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Did you read a lot growing up? As a boy, what were your favorite books?
I did not read a lot, but when I did read a book I liked, I would read it over and over again. I was always a slow reader because I tend to get lots of creative ideas while reading and I love staying in a scene or a setting for a long time and taking it in. Also, novels tend to overwhelm me, as though you have to lend your whole being to them, and sometimes I fear getting into books that will do this to me. My parents read to me as a boy, especially Tolkien and Lewis. My father would read from the invisible book, which were stories he made up, especially one I remember fondly about a giant named Stumbles, who was clumsy but noble and helped a boy through misadventures.
The books I remember loving were:
The Lord of the Rings
The Chronicles of Narnia
Roald Dahl books in general
Treasure Island
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Lord of the Flies
The Call of the Wild
Horatio Hornblower
Those are just some of the books I remember affecting me in some way. I am sure there are others, but those are the ones that come to mind right away.
The books I remember loving were:
The Lord of the Rings
The Chronicles of Narnia
Roald Dahl books in general
Treasure Island
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Lord of the Flies
The Call of the Wild
Horatio Hornblower
Those are just some of the books I remember affecting me in some way. I am sure there are others, but those are the ones that come to mind right away.
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