The types of people that’d read these books as children:
This is a rough guess at who read what… and why… and some random bits about these books that used to be everywhere when we were children!
Dork Diaries
These were always for the super stylish readers: anyone who read this probably had the cutest bows in their hair and ruffle skirts or patterned trousers. Did this make anyone else want to get dip dyed hair (this is what I thought it was all about but then again I only read 1 book) Nowadays, these readers probably have funky nails done every month or so and doodle for fun in their class books.
Jaqueline Wilson’s books:
Some innocent unsuspecting child definitely picked these books up as one person and put them down as a whole another one. I mean how could Wilson turn even a girls’ sleepover into a slightly warped nightmare?? The type of person who came back to read more of these is what I’m slightly concerned about… you’d have had to have been a brave (or bored) child to do so- if your parents even let you read any. I’ve heard multiple accounts of people’s parents banning them from reading this or even taking them away mid read!
Diary of Wimpy Kid
Epic books, epic readers. Whoever read these definitely felt super cool or rebellious (or the complete opposite…) when reading these. Was this a cult introduction to the early teenage years? (Okay, not for the UK but maybe for our perception of the US!) This lowkey gives off like CCF camo grunge year 7 backpack vibes for some reason now… though I feel like that’s way off what it actually is.
Roald Dahl’s books
The type of person who read these must have always been good fun and had a curious imagination- or had these read as a bedtime story when they were slightly older. These were so engaging! Apart from The Witches… that was terrifying. Also, on a side note, has anyone ever heard of anyone else named Roald?! People who read these are definitely chatty nowadays and probably say the most random things at the most random awkward times.
Rainbow Magic Fairies
Whoever had the same name as one of the fairies was so lucky! So jealous. The coolest people (possibly girls only at the time- although please happily prove me wrong) read these and have ended up the coolest people now. I vividly remember seeing the older girls at school with these at break time and thinking they must have been the most amazing books because of how chic these older girls were… or was it the other way around? Anyway, this was for sure the best collection of books to have as a child. Not biased or anything.
That was my pitiful guesses at who read what… was anything accurate? Only by chance I’d think! On a more serious note, reading as a child gave us access to these wider serious and creative topics we talk about today, so maybe the books we read now as youths will help us when we’re adults? Who knows… better find out!
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