Words Move Me – Sony Reader Giveaway
What moves you?
The two things that move me the most are my children and knowledge. Knowledge takes many forms and my favorite form, by far, is the English language. That’s right – words. I love words. To me, words are interesting. They form knowledge. And you know the old saying – knowledge is power.
I’ve always loved words. The daughter of a 7th grade English teacher, I learned to read before I was 4 and have loved it ever since. As a teenager, when I was supposed to be delivering my newspaper route I
could be found sitting on a corner reading a book instead. Seriously. It was tough for my Mom to yell at me because I wasn’t getting into trouble – I was reading. You can’t get mad at someone for reading, right. Reading was my escape from everything back then. I could fall into a book and disappear for hours, not putting it down until I’d finished (or sometimes until it was too dark outside). To this day one of my favorite activities is to curl on on the couch with a book with a cup of coffee and read.
Sony has created Words Move Me to foster interest and interaction in words between readers all around the world. Readers can share their feelings via widgets. Other readers can search by emotions to find people with like interests. It’s pretty cool. My widget is below.
Sony and I are wondering what moves you. So let’s talk about that.
WIN IT!
ONE winner will receive a SONY Reader Pocket Edition (value $199)!
The Reader Pocket Edition™ lets you access up to 350 of your favorite books from anywhere. Its elegant, lightweight design is small enough to slip into a purse or jacket pocket, and features a 5″ display with E Ink® Vizplex paper-like screen technology for easy reading, even in direct sunlight. For added versatility, it supports multiple file formats including ePub and PDF, offering access to more books from more places, including the Reader™ Store and over one million free public domain titles from Google Books.
HOW TO ENTER. (MANDATORY)
To enter leave a comment telling me about your favorite book and why it is memorable.
IMPORTANT NOTE – These entries will be judged on originality and content and not randomly. You may enter daily as long as the book and the story are completely different.
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Leave an additional comment for each entry you qualify for. You must have completed the first entry according to the instructions to be eligible for any bonus entries.
THE SMALL PRINT.
US addresses only please. This contest will end on Friday 12/18/09 at 11:59 pm est. If you’ve entered any of my giveaways before then you know that only comments containing all of the requested information will be eligible for entry. The winner must contact me to confirm they wish to receive the prize within two days of my email notifying them they’ve won. Good luck to everyone!
Please note that I am to receive a Sony Pocket Reader but that in no way have my opinions been influenced by the product or the sponsor.
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
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Gone With The Wind is my fav……the love between Rett & Scarlett was awesome as a young girl reading it , it made me hope for love just like THAT !!!!!!
The Valley of The Dolls…..is my most memorable…I read it as a teenager & it kept me from doing bad “things” thats for sure…..
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My favorite books are the Bobbessey Twin Books. The full set of theses books were passed down in my family. I was the second generation to read them. In first grade it was my turn and that’s what hooked me on my love of reading. I learned that books could take me away to other places and other times.
I was the youngest one in my generation so I passed them on to the next generation and hope that maybe some them will also become lifelong lovers of reading.
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My current favorite is Permission Slips by Sherrie Shepard because it is so very true and full of humor
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The Pawn by Steven James – Patrick Bowers is the main character and he is a mess but he still manages to save the day. He reminded me of Batman without the gadgets.
i just finished the time traveler’s wife. oh my goodness. i keep thinking about henry and clare and half-expecting to see henry appear, asking for some clothes. this book is going to live inside me for awhile as i take in everything that happened and try to process the joy and sadness of the book.
I think The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini was one of the most touching books I ever read. I cried, and cried. It made me realize what life in Afghanistan was like. I had no idea.
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My fave is A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux. I read it many years ago and have since read it over and over. I love the idea of time travel and would love to go back in time to explore how other people lived and loved.
To be honest i haven’t had time to sit down and read a book in about 2 years from cover to cover. my kids will never let me.
