Paying it Forward (#PIF) - How much do you Love Books? Contest ed 6 (Delegations, HBI & tokens)

in We Are Alive Tribe2 years ago (edited)

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First off...sorry I'm slipping 😂I hadn't forgotten to post the contest this month...just been busy hehe but I'm still here and still ALIVE and it brings me great joy to run this contest each month. Anyway...last month's contest was such a great success; I had so much fun reading/seeing all the comments, jokes, gifs and it appears from the feedback that most who entered did too! There was a bumper give-away with @vyb.vyb and @calumam getting involved and supporting the contest as a one-off for Christmas which was very much appreciated. I have added a personal VYB delegation to this month's list of prizes myself.
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I was chatting to somebody recently about whether there was a pivotal moment for them that brought them to fall in love with books and reading and what course their journey in reading had taken from childhood to the present day.
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So for this month, the entry requirement is as follows (just answer the questions in a single comment to this post):
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1) Tell us about one of the pivotal moments that cemented your love for reading. Was it a person, a place, a specific book, or a story?
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2) What are your top 3 books from your childhood and tell us about your social affinity to one of your faves; how it found a place in your heart.
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3) Share with us 3 of your favorite authors and titles that you have read as an adult, where you either had to acquire your own copy for your personal library or would go back and reread for the sheer joy and experience of it.
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4) Tag 3 people who you think might enjoy coming along to play with us (if one of them is a new Hiver, you get an extra entry in the draw!)
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I will share my own experiences with the above, in the winner's post.
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And that's it...simples ❣️
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Prizes will be drawn randomly using the random.org randomising list and consist of some of my favourite community tokens.
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New Hiver prize

1) 1 x 50 HP delegation for 3 months to the highest drawn new Hiver (account opened 1 October 2021 or later and who also has less than 200 HP available to them) plus 2 HBI units
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Prizes open to all entrants:
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  1. 1 x 500 VYB delegation for 3 months
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  2. 1 x 500 POB delegation for 3 months
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  3. 5 prizes of 2HBI units
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  4. 1 x 20 PIZZA tokens
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  5. 2 x 16 LOLZ tokens
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  6. 2 x 10 LUV tokens


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Option 3

"The profoundest distances are never geographical." ~ John Fowles

"That was the tragedy. Not that one man had the courage to be evil. But that millions had not the courage to be good." ~ John Fowles

The Magus

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John Fowles spun me in delirious circles of emotional turmoil. ❤️💕❤️
The first book I read of his was The French Lieutenant’s Woman. I proceeded to devour everything and anything he’d ever written, with The Magus emerging as one of my all time favorite books.

My pattern is very linear, I discover an author then read absolutely everything they’ve ever written. Most recently, my new idol is Maggie Shipstead. I have read two of her books in the past two weeks. Excellent, hilariously funny accounts of life, family and the times we live in. Charmingly engaging characters, which I’m missing already - they were that REAL.

Apart from these, there’s Khaled Hosseini whose lyrical works captivated me entirely. (oh dear there are so many. Are we only allowed to name three???🤔💭❤️💕 because there’s Huxley, Heller, Kundera and Ondaatje)

That’s my list. But you’re terribly unfair to only allow THREE 😍😆
PS: edited to include invitations (sorry)
@ifarmgirl
@consciouscat
@smilestitches

My pattern is very linear, I discover an author then read absolutely everything they’ve ever written.

I do THIS❣️ hehe ... As a kid during Junior Primary... I don't think I ever managed to get through the whole of Enid Blyton...but I made a valiant effort after The Famous Five haha. I remember doing the same at Senior Primary with Willard Price's Adventure series. I also consumed The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, The Secret 7...gosh...all adventure/mystery tales. Then when I was older I read all of Richard Bach's books - he combined his love for flight as a pilot with spirituality. I found him profound at a young age. I also discovered Shirley Maclaine as an author whilst at University (who knew she wrote alongside her acting career) and proceeded to devour everyone that she had written too...it's like the longest autobiography that covers every aspect of her life. Fascinating, deep, spiritual. Jodi Picoult and similar authors are my go-to's for a GOOD lighter fiction read. The books that really touched my heart were primarily individual books, although some would be included in the aforementioned - I'll speak of those when I do the winners post 😉💞 ....aah now I just want to do the winner's post already !LOLZ I have some gems from my childhood that I have collected and some from adulthood. Can you believe I have never read Fowles...I have to get on that!!! and your other recommendations... thank you💗

