The world of books

One of my favorite authors, Neil Gaiman, was interviewed by The Guardian about his life with books. You can read the interview here:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/apr/29/neil-gaiman-whatever-i-loved-about-enid-blyton-isnt-there-when-i-go-back-as-an-adult?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1mDINK7dGT2N25lQtNkT6fKZgKKZcYBqz4u0EqHSibdDFGRxtdqesvk3Q#Echobox=1651228980

After reading Gaiman's answers, consider the interview questions and choose a few that you'd like to answer yourself. Put question and answer in the comments to this page. We'll discuss these questions and I encourage you to share your answers verbally as well.

What is your earliest reading memory?

What was your favorite book growing up?

What book changed you as a teenager?

What writer changed your mind on something?

What book made you want to be a writer?

What book have you reread?

What book do you think you could never read again (not necessarily because you hated it but because you're a different person now)?

What book are you currently reading or would like to read soon?

Some people have "comfort food." What is your "comfort book"?

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And a writing prompt:

Imagine you suddenly find yourself in the world of one of the books you gave as an answer. What happens? That is, write yourself as a character into the world of the books. This is a fun take on the idea of "fan fiction" and you can make it as realistic or fictional as you like.



 

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  1. Letitia MoffittMay 6, 2022 at 8:25 AM

    "Child of the Owl" by Lawrence Yeh was my favorite book growing up. It was different from most other books I'd read, and I loved the savvy, street-smart main character. I also loved the Dragonriders of Pern series growing up (a planet with dragons -- yes please!). Agatha Christie made me love the genre of mystery and made me wish I could be a murder mystery novelist (hasn't quite happened yet, but I guess there's always time).

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  2. Florence LinMay 6, 2022 at 8:27 AM

    Reading The First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kletter changed me as a teenager. It was the first time I read something that delved into trauma and family issues, and it was very well written. I was engrossed in it but not in the way you typically are with an engaging story. It opened my eyes to a different kind of novel, and it sparked some introspection as well.

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  3. EliasMay 6, 2022 at 8:41 AM

    I've had a few different favorite books growing up, but the Gone series with the super-powered teens and adults that disappear as well as the Zeroes series which also included super-powered teens were probably the two most entertaining to me. Gone had a level of imagination and relatively practical world building that I really enjoyed, and Zeroes was incredibly unique in its creation and usage of super powers. Both of them were super inspiring and had a younger me raving non stop to my mother.

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