When I was little, Harry Potter and Warriors (the cat books). Now I’ve been obsessing over the unabridged version of Count of Monte Cristo, especially since knowing about Dumas’ life it makes sense how Haydee and Dantes hook up at the end. Dumas was the grandkid of a slave who married her enslaver.

Don’t attack me, but Tolkien. His writing is great but plot wise , I gave up on Lord of the Rings about halfway through the Two Towers because I didn’t really have an emotional connection to the characters . Give me not as good writing or short but depth any day (Hello ‘ The Little Prince’) or both if possible (War and Peace says Hi)

That far in the past? Raising kids and cooking