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Also, Lecarre (Smiley’s People).
Do try Fowles, but I must warn you that my glowing devotion was born in my 20’s...I don’t know how they would resonate with me today????
Also South African author David Lambkin’s The Hanging Tree
These days I don’t read as much as I used to. My mother, however, is ferocious; consuming 3-4 books per week...thank goodness for Scribd and Kindle Unlimited.
I read every book on your kiddy list too, often at my mother’s knee, when I was a kid. She’s a great inspiration.
❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕💕💕

my glowing devotion was born in my 20’s...I don’t know how they would resonate with me today????

I will tread with caution 😂🤣

I have some lovely childhood books that I have gone out as an adult and purchased because of the impact they had on me as a child...can't wait to share them too!

My mother, however, is ferocious; consuming 3-4 books per week

Your mother is ....ferocious with books hahahaha ...you chose the best word! That's incredible, truly❣️

I will be looking all of these books up after the contest finishes and popping the ones that appeal onto my kindle 👏

Oh hell @samsmith1972, only saw that now. Hahaaa “Voracious” , but both apply Hahaaaa🤗

haha and you just added an extra digit to my Hive name too

But...I’ve made you younger (forever embedded on the Blockchain) 🤗❤️🤗

Well I guess I'll be checking out that book, the title is already calling me in.

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  • Bonding with books started when someone else read short stories for me not only at bedtime but also whenever I requested him, hehe they were my brothers. I had a desire that when I will be reading the same with that pride and one day it happened my first book which I remembered was Taleem O Tarbit ( having the short stories, fun,quizzes etc( for quizzes I was scolded many times as I don't know the answer but in later I realized the answer was written on the last page in small font 😂🤫) So this book was my first attraction toward reading.
    my attraction was the library at my home but later. I remembered I received the book on my birthday and I wept that Dad is only filling his library. Give me chocolates instead 😂 (first wrong deal of my life😒😂)
  • 3 books from childhood(Ayesha brainstorm there would be something else apart from mischief and fun😁) Allah din, Bachon ki kahaniyan (stories for kids) and I don't exactly remember but it was the book containing poems for the kids. I would replace it with Ramsha 007 ( the book about the achievement of a girl who used her brain and tricks for solving each mystery case 😂 childhood mystery cases be like finding the missing thing, knowing the hacks to fetch food from the fridge, showing fake magical tricks to impress the colony kids 😂)
  • Adult age I am not going to devote it to reading the stories for kids 😁 investing all of my effort (all means my days in reading and nights in imaginations 😁) in reading books by Nimra Ahmad who is one of my favorite authors her books Jannat k patty is stilled pinned in my reading list.. Bano Qudsia mam who has the proficiency in relating the real-life stories along with religion and society.Her book Raja Gidh is the way behind the storybook, characters from daily life pronounce the reality. And last but not least Zawiya by Ishfaq Ahmad. He remained always on the top of my list. I love to reread his books because there is much depth in his writings.In my first attempt, these were like stories but later I realized the spirituality, relation with life and social affinity they are having.
  • I guess @amberkashif can relate in a better way with all these book love 😁
    @preets come dear and show us how the Indo Pak culture in book reading is related.
    @dlmmqb can you relate your experience here 😁
    @merit.ahama , @brightdavid I knew you guys would be having some best memories with books.
    @samsmith1971 this question moved me back into my memories and my day been started with these flashback memories hehe

Thanks for tagging me dear ayesha 😊 i was reluctant in making a comment here. As I didn't have clear responses for all the questions by Samsmith. But finally I am doing it for the person who tagged me here 😄

In my childhood if I try to remember, a book by Munshi Premchand comes to my mind. It was a story book, all the stories related to the problems prevailing in the society in those times. My mother used to read this book and i got it from her. But other than that, newspapers were the only source of stories and articles for me. I used to read that, that came from my father 😄
So in my childhood, my focus was only on the study related books most of the time.
So after my college, in my 20s I got inclined towards novels. I read a few books by an Indian writer Chetan Bhagat. Slowly and slowly my inclination turned towards books with spiritual content. And from this point I started reading a lot of books. For around two years I was just reading books related to life spirituality meditation and all that stuff.

