Gene Poschman

Not especially in any order; The Thin Man by Dashiel Hammet, I had seen the TV show first as a kid, then later the movie on TV, and then I read the book. It just got better as I took the next step. Murders in Rue Morgue by Poe is not a book in itself, and when I first read it as a teenager I had no idea that C. Auguste Dupin was the first private detective. I also read the other two stories with C. Auguste Dupin and my desire to read more was born with my love of mysteries. I wasn't interested in solving them before the detectives in the books, I was just along for the ride. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, has always been a favorite, ghosts, redemption, and a marvelous magical story. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame was the first children's book I read as an adult. I had seen the Disney cartoon, and I still like it, but reading the book on a cold day by a fire is just comforting. There are so many to choose from, but Dragon Singer by Anne McCaffrey is up there too. I realize the protagonist is a young girl, but the gift she has is forced from her because of ignorance and she finally arrives at the place that allows her to develop to her full potential and you just got to love that.

I read mostly Mysteries, Science Fiction, and Fantasy's for pleasure. The first book I read by myself was Bambi, not the Disney version. From their I read Grimm's Fairy Tales, Kidnapped, Treasure Island, Tom Sawyer, and a collection of Science Fiction short stories.