My favorite book as a teen was Karen Kipplewhites the worlds best kisser. It was a good book about a girl getting her first kiss and being made fun of. what i was going through at the time.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and it’s celebration of childhood! Grandpa Joe and Charlie Bucket stand out as ideally childlike, against the various forms of corrupted childhood. The imagery is beautiful and creative, and the writing is so funny and charming! I’m looking forward to reading it to my little girl when she’s older.
My favorite book is The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. That was the first chapter book I ever read, and my copy was beat up and battered because I read it so many times. When my daughter started reading chapter books, this is one of the first ones we purchased for her. Each year in December we read it together as a family. We especially enjoy the part when Father Christmas comes, because up until the thaw, Narnia had “always winter but never Christmas”. One year we even bought some Turkish Delight to enjoy while reading (unfortunately we did not enjoy it as much as Edmund lol!)
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I’m a library lady, so books (and words) are such an important part of my life. Each and every book I read, I come away with something new. The learning never stops. A series of books that I absolutely love is the Outlander series from Diana Gabaldon. From a Dragonfly in Amber…
“Blood of my blood,” he whispered, “and bone of my bone. You carry me within ye, Claire, and ye canna leave me now, no matter what happens. You are mine, always, if ye will it or no, if ye want me or nay. Mine, and I wilna let ye go.” -Jamie Fraser
The love between Jamie and Claire is so rich and abundant. I usually re-read this series once a year. It makes me laugh, cry and love. Another favorite quote…
“Murtagh was right about women. Sassenach, I risked my life for ye, committing theft, arson, assault, and murder into the bargain. In return for which ye call me names, insult my manhood, kick me in the ballocks and claw my face. Then I beat you half to death and tell ye all the most humiliating things have ever happened to me, and ye say ye love me.” He laid his head on his knees and laughed some more. Finally he rose and held out a hand to me, wiping his eyes with the other.
“You’re no verra sensible, Sassenach, but I like ye fine. Let’s go.”
I don’t know how Diana Gabaldon does it, but she lifts my heart with her words. In these modern days, she makes me feel like I’m there, living it. And sometimes, sometimes, she takes the words from me…and leaves me speechless. It’s a wonderful, wonderful feeling!
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One of my favorite books is that of Khaled Hosseini’s “Kite Runner” which was later adapted into a movie in 2007. The story poignantly depicts our humanity – both our frailties as well as our resilience and strength. Although controversial, I think it successfully showed the harsh realities of what a war can do to a person and the ways people cope.
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I love the book The Book of Reuben by Tabitha King. I can read it over and over again. It is full of suspense with added thrills and chills thrown in to keep it extra interesting.
My favorite book is probably Ender’s Game. I think I read it in sixth grade and then maybe ten times since then. It never seems to get old and Card is a great story teller.
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My fav book right now is Twilight…. because everyone wants their own Edward!
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I love the book-The Notebook, the movie still makes me cry-I think it is the love between the two main characters
Reading “Gone with the Wind ” a book I love. Through hardship, Scarlet always persevered, I found strength in that
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Some of my favorite childhood memories are our family vacations at Cape Cod. Even as a small girl, I would pack tons of books to read on the beach or at the house.
It was there, in my big walk in closet that I read my still to this day, favorite book: Mandy by Julie Andrews.
It was fantasy and fun all in one book and it taught me to love reading.
I still to this day have that tattered and well read copy of my favorite book.
I can’t wait to take my family on vacation and give my daughter that book.
My favorite book is a child’s book that you probably have never heard of, the title is “Little Lost Bo-Bo.” The book was a gift from my father when I was a small child. I grew up in the 60′s and by today’s standards my family would have been considered poor, however; I never felt underprivileged. In fact, quite the opposite, I always felt like one of the lucky ones. Why?, not because of the toys we had. It was because both my parents, while they did not go to college or in the case of my father, even finish High School, believed that reading and learning is important. They fostered in me a love of reading at a very young age and always made sure that I had plenty of books to read. The book my father gave me is tattered and worn, but it is one of my most prized possessions because it symbolizes my father’s real gift to me, a gift that will last a lifetime, the love of reading.