If I have to name three best books I will include
Forty rules of love by Elif Shafak
The book of secrets by Osho
Many lives Many Masters by Dr Brian Weiss

That's all from my side😊!!

I remembered a few stories by Munshi Premchand, which were included in the syllabus. In all of my academic career, I was curious to read more stories from the author that's why I headed to the library. Usually, this happened in literature( in science books I am dead while finding the whole research reference from another recommended book 🤭🤣)
Thanks for your worthy comment 💖 it builds engagement and confidence too ,🤩🥳

Good to know that you too have read his stories 😄
Hope you n your family all doing well. How is that cousin of yours? Love and prayers dear!

she has started her job in Montessori school, in order to refreshen her mind.
The is for your concern sis 🌺

Good that she joined. It will surely help her to overcome this tough situation. May God bless her!

Funnily enough, my Mom had Many Lives, Many Masters in her collection. I now have it in mine but am yet to read it. It sounds like you found a way in your childhood to find reading material for you to consume ... and now you have the joy of discovering so many more books💗Thank you for taking part @preets 😊

Thank you @samsmith1971 for your lovely comment 😊😊

I have heard a lot about Raja gidh but never read. Zavia is the book that helped me combat my depression, the phase of darkness in my life. I found the emmitting light in it that lit up my soul.

Taleem o Tarbiat, bachoun ka islam and naunehaal all belong to childhood and the teenage. Ramsha007 is also one from taleem o tarbiat. Suspense stories by ishtiaq Ahmed are the ones I would still love to read.

Lol. I have also been reading digests since very young age, I guess since I was 10 years old. Actually I read everything that was available regardless of whether it belonged to kids or adults.

Seems like we spent our childhood in the same era hehe, Ramsha was my ideal, and the way I imagined her stories 🤭 superhero
Zavia is one of the best books which can assist everyone to tackle each stage of life 👌🏻 Raja Gidh explains the love, Halal relationship, and many justifications for proving Islam as righteous.
Stay blessed sis. 💖

Seems like we spent our childhood in the same era

Hehe. Taleem o tarbiat is published till date. I think I am 6 to 8 years older than you

Hehe might be sis
You are more experienced, mature, and brilliant than me 😍🤗

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aw, how lovely is that? Having older brothers to read to you. That is very special 🙏💕 I love the chocolate comment hehe ...nope go raid that library! haha. It seems mystery and adventure is the common theme amongst most children's books, and cuts across cultures and religions around the world 😊 I actually love that I have never heard of the authors you mention ...definitely gives me something to explore to broaden my horizons, so thank you Ayesha❣️ !PIZZA !ALIVE

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They expect me to do the same for their kids hehe I have a desire to transfer this love for reading and siblings to next-generation 🤭
These are Urdu writers and I have a main focus on my native language writers 😁 later in my college I started English literature when I have done with most of the Urdu Literature,
Thanks, mam💖💖💖💖

No problem ma'am Ayesha🤗💗

My brothers would never read for me 😆 always called me a geek cause I loved to read, I am jealous!!!

I remembered I received the book on my birthday and I wept that Dad is only filling his library. Give me chocolates instead 😂 (first wrong deal of my life😒😂)

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I like the childhood Ayesha, she sounds fun...


"Rival" Ayesha... sound like a real grown up lady. 😥

Haha still that Ayesha is alive 🤫
What is this world, I am unknown to it 😅

  1. I didn't have a special moment that cemented my love of reading - from my earliest childhood, as far back as I can remember, I always loved to read... I read so much that my parents even forbade me, I had to read at night under the covers, with a flashlight.)

