Do you remember the first story you ever read, and the impact it had on you?
The first novel I ever read on my own (as a child) was Enid Blyton's 'The Magic Faraway Tree'. Since then, I could not get enough of the new friends I made in books, the adventures I went on with my new friends, and the wonderful mysteries of all the fantastic worlds I visited with them.
What are your five favorite books, and why?
In random order:
'American Gods' by Neil Gaiman
'The Lord of the Rings' by J.R.R. Tolkien
Beowulf
'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare (yes, I know, not a book, but read why...)
'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee
These stories (yes, I know 'Hamlet' is a play) have resonated with me since I closed their back covers after finishing them. Some I have read twice; some more than twice. Their characters and plots strike deep chords in my soul.
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