James Patterson: The Man Who Changed My Life

284 Words1 Page
bulb-icon

Recommended: Literature review on reading habits

From the time I can remember, my mom has always had a book in her hand. Her love for reading was passed down from her parents and her older brother and his wife. They had a little book circle that made reading seem fun. However, at my early age, my mom would not permit me to read or listen to the James Patterson or Nora Roberts books that had been traveling between my house, my grandparents’ house, and my uncle’s house. This made me envious to learn what was inside those books that were so secretive. In middle school, my mom finally permitted me to read a James Patterson book, although not one of his more intense stories. From that moment I was hooked on mysteries. From that moment on I was hooked on James Patterson and writers like him.

Show More
Related

  • All Over but the Shoutin’ by Rick Bragg

    1503 Words  | 4 Pages

    There were many parts of the book that had me hooked; I couldn’t stop reading no matter what was going on.

    Read More

  • The Life and Times of Earl Victor Patterson Sr.

    1656 Words  | 4 Pages

    While researching and meditating on the history of my paternal ancestry over the last few weeks, I have had the opportunity to draw many connections between the life I have experienced to date and the lives of Patterson families as far removed as five generations. It has been eye-opening to flesh out the seeds of my lineage, discovering the foundations on which I was raised and reflecting on the stability of family and community back then. Family themes, such as the importance of hard work, education, selflessness, honor, religion, athletics, and community, have been gradually sewn in my young life by the collective lives and experiences of such men as: my great-great-great grandfather, William Andrew Patterson, his son, Eusebius, his son, Earl Victor, his son, E.V. Jr., and finally, his son and my father, Earl Victor Patterson III. I have chosen to loosely center my writing on the life of my late great-grandfather, E.V. Sr.. It seems to me that "Pop", as I have always heard him referred to, represents the common denominator between my "ancient" past and today. Additionally, his life most directly highlights the aforementioned family themes that have characterized the Patterson family for ages.

    Read More

  • Analysis Of The Lonely Good Company Of Books

    1322 Words  | 3 Pages

    In “The Lonely, Good Company of Books,” by Richard Rodriguez, you learn that Rodriguez had read hundreds of books before he was a teenager, but never truly understood what he was reading. His parents never encouraged him to read and thought the only time you needed to read, was for work. Since his parents never encouraged Rodriguez to read it effected how he perceived books.

    Read More

  • Marketing James Patterson Books

    1017 Words  | 3 Pages

    Over the last decade James Patterson has published an unprecedented number of best-selling books, cemented a powerful brand image amongst a loyal following, and redefined the process by which authors create content to meet reader demand. From November 2000 through June 2003, Patterson had cumulative sales of over six million dollars, trailing only John Grisham during that time frame. He has generated the majority of his sales through a loyal readership that consistently lines up to buy his next installment. Keenly aware of this dedicated following, Patterson successfully sought to augment the proliferation of his titles with co-authors familiar with his brand that could share the workload, creating a virtual assembly-line of best-sellers. Despite this enormous success, the Patterson brand still has a sizeable opportunity for growth. Patterson cites a need to broaden his, relative to other best-selling authors, narrow reader base to capture a greater percentage of the "omnivorous" readers, amongst whom his brand penetration was much lower.

    Read More

  • Does Censorship Limit One's Freedom?

    591 Words  | 2 Pages

    Books teach people everything they need to know about a certain subject, historical event, or how to deal with certain situations in life. Students in school need these books in particular to develop, but it is occasionally difficult to acquire education books when parents are censoring books for their children. “That parent in Connecticut also declared the she is the best judge of what is acceptable for her children to read” (Gallo). Censorship over a child is hard because depending on the age, there could be multiple reasons. This mother dictating over a child that is fairly young then it is understandable. Younger children as they...

    Read More

  • College Admissions Essay: How Books Influenced My Life

    760 Words  | 2 Pages

    My dad taught me that books could be my teachers, my mom taught me that our backyard could be my classroom, and my sister showed me that you could bring books into the swimming pool. I did not know it when I would spend hours in the pool reading a book that my parents weren’t encouraging it in vain, but my family life, for good reason, was centered on books. We were the planets orbiting around one sun that was the bookshelf. Little did I know that books would be the catalyst to academic success in my early life, and I owe it all to my family. Although a life with a book in your nose might seem boring, I was never bored. Living through the characters vicariously, I explored Narnia with Lucy, attended Hogwarts with Harry, and rode dragons with Eragon. Of course

    Read More

  • Literacy Narrative Essay

    797 Words  | 2 Pages

    As a child, I have always been fond of reading books. My mother would read to me every single night before I went to bed and sometimes throughout the day. It was the most exciting time of the day when she would open the cabinet, with what seemed to be hundreds of feet tall, of endless books to choose from. When she read to me, I wanted nothing more than to read just like her. Together, we worked on reading every chance we had. Eventually I got better at reading alone and could not put a book down. Instead of playing outside with my brothers during the Summer, I would stay inside in complete silence and just read. I remember going to the library with my mom on Saturdays, and staying the entire day. I looked forward to it each and every week.