  2. I find it difficult to name 3 separate books from my childhood, which influenced me the most, it is easier to name several authors - Jules Verne, Jack London, Mark Twain. I have always had a great desire for adventure and travel, which unfortunately I have not been able to realize in my life.

  3. I read a lot of different things in my adulthood, but still most often dominated by existentialist authors (Kafka, Sartre, Camus, Kierkegaard, W. Frankl), and Ernest Hemingway.

I invite participation @aiuna , @creativemary, @nazavzhdy)

Thanks for tagging me! I remember first reading fairytales when I was a kid, I adore them!

The books from my childhood were written by Jules Verne, Ana Blandiana (a romanian poet for kids) and folk tales.
Now I am mostly drawn to memoir books, psychology and neurobiology books. Anything about the brain and the cosmos is appealing to me🥰

ooh, yes a lady after my own heart❣️ I love memoir, autobiography, pilgrimage. I enjoy reading the odd article on neuroscience and psychology, and their explanations and elucidations of the things we experience in life.

@aiuna tag had a space in it @alekst7 so I've tagged for you lol

Thank you, you are very attentive and kind))

I had to read at night under the covers, with a flashlight.)

I love it! Covert reading operation in progress😂💗

Aah great choices for childhood authors. I loved these too! Too many Verne goodies to choose from... although I did like Journey to the centre of the earth....London...who can forget Call of the wild ❣️and Mark Twain's Huck Finn is engraved on many a heart and soul. Wonderful.

I see the wonderful intellectual influence now for all those philosophical musings and intellectual essays that you present. I need to spend more time on authors like these💗💥👀

I have always had a great desire for adventure and travel, which unfortunately I have not been able to realize in my life.

Life is not over yet my friend. Manifest those dreams. I hope you can. I'm rooting for you❣️🌈

Thanks for playing along Aleksey🤗.

I guess your reading nature was innate, sometimes it's like that.

I don't do much book reading but I do remember reading the goosebumb books. It was the Holloween Mask one that got me hooked on reading a few of them in a row.

Authors

  • R.L. Stine
  • Dr.Seuss (Yes I'm seriously listing the good DR.)
  • Stan Berenstain

Books

  • The Haunted Mask
  • Night Of The Living Dummy
  • One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

I'm sure many know but if you don't there is a debate about the spelling of berenstein vs berenstain. Some claim its a glitch in the matrix, google Mandela Effect to learn more.

Disclaimer: Since the competition is almost over I won't be tagging three others as they likely won't make it in time. Some dead account tags so I'm following the rules. @starterset @sm-rules @sm-rocks. Its ok if my entry don't count. Cool giveaway, !BEER !LOLZ !LUV !PIZZA.

haha of course it counts! !LOLZ I'll be back with a better comment later. Just finishing a post up and then I'll reply to all the remaining entries here.

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I read a couple of Dr Seuss but for some reason it did not catch on in my youth. I'm not familiar with the other books you have mentioned except for One Fish...That one I recognise the title but have not read myself. Thanks for sneaking in at the end @rentmoney. Good effort 🙌

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Any pivotal moment about books .... aaaaaah! I think I am born with a thirst to read. There was no need of any special place or person to develop the love of reading. As far i can go in the memory lane I found a small girl wanting to read everything available in her hands be it a broken piece of news paper or the textbooks having some stories. I remember whenever the academic year progressed, I not only read my books but also of my brother's (who was 3 academic classes a head of me.)

There was nothing like library or collection of books or magazines around, I just collected whatever and wherever I found something, like I took kid's magazines from my aunt and uncle, ladies digest from my cousin. I read them and then returned carefully. I was 9 years old when my grandfather died. In his stuff, a book came out with title Qasassul Anbia (Stories of Prophet. It was a really thick book especially for a kid. If I remember right, it was comprising of 1500 pages with very small text. It had the stories of all the major prophets right from prophet Adam to Prophet Muhammad. And the book was not meant for adults. I read it completely. It took me more than an year to read it. I used to read a few pages every day.

