That’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time! I read Mythago Wood in my early teens when I was devouring every fantasy book in the house, and I wasn’t the most discerning reader at the time so I’m not the most reliable guide, but I enjoyed it a lot back then and I can tell you there are images from it that have stuck with me ever since. It’s a really cool premise, at least. I wonder if I still have that copy kicking around somewhere - I don’t think I ever knew there were sequels.

As for your second question, yes! Later in my teens I was really into seventies and eighties post-punk music, which was hugely influential to both my personal politics/philosophy and taste in literature. It turned me onto authors like Camus and Dostoyevsky who’ve been firm favourites ever since. A couple of years ago I also read the Berserk manga partly due to obsessing over Susumu Hirasawa’s music, including his score work for its anime adaptations. It’s something I might have written off as not my thing otherwise and I’m so glad I didn’t.