thursday_23.html

  23. amanda Says:

    mine is up!

    http://www.bookwormknits.com/

  24. Diane Says:

    I really like this week’s question. It was a lot of fun to write the response! Find mine here:
    http://bookinhand.blogspot.com/2007/08/indoctorination.html

  25. Trisha J Says:

    Here’s my response.
    http://trishaj.blogspot.com/2007/08/thursday-meme_23.html

  26. Stacy Says:

    Another great question! My answer is up here.

    Happy Reading, everyone! :)

  27. Athena Says:

    In books, I’m big reader now.

  28. softdrink Says:

    Great question!

    http://fizzybeverage.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-through-thursday-indoctrination.html

  29. sya Says:

    I’m up.
    http://www.gamalei.net/syaffolee/2007/08/memes-booking-through-thursday_23.html

  30. morsie Says:

    I’m really loving BTT.
    http://morsiereads.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-through-thursday-indoctrination.html

  31. Stephanie Says:

    Great question! My answer is up here: http://stephaniesbooks.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-through-thursday-indoctrination.html

  32. mo Says:

    My answer is posted…brought to mind some good memories this week. Thanks.

    Hope everybody has a great weekend!

  33. DeN Says:

    Great question! My BTT is here.

  34. Elizabeth Says:

    My comments on books and my family.

  35. Florinda Says:

    Excellent question, and here’s my answer:
    http://pendvasq-readingritingandrandomness.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-through-thursday-indoctrination.html

  36. Joana Says:

    Here’s my answer for this week: http://nanashi-inc.net/weblog/2007/btt-indoctrination/

    Happy BTT! =^_^=

  37. Erica Says:

    Mine’s up! http://ericah.blog.com

  38. Judy Says:

    My first one… :-) is up

  39. Laura Says:

    This sent me down memory lane … thanks!
    http://laura0218.livejournal.com/23306.html

  40. NC Says:

    Booked!

  41. CeeCee Says:

    Your question got me all teary!

  42. Laura Says:

    Mine’s done. I know. Deb, can you stand it? Two weeks in a row.

  43. Cassie Says:

    Really appreciated this question!

  44. saundejm Says:

    Here’s mine:

    http://writewrotewritten.wordpress.com/2007/08/23/indoctrination/

  45. melanie Says:

    I’m late today!
    Great question! My answer is here-

  46. Amy Says:

    Sorry I’m late today! Here’s Mine

  47. gina Says:

    I really liked these! http://gullybrookpress.blogspot.com/2007/08/since-i-havent-been-able-to-post-for.html

  48. Carrie Says:

    Well, I’m late to the game today! I thought it was Wednesday. I’m so out of whack this week! Anyway, here’s my answer:
    http://readingtoknow.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-through-thursday_23.html

  49. Karen (mommy of three) Says:

    Mine is up, Happy Thursday!

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  51. merrimerri Says:

    I too loved this question. It is a lovely way to thank those who introduced us to the amazing and engrossing world of books…
    http://merrimerri.wordpress.com/2007/08/23/booking-through-thursday-indoctrination/

  52. BooksPlease Says:

    A bit late in the day - but my reply is at wwww.booksplease.blogspot.com

  53. The Fire Pit Says:

    I participated:

    http://www.firepitblog.com/2007/08/23/btt-indoctrination/

  54. Simon Says:

    http://stuck-in-a-book.blogspot.com/2007/08/family-that-reads-together.html

    That’s three weeks in a row, I reckon!

  55. pussreboots Says:

    My answers are up.

  56. Bridget Says:

    For once, I posted early in the day … then forgot to leave the comment here! Oh well, here it is:

    http://the-ravelld-sleave.blogspot.com/2007/08/indoctrination.html

  57. CJHill Says:

    Mine’s up.

    http://cjreading.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-through-thursday-12-i-think.html

  58. BookGal Says:

    Mine’s up. Happy Thursday!

  59. Tami Says:

    Ok, two weeks in a row! Feeling terribly old and prefer to remember my children’s exposure to reading!

  60. Library Girl Says:

    I’m a first-timer! I’m up here: http://librarygrl.blogspot.com

  61. Literary Feline Says:

    Here’s mine!