When I grew up, my habits remained same, I read whatever was available and then the college days came where I used to borrow books from friends. I read some novels those days. One of them was Peer- e- Kamil by Nimra Ahmed.
There are many other books I can name but to keep the list to 3 I would name those that made a real impact on my personality Zindagi se lutf Uthaye (Enjoy your life) by Dr. Muhammad Andurrehman al areefi. This book was gifted to me by a friend as a gift to my marriage. It is the best gift I got.
In this book the stories from the life of Prophet Muhammad has been narrated which are teaching the lesson of patience, kindness, affection, acceptance, openess, respect to difference of opinion and much more.
The other book that has a lot to do in my life is Zavia by Ashfaq Ahmed. I read it in pdf form after downloading. This book helped me combat the darkest phase of my life. It was the time when I was clinically depressed. I was not finding any hopes around. This very book helped me clean my soul from the filth and dirt. It helped me appreciate the positivity around me.

I think @iskafan would be interested in apeaking about her experiences. @khaleesi is another book lover. @femcy-willcy would you like to participate??

I was tagged wrongly but thank you.

hehe now that you're here...💕...hi...@khaleesii

Hello, I can't believe I almost missed out, would have cried.

aw, at least you are here now, hehe play along have fun...plenty of lovely comments already to engage with if you choose and variety of prizes to be won :-) looking forward to your entry x

Already dropped mine.

Books have the most wonderful way of being a comfort to us when we most need them; another 'friend' to wrap us up in their arms and remind us of the joys that can be discovered when we look within. We can escape with them into the depths of our own imagination and the colourful worlds created for us by their authors and in this way they are capable of shifting our mindsets and nudging our emotions. I am really happy that you derived such solace from Zavia🙏🌈Music does something similar although often tied to memories (perhaps we look at music next month?). Again, like like with Ayesha, it is wonderful to come across authors unknown. I will have to see if these scripts are available in English so that I can check them out. Thank you for the recommendations Amber❣️ I can completely relate to your innate love of reading too. It does feel like there are some things that we were just born to do 💗 !LUV !ALIVE !PIZZA

another 'friend' to wrap us up in their arms and remind us of the joys that can be discovered when we look within.

Sometimes, the books become the only available friend to provide us solace. Hehe. The phase of life made me understand the meaning of the books are the best friends.

I don't think the scripts are available in English because I once tried to find the translated quotes from zavia and I could find nothing. I wondered why the work of this level of spiritualism has been translated. Perhaps I may go for translation someday (I want to), but it is not an easy task to do to transfer the original meaning in translation.

yes, they can indeed be a friend when we feel alone or lost. Ok I understand if there is no translation available...now that would be an interesting career to pursue and one that is high in demand.

Lol. I never thought about it as a career but yes I thought several times to translate Zavia. But again, I fear I may not do justice with the translation. It needs deeper understanding of both the languages

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Born to read huh? I love it.

Thanks for loving, khaleesi 💖

You are welcome

getting involved and supporting the contest as a one-off for Christmas

A one-off? Who told you that? 😎

@vyb.contests will support this prize pool with ..... VYB to be staked to the accounts of genuine entries.
(first contest to try this out with, see how it goes!)


  1. Somehow the book "Its a Kind of Funny Story" jumped out to me back in my late teens. It was the first book I read cover to cover since I was really young. That decision and that book kicked it all up again for me and reading. What I learned... reading is too intense? Make it easy for yourself and read something you can relate to/get lost in. It's a skill after all, set your own pace.

  2. Maybe I answered this one partially with answer 1, lol! I don't really have 3 favourites from childhood, like I said, I wasn't much of a reader. If I had to list off 3 books I keep close now, they would be: Kon Tiki, Tao of Wu, Poor Charlies Almanack.

