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amber1960, stir_of_echoes, ephermeralk, and others. Tagging anyone who hasn't yet, and wants to play.
List ten books that have stayed with you in some way. Don't take more than a few minutes, and don't think too hard - they don't have to be "right" or "great" works, just the ones that have touched you in some way.
In no particular order:
1. Daybreak 2250, AD, alternate title, Starman's Son, by Andre Norton. My first exposure to SF&F.
2. Woman on the Edge of Time, by Marge Piercy. Broke and remade my perception of the world and what it could be.
3. Hawaii, by James Michener. Read at an early age, my first multi-generational saga, it impressed me with world-building and its scope, and how elements fit together and influenced future events.
4. Mila 18, by Leon Uris. Also read at an early age, it exposed me to an era and a facet of history I would never otherwise have discovered in such a personally relatable way.
5. While We Still Live, Helen McInnes. Historical fiction taught me more about history than classes ever did.
6. The Crystal Cave (and sequels) by Mary Stewart. Opened up the Arthuran legends for me and led to further, deeper exploration of both legend and history.
7. The Rabbi, by Noah Gordon. Courtship and early marriage viewed through a culture other than my own. I related to the characters, even as I expanded my personal view.
8, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard. Learning how to live with myself.
9. Merchanter's Luck, CJ Cherryh. Opened up a wider appreciation for women sf writers, their varied writing styles and how they handled plot, characters, contrasted to male genre writers.
10. The Deep Blue Goodbye, by John D. MacDonald. As a gateway to the rest of MacDonald's work, and a course for straightforward storytelling in the current world, and the craft of writing.
I'm going to kick myself later for forgetting an influential book. But off the top of my head, this is it. For now.
amber1960, stir_of_echoes, ephermeralk, and others. Tagging anyone who hasn't yet, and wants to play.List ten books that have stayed with you in some way. Don't take more than a few minutes, and don't think too hard - they don't have to be "right" or "great" works, just the ones that have touched you in some way.
In no particular order:
1. Daybreak 2250, AD, alternate title, Starman's Son, by Andre Norton. My first exposure to SF&F.
2. Woman on the Edge of Time, by Marge Piercy. Broke and remade my perception of the world and what it could be.
3. Hawaii, by James Michener. Read at an early age, my first multi-generational saga, it impressed me with world-building and its scope, and how elements fit together and influenced future events.
4. Mila 18, by Leon Uris. Also read at an early age, it exposed me to an era and a facet of history I would never otherwise have discovered in such a personally relatable way.
5. While We Still Live, Helen McInnes. Historical fiction taught me more about history than classes ever did.
6. The Crystal Cave (and sequels) by Mary Stewart. Opened up the Arthuran legends for me and led to further, deeper exploration of both legend and history.
7. The Rabbi, by Noah Gordon. Courtship and early marriage viewed through a culture other than my own. I related to the characters, even as I expanded my personal view.
8, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard. Learning how to live with myself.
9. Merchanter's Luck, CJ Cherryh. Opened up a wider appreciation for women sf writers, their varied writing styles and how they handled plot, characters, contrasted to male genre writers.
10. The Deep Blue Goodbye, by John D. MacDonald. As a gateway to the rest of MacDonald's work, and a course for straightforward storytelling in the current world, and the craft of writing.
I'm going to kick myself later for forgetting an influential book. But off the top of my head, this is it. For now.
