Natasha Fondren is having a meme to generate a list of great books, and I thought I’d play along. Here are the questions:
•What book(s) made you a better writer?
Connie Willis. I learned a lot about plotting and foreshadowing from her; how to take a theme and weave it throughout a book, so that it supports your story.
•What book(s) made you cry?
Not a big cryer, so there aren't many. There was a pre-teen book, can't remember the title, when I was young--the chapter where her dog has to be put down. And as an adult, Connie Willis' Doomsday Book. And I was exceptionally moved by A Fine Balance.
•What book(s) made you laugh until you were in tears?
I'm more likely to laugh-to-tears when interacting with humans, or watching movies, rather than books. But basically all my fave humour authors write passages so funny that I want to share them with people: Wodehouse, Heyer, Willis, Damon Runyon, Louise Rennison, Jilly Cooper.
•What book(s) made you feel like you could conquer the world?
Joseph Campbell's writing.
•What book(s) have you read three times or more?
Not a big re-reader. Probably some Wodehouse short stories. Cyrano de Bergerac. A Christmas Carol. Some Heyers. If I reread a book once, that's a big deal. 3 times or more is pushing it. I have over 600 unread books yo!
•What book(s) kept you up all night reading?
Bridget Jones Diary (or the sequel, I can't remember.) Louise Rennison. And I recall ignoring homework for Jilly Cooper, and for The Poisonwood Bible, so that must count!
•What book(s) do you want to read again?
Not a lot, cause I have over 600 unread books. I'll always reread my old friends, the faves, but no specific plans.