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My favorite book is really hard to choose, but when I was younger, I liked reading books written by author Enid Blyton. She was like a Nancy Drew type writer and when I was younger and lived in England. I really enjoyed reading the stories and finding out how the “Mystery” was solved.
My favorite book is the Outlander by Diana Gibaldon. This was my introduction to time travel as well as teaching me so much history through the 7 books in the series. The characters come alive immediately and the author keeps your attention with unexpected twists and turns along the way.
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William by Irene Hunt. She’s not even one of my favorite authors but the way she writes in that book…oh my I could (and have!) read it over and over and over and over. The descriptions of everything from Sweet William picking oranges up in the trees, with his little boy hands doing men’s work because his Daddy has died…the descriptions of the pregnant teenaged white girl painting and cooking (“…good heavens, cheese is made from mold! as she slashed it away…”), and finally the bittersweet growing up of not only the 3 orphaned black children but also their surrogate white mother. Oh my, it gets me right *here*.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is my all time favorite book. I used to read it once a year but haven’t had the time recently. I need too though because it’s an amazing novel. I first read it during a good time in high school because it’s about a freshmen boy named Charlie trying to make his way through life, love, and friends. I find that I relate to something new each time I read the book. It’s like a whole new experience as I get older and can relate and understand more and more. This is a book full of life lessons and truths disguised as a young adult book. It’s just so much more than that and should be read by many. The quotes in this book are amazing and really show you the sides of life that you don’t notice and the things that you can’t put into words well enough, like that people shouldn’t be ashamed of their feelings and that people often “accept the love they think they deserve.” It’s very interesting and again, should be read by many. I love it and will forever love it.
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My most memorable book was “When the Tripods Came.” It was a science fiction book that was very popular in the fourth grade, although it was a book intended for a much older (teen to adult) age group. It was especially memorable because it was the first book I read (along with the others in the series) that was written for an older age group.
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I was alone and scared most of my childhood. My parents were figures of authority, scary and emotionally unavailable. My sister was lost in her own fear. I remember that day that I realized letters formed words and words formed sentences so clearly. I was way too old for reading comprehension to be a new skill, but there you have it. The cat sits on the mat means a fuzzy four legged creature is on an item on the floor. Anne of Green Gables, Jo in Little Women, and Sara in The Little Princess were all characters that spoke to me then, strong girls who persevered through hard times. Their hard times were different than my hard times, but they made it. And so could I.
But Francie Nolan in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is the one character I still reach out to when times get tough, when feelings of despair wash over me, and I need comfort. She’s me. She’s hard-working, smart, and sometimes accidentally flighty. She wishes her parents paid more attention to her. She loves her siblings, but doesn’t really understand them anymore than they understand her. She reads to escape, she writes to figure things out for herself, and she does what it takes to make life go on. Francie Nolan is my hero.
Francie Nolan makes this book my favorite book. Apparently the character is semi-autobiographical and if this is the case, I’m so sorry Betty Smith had such a rough life, but I’m so happy she wrote it down for me.
Ok…this is going back a LONG way, but my alltime favorite book is LIttle House in the Big Woods. ANd of course the entire series are so good for kids AND anyone!! I love it because my 4th Grade teacher read these books aloud to our class and she was a wonderful “reader” with such expression and just pulled you into the book. She was my favorite teacher and I will remember her always and always…
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My favorite book is and always will be Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. I love the wit and the human drama. You get the feeling these are real people and you begin to care about them. Sometimes you want to shake them for being so stubborn and other times you want to hold them close and let them cry on your shoulder. Any author who can create REAL people out of mere words is a true artist. Jane Austen is gone now, but the characters she created will live to enchant whole new generations of readers from now on.