San Antonio Public Library discussion

Is there a book your Father read to you that made an impression? Or maybe there's a book that your Father handed to you and told you to read?

My father was a reader when I was a child, but I don't think he ever read anything to me or my siblings. There are a couple of books that I will forever associate with my father, though. When I was about 10 years old he gave me a 50th Anniversary Illustrated copy of The Hobbit and the Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes for Christmas. Decades later I still treasure all three books. They had a powerful impact on my reading tastes.

Yes, My Dad and I both loved the book Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl. My Dad said that the book changed his life. Dr. Frankl's account of hope gleaned from the bleakest of settings can provide a useful blueprint for understanding how we as humans can survive the worst. My Dad and I have talked about this book every once in a while. The book made a very deep impression on both of us and we recommend it to as many people as we can.

I remember seeing my father at the kitchen table with a cup of black coffee, a book and probably a cigarette too. I don't remember him reading to me either (that was my mama) but I do remember fondly browsing his collection of books. He had the classic literature poetry books, western fiction and paranormal books. My love of reading comes from him.

Not exactly a whole book, but on a road trip many years ago, I read to my dad while he was driving. Since he was a golfer, I read to him "Excelsior" by P. G. Wodehouse, in his collection Nothing Serious. The story is a hoot, and my dad got a big kick out of it.