Comments on: PMC 86: Doug Jones

By: Merrily

Merrily — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:47:20 +0000

My first favorite were the John Bellairs “Lewis Barnavelt” series the first of wich was “The House with the Clock in it’s Walls”. About a REAL kid, not some precocious twerp. Lewis is a loner/nerd who solved mysteries with the help of his tomboy neighbor Rose Rita and his wizard uncle and HIS best friend witch/neighbor Florence. Bonus, the original covers were illustrated by Edward Gorey. Ah-mazing.

By: Travis

Travis — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:08:00 +0000

I’m with you guys. I was hooked on reading all the Hardy Boys, then moved on to reading every Louis L’amour western I could get my hands on.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:39:15 +0000

I’m with Paul. Three Investigators was the first series I was into. I am both scared and excited to see if anyone ever does a movie adaptation.

By: Kelly Jo

Kelly Jo — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:48:38 +0000

The first book series I really got into was the Amazing Days Abby Hayes.

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:52:09 +0000

I was a big fan of the Chronicles of Narnia. My parents read the first few to me, and then I took over. A little later on, I liked the Ender’s Game books.

By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:06:33 +0000

I loved the The Chronicles of Prydain series by Lloyd Alexander having graduated from his magazine for kids Cricket. Luckily I never watched the Disney adaptation of The Black Cauldron till I was an adult as it would’ve disappointed seven year-old me.

By: Rebexas

Rebexas — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:51:44 +0000

In second grade, I remember being obsessed with Graeme Base’s books, especially “The Eleventh Hour.” I would spends hours obsessing over all the details in the illustrations, trying to figure out who ate the birthday feast.

By: Hal Weaver

Hal Weaver — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:42:35 +0000

My first book series obsession was the Edgar Rice Burroughs Pellucidar series (At the Earth’s Core). Fantastic stuff that is still fun to read.

By: zMaggieMae

zMaggieMae — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:16:58 +0000

I loved the Little House on The Prairie books and The Trixie Beldon series.

By: GuanoLad

GuanoLad — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:39:04 +0000

I didn’t start reading seriously until my teens. The first series I really enjoyed “The Belgariad.” Unfortunately David Eddings’s subsequent stories were really just rehashing the same plots again over and over.

By: corinne

corinne — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:32:48 +0000

My first favorite series were the Castle Perilous books by John DeChancie. I’d read them all 5 or 6 times before I realized that the lord of the castle’s name was Incarnadine, not Incarnate.

By: Paul Maki

Paul Maki — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 06:34:57 +0000

The first book series I could say I was obsessed with was the Three Investigators. I’m old enough that the majority of the ones I ever owned were “presented by” Alfred Hitchcock, and featured him as a character in bookending first and last chapters.

Great hearing Doug Jones. Always knew he was one of the Gentlemen, but for some reason always thought the lead Gentleman was Camden Toy. Glad to finally know the truth…

By: Jeff Larson

Jeff Larson — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:16:08 +0000

What a great podcast. Best I’ve heard yet. Doug Jones is fantastic. Excited to see The Watch.

By: Darcie Wiley

Darcie Wiley — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:54:04 +0000

The first book series I was obsessed with was, The Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder,I loved the illustrations, too. After that it has to be Flowers in The Attic.

By: Rob S.

Rob S. — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 01:54:25 +0000

Encyclopedia Brown. There were 2 other book series that were very similar. I THINK they were done by the same writer. Two-minute Mysteries, and Incognito Mosquito.

By: Andrew Littler

Andrew Littler — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:42:53 +0000

First series: Redwall
Favorite series; His Dark Materials

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:42:38 +0000

The first series I was obsessed with was the Dark Toweer series by Stephen King. It was full of amazing imagery and the characters really grabbed me. The ending was a small let down, but now that there’s a new book, I may have to revisit that world.

By: Savory

Savory — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:42:30 +0000

I loooooved the Redwall books despite kinda disliking reading anything. I think I’ve read them all over the years, with my favorite being Marlfox.

I wish Brian Jacques came to my school 🙁

By: Mattamatics

Mattamatics — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:07:58 +0000

The first book series I can remember being obsessed with is the Redwall series by Brian Jacques (RIP). He came to our local bookstore when I was in elementary school (after I had already started reading them) and he autographed my copies. They are still among my most treasured possessions.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:42:26 +0000

The first book series I remember being obsessed with was The Babysitters Club. Then I moved on to Sweet Valley High.