  3. My all-time favourite is Irvine Welsh. He has some remarkable books and the grittiness and realism (especially those with more localised dialect) add something to the immersion that gets me every time. One of my favourites by him is Sex Lives of Siamese Twins (pretty sure that's what it's called). His short stories like Maribou Stork Nightmares and collections like Filth, Crime, etc, and the Trainspotting series are all top-rate as well.

  4. I'm going to be wise with my choices here! I'm thinking about @aiuna's new initiative VYB-ACT and how I have the opportunity to guide my week with this one.

@flamistan (dogs can read, right?), @thomashnblum, @nonameslefttouse


Hope you're having a wonderful weekend Sam! 😀

dogs can read, right?

Huh?

Ov kHorse we can. We can right write too and leave msgs for each other on street corners or lamp posts ;)

I've not read many Hyumi books (Barge is more into that but he's AWOL atm) but I have read some. Here are my favs:

  • Tintin comics by Hergé coz I really identify with Snowy, even though he's a 'He' and is, well, snow white
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles coz he's a woofing ferocious mythical Dawg who terrorised Hyumis until they couldn't be terrorised any more coz of a pipe smoking Victorian and his sidekick doctor
  • The Tao of Woof coz it's THE book that we Dawgs can turn to in almost any situation. Only thing is no one has been able to translate it into Hyumi yet. I could but I'm too busy with other stuff.

I've not really played this the way @samsmith1971 set it up - sorry Sam but a Dawg's got her ain ways of doing things, hope you don't mind :). I'll still tag @opidia, @buffalobison and @doziekash coz they might enjoy this.

PS: It seems as if 'The Tau of Wu' may have been an attempt to translate The Tao of Woof. Can't say for sure, and don't wanna rock any Hyumi hip-hopping boats on this but the titles are awfully similar. Coincidence? Or just conspiracy coincidence theory?........hmmm indeed!

This comment is off the chain, I mean on the chain. I mean I don't know but I like it! 😀

Speaking of TinTin, I noticed a full collection was released a couple years ago. I then read the reviews, people say they are too small to read. The physical size of the books are much smaller to save on costs I suppose. What a waste, those originals are great!

He he WOOF 💚

I like the original comic books. Also the old Tintin animations are great coz they stick to the comic storylines.

Not at all keen on the 'new' animations tho'.......

Fantastic entry❣️ and dawgs can most certainly play🥢😉 Love your choices btw, I do think you have a very relevant point about the Tau of Wu... although I do wonder ...life imitating art? or life imitating art imitating life?😂 where can I download Tao of Woof? ... Kindling app?😹Is a double taunt sufficient to draw a response? Love you @flamistan!!!🌈

life imitating art? or life imitating art imitating life?

...or life imitating art imitating life imitating Dawg? Coz, ya know, turn 'doG' around and wacha get? Don't blame me that's Hyumi-lingo in action :)

where can I download Tao of Woof? ... Kindling app?

...wey hey Sam super kewl of you to show an interest but it ain't as simple as that I'm afraid :(. TOW is available on the dawgnet and anyone can d/l it but you need to be able to get on first. Even the Tor browser doesn't seem to do it and frankly, the CIA have been trying to hack in to the dawgnet via the darknet for a long time without success.

The final hurdle, even if you dog et on to the dawgnet 😂, is that you will need a specialised Bark Tablet in order to run the TOW app ¯_(ツ)_/¯.

I've got an old BT that I no longer use. I'm happy for you to have it in exchange for the taunts. Good luck figuring it oot.

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Wow...Gift of the G...er Dogs haha. My pappa always told me...ne'er look a gift dawg in the mouth! 🤣So thank you kindly, just drop the ol' BT here and I'll have it checked out, if you're sure you no longer need it?.... I mean it does look like it needs a bit of TLC... you did know what they meant when it was given to you, right? When you were told it needed some TLC? Flamie, tt doesn't mean Totally Lickable Content👀.👅🥢 ...now it looks a little chewed up so maybe some misunderstandings, huh? If I can get it workin' again, I may ask for some lessons on the dawgnet ... I bet it helps to know somedawg on the inside, right😂... But you're looking good Flame; bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 💥. And hope you're feeling better all-round 🤗😉🌈 !ALIVE