  62. Kathleen Says:

    Here’s mine! http://www.kapachino.info/?p=229

  63. Callista Says:

    Mine’s up: http://smsbookreviews.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-through-thursday-indoctrination.html

  64. alisonwonderland Says:

    it’s late in the day, but i’ve got mine up here. happy thursday!

  65. Janiejane Says:

    Mine’s up! And it’s still Thursday here!

  66. Ginny Says:

    Check out my answer here http://scrappyd.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-through-thursday.html

  67. Julia Says:

    Sorry so late! Happy Belated Booking Through Thursday!

    Here Mine!

  68. Tracie Says:

    No one in my family ever read much, and still doesn’t. I’ve been hit with comments like “why do you read Shakespeare? Just to try to look smart?” LOL…anyway, here’s my BTT:

    http://icrochet.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/btt-indoctrination/

  69. Angela Young Says:

    First time I’ve done this. Loved the question. You can see why here: http://writinglifeandtheuniverse.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-through-thursday-on-friday.html#links

  70. Pickle Says:

    OK this is my first time too and really enjoyed it!
    http://abookinthelife.blogspot.com/2007/08/post-2-of-day-booking-through-thursday.html

  71. Kelly Says:

    http://myutopias.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-through-thursday.html
    I posted mine up.

  72. Lightheaded Says:

    It’s a Saturday already! Better late than never! My ramblings are posted here.

  73. Eva Says:

    Here’s mine!
    http://astripedarmchair.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-through-thursday-errfriday.html

  74. Gracie Says:

    Mine’s finally up at http://web.mac.com/akagracie

  75. Kimmie Says:

    After carefully reading the instructions yesterday, I forgot to leave my reply. It’s on http://kimmieskrap.blogspot.com/2007/08/using-suggestion-from-erin-today-when.html

  76. thisgirlremembers Says:

    I’m late to the party, but I just found BTT and I LOVE this week’s prompt! My contribution is up at http://thisgirlremembers.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/indoctrination/

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  78. annie Says:

    A late addition–great question!!

    http://superfastreader.com/indoctrination-booking-through-thursday.htm

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  80. Sensawunda Says:

    Click on my name to see mine (I hope!)

  81. Erin Says:

    Yeah! My question has been used :) Now I just need to answer it

  82. Ching Says:

    my first BTT participation ^_^. please click on my actual post at http://faeriechinggay.multiply.com/journal/item/95/indoctrination

  83. Erin Says:

    http://thepaperbackstash.blogspot.com/2007/08/booking-through-thursday-aug-23-2007.html

  84. Melissa Says:

    Great question. I’m late!
    http://thehive.modbee.com/?q=node/5123

  85. litlove Says:

    What a great site! I’ve only just found it, but decided instantly to tag along. Here’s my post: http://litlove.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/reading-the-early-years/

  86. iread Says:

    The summer I turned eight my elementary school held a competition. The prize was a brand new computer and it would go to the student who had read the most books over the summer. Parents were given a pre-printed record sheet on which to write down the titles of the books their child had read, and to confirm that they had, in fact, actually read them. Though I didn’t particularly want or need a computer, my mother took the opportunity to get me excited about reading. I have to admit, I liked the idea of winning something. So, with my mother’s encouragement I began reading chapter books on my own. That year The Baby-Sitter’s Club books were all the rage and I went through them like Kleenex. I can remember skipping up to my mom whenever I finished one and chirping “I’m done!” She would smile and pull out the record sheet, write down the title and initial it. Then she’d ask me what I was going to read next. It wasn’t much, but that little bit of attention, that smile of approval, was all the motivation I needed to keep going. And even though I did not win the computer, by the end of the summer I had become such a voracious reader that it didn’t really matter.

  87. meowminx Says:

    I haven’t played for a long time, but I’m back :)

    I don’t really remember - probably it stemmed from seeing my grandma reading her Reader’s Digest(s) when I was 8 or 9, and I got interested in reading them too. I’ve been reading since!

    I only remember going to the bookstore with my dad and him getting me a few Sweet Dreams books when I was 11 :)

  88. Amber Says:

    Mine! http://amberletterstotheworld.blogspot.com/2007/08/childhood-of-books.html

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