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As a small child, I couldn't wait to be able to read myself and once I could, I was an avid and yes, voracious reader! My mother said that I could read any book in the house, so I did. I found Shirley Jackson's THE LOTTERY at quite an early age and loved it! And once I found an author I liked, I would then try to read EVERYTHING written by that author. Which usually stood me in good stead.

#MeToo (Except for the Lottery.)

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I only mentioned THE LOTTERY, because I think that that was the first story written for adults, that I read on my own.

A few years earlier, I was mesmerized by a book of my mothers, that contains the essays of Montaigne, but it was the Dali illustrations that scared and fascinated me. At 6, Montaigne was so far above my ability to read, let alone understand, that that doesn't count at all. But many years latter, I did read that book and now own it.

It's so nice to see all of the posters who were earlier readers and who still cherish great literary works!