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🐾🐾🐾♥️🙌🤣♥️❣️ Love it... thank you for your very expressive humour, it is delightful 🤗

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Thanks for the tag buddy dawgie.. I'll check it out and see how it goes

I !LUV dogg 🌸
Thanks for the tag


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A one-off? Who told you that?

haha...now I wouldn't want to be presumptuous, would I? But ...thank you, so very kind 🙏

read something you can relate to/get lost in

Aah...this is the best advice!!! It has to bring you joy and transport you... if it doesn't....then meh!

I feel deprived. I haven't heard of a lot of the books you have mentioned... but then ...if they sparked something in you ...then they must have substance .... (she notes them down ...must explore - hehe). this is so great finding recommendations from other peeps on here👀💕

Hi, @samsmith1971! Nice to participate again in your contests. Here are my answers:

  1. I especially remember a moment that marked me as a reader. I was not so young, I was about ten years old. I was reading The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain. Towards the end of the book there is the following passage:
    "And you are going away, and will not come back any more?"
    "Yes," he said. "We have comraded long together, and it has been pleasant--pleasant for both; but I must go now, and we shall not see each other any more."
    "In this life, Satan, but in another? We shall meet in another, surely?"
    Then, all tranquilly and soberly, he made the strange answer, "There is no other."

    Today this fragment is not particularly interesting to me. But I remember that at that moment I closed the book, dejected. And I was several days without being able to open it again. I think at that moment I learned that books can not only amuse you, teach you about a subject, make you pass the time, but they can also throw you into an abyss, hit you, disrupt your life forever. Then reading was no longer the same, there is a risk in reading, and from that moment on I knew it.
  2. To answer this question I will go further back in time, to what I consider my childhood readings. I remember storybooks, such as those of the Brothers Grimm. I also remember Claude Voilier's Famous Five series. And a book by María Elena Walsh, The English Devil. María Elena Walsh, without a doubt, was my great childhood influence, especially with her songs, authentic works of surrealism for children.
  3. A difficult answer, sorry to everyone I'm leaving out (although I don't think they care). Three books come to mind. One, James Joyce's Ulysses. I read it every summer, when I was young and had plenty of time. Yes, I know, it's weird to read Ulysses every year. I guess I was weird back then, but now I'm perfectly normal.... The second book is Alcools, by Apollinaire, especially the poem "Zone", which I recited by heart in Spanish and French (I eventually forgot it). The third book is Eliot's The Waste Land, which opened my poetic world, then very French, to other kinds of poetry.
  4. I am going to invite three friends: @gislandpoetic, @josemalavem and @jesuspsoto.

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Look who's back!!! hey, @agreste 😎 Good to have you playing again hehe. Good books make an impression. Great books make a difference. They connect at a deeper level, sometimes bringing joy, sometimes intense solemnity and introspection. I am pleased that your experience didn't thwart your ability to move forwards and embrace other literary works of note. What in particular drew you back repeatedly to Ulysses? I too have reread certain books in my life, always those ones that brought profound joy or simply profundities. So I am curious 😊 Lovely to see someone mention poetry. I think one of the other commenters did too; either that or I have it on the brain as I was in poetic stream the other night myself.

Yes @samsmith1971, I think I missed a few contests.... I find Ulysses a wonderful book, written in a great way; each chapter is formally different, and he experiments with different ways of telling. I know it's a difficult book, boring as hell for many, but I could simply connect with it, move inside it as if I were at home (although in a slightly strange house). Something similar happens to some people with Proust's In Search of Lost Time. They are those works with which you can connect or they can seem the most boring thing in the world. Personally, I find Proust tedious. I know people who love him, but I, no matter how hard I tried, could never get past the middle of the first volume. I love poetry; glad to know I'm not the only one who mentioned poetry books; either that or also that you were in poetic stream.

Thanks for the elucidation @agreste. I'll have to revisit and compare the two !PIZZA !ALIVE

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