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).
For me as a child who was not considered intellectual, I just felt almost alive when I sat down and read John Carter of Mars series by Edgar Rice Broughs. I know it is strange, but at 8, I read Chessman of Mars and I was struck with the simple prose and descriptions.
The truly beautiful story and for me I cannot ever say my childhood was horrible when my grandmother filled it with old books like Chessman of Mars, Dune, The Man who Fell to Earth, The Hobbit, and so much more.