Could be the book you loved the most, the series you daydreamed about, book that inspired you, fascinated you, your comfort read…anything.

And why.

I LOVED the Anne McCaffrey Pern books. I would walk around daydreaming about new adventures set in the books’ world. The Dragonsong books really connected my love of music with my love of fantasy (and animals).

  • jdrufus@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    {{Summer of the Monkeys}} was absolute favorite. As a lonely kid in SE Oklahoma who was close with my grandpa, it was almost like a fantasy autobiography.

  • DrDilatory@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Probably read the entire Series of Unfortunate Events 3-4 times through

    Really sucks they never managed to get it right on TV/film

  • Jaderosegrey@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The Tintin series started me reading graphic novels. From them I got my love of action stories. Then I graduated to Yoko Tsuno. I got my love of sci-fi from her.

    My favorite book series was Fantômette.

    The latter two featured strong (but not bitchy) female characters. They refined my own brand of feminism.

  • quattrophile@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    For me it was Hatchet. Grew up hiking, hunting, fishing…anything out in the woods. Loved the story and thinking about how I’d approach the same situations.

  • jane_says_im_done@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    For some reason, this book always stayed with me and every once in a while I’ll read it again: “The Wicked Pigeon Ladies in the Gardenl by Mary Chase. Not really saying it meant the most, but it’s weird how some books stay with you.

  • ballpeenX@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress “ set my views on a lot of things. I read it when I was about 12.

  • WillytheWimp1@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Island of the blue dolphin. I grew up in coastal California and would see the islands out on the water and daydream about all the adventures I would have out in the wilderness.

  • cory120@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The Neverending Story. I was a reader already but after responding positively to the film, my grandma helped me get a copy of the book. I was amazed. That book cemented my love of stories and fantasy in particular. It’s still one of the best and most poignant fantasy books I’ve ever read. I cry every time I read it. I read it dozens of times growing up.