    Read More

  • My Literacy Journey

    874 Words  | 2 Pages

    Throughout my childhood I was never very good at reading. It was something I always struggled with and I grew to not like reading because of this. As a child my mom and dad would read books to me before I went to bed and I always enjoyed looking at the pictures and listening. Then, as I got older my mom would have me begin to read with her out loud. I did not like this because I was not a good reader and I would get so frustrated. During this time I would struggle greatly with reading the pages fluently, I also would mix up some of the letters at times. I also struggled with comprehension, as I got older. My mom would make me read the Junie B. Jones books by myself and then I would have to tell her what happened. Most

    Read More

  • Nicholas Sparks: His Life, Literature, and Impact on Today’s Society

    1158 Words  | 3 Pages

    “I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul and to me, this has always been enough.” That is a quote from The Notebook, a famous book written by Nicholas Sparks in 1996. This quotation inspires people to have faith that love is the only thing in the world that they need. They need not have prosperity or fame. They simply need an individual to love with all their hearts for all eternity. The world is a place where love seems to somehow find its way through in the most difficult of times. Nicholas Sparks is a dedicated author, father, husband, and donor who sees that clearly and demonstrates that in his novels. To understand the genuine significance of Nicholas Sparks and his novels, one must know his background, the truth about what the critics think about his novels and his influence on today’s society.

    Read More

  • My Relationship With Books and Reading

    906 Words  | 2 Pages

    As young girl I growing up I do not remember my parents or brother reading just for the enjoyment. The only parent I would ever see reading anything was my father and usually that would be the bible because he would have a lesson to teach at church. My mother till this day I have yet to see her read a book period. Do not get me wrong my mother does know how to read but does not find it enjoying at all therefore if it not a necessity she refuses to do it. And there is my brother, who I would see reading but that was only because he had a book report to complete.

    Read More

  • A Love Affair With Books

    520 Words  | 2 Pages

    Ever since I was a child, I've never liked reading. Every time I was told to read, I would just sleep or do something else instead. In "A Love Affair with Books" by Bernadete Piassa tells a story about her passion for reading books. Piassa demonstrates how reading books has influenced her life. Reading her story has given me a different perspective on books. It has showed me that not only are they words written on paper, they are also feelings and expressions.

    Read More

  • Persuasive Essay On A Book Shower

    809 Words  | 2 Pages

    There are select novels which seem to find their way into children’s hands regardless of whether we gift them or not. Perhaps the instructor at school requests that each student read books over the summer and may include a number of well-known books on that list. As adults, we have a responsibility to encourage reading for our own children, for our nieces and

    Read More

  • Harry Potter and A Life Changed

    994 Words  | 2 Pages

    Many people can name a specific experience that changed their world view, whether it be a significant event, a piece of art, an influential coach, or a religious experience. My view of the world changed significantly when I began to read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. This wonderful work of literature opened my eyes to the power of imagination and allowed me to develop my passion for reading. However, it also brought me to a realization, one that every young child must face: that every word an adult says is not necessarily true. After becoming aware of the ability for adults to be mistaken—or even to lie—I began to understand and realize that to be trusted by others, one must have respected reputation, and that trust in adults begins with a knowledge of their integrity.

    Read More

  • Example Of Eulogy

    284 Words  | 1 Pages

    Up until my Sophomore year, I lived and grew up in Providence, Utah. As a child in elementary school I had a continual and growing love of learning. My imagination primed by the countless hours of being read to aloud by one or both parents nightly, I excelled in school and quickly found that math soon became my favorite subject. I found it frustrating, and hard, but by mind seemed to crave the challenge math presented. I had little to no friends, and soon found them in the form of books. Up until 4th grade, my reading level was very low, however, up until then I had never understood what a book could do. A book takes you out of your own world, and teaches you moral principles without any harm to you. When I realized this, my love of books skyrocketed,

    Read More

  • My Memory Of My Childhood Of Paw-Maw

    548 Words  | 2 Pages

    I do not have much memory throughout my early ages of being a child, yet I do have memory of my grandmother, who we called, Maw-Maw reading to me when my Mother and I came to visit. My mother, Maw-Maw, Paw-Paw, sometimes my aunt Tatty, and I would all gather in the living room and Maw-Maw would read to us. She would sit in her lazy-boy recliner with Coco perched up on her arm rest. Maw-Maw had this tan straw bag which was filled with children’s books consisting of the majority being Dr.Seuss books but they along with many other books too. No, I don’t have much memory of my childhood but I remember always taking trips to Maw-Maw’s house and how happy she was to see us and get to read to me.

    Read More

More about James Patterson: The Man Who Changed My Life

Open Document