Writing about writing and reading
Hitchhiker's Guide, and the rest of the 'trilogy', probably had the biggest, earliest influence on my writing style than any other books. They were also what inspired me to write in the first place. I read them when I was 14 or 15, and afterward began trying to emulate his style with my own …
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Dune contains one of the most vivid, complex, detailed worlds of any book I've read. The cultures and societies, governments organizations and religions, all of it works together to make for a rich, dense experience. When I first read Dune, I was still coming out of my religious phase, and the author seemed …
Foundation: Reading this book was one of the first times I really understood how short life is, and it forced my young self to actually consider my own mortality. The story covers thousands of years, and the characters come and go over that time, each playing their part and barely remembering or understanding those before …
If only books weren't so heavy. Yesterday I took 4 boxes full of books and one full of movies to half priced books, and sold them. It was sad, but I really can't carry them around, especially since I'm planning on moving a third the way across the country via car in a month or …
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