tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post5236495721938424395..comments2024-03-05T11:26:21.204-06:00Comments on All the World's Our Page: Good influencesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-53301384437883473432011-09-07T20:47:32.537-05:002011-09-07T20:47:32.537-05:00Matilda, by Roald Dahl
Outlander series
The Lord o...Matilda, by Roald Dahl<br />Outlander series<br />The Lord of the Rings (and everything else)<br />lots and lots of YA and MG, including many Canadian authors<br />E. L. Konigsburg (talk about genre-defying)<br />and I'm sure there're others I'm going to think of as I fall asleep tonight and go "crap! must list that book too!"Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-18825763269147922572011-08-30T21:40:56.877-05:002011-08-30T21:40:56.877-05:00Jill, I was going to include the Outlander series ...Jill, I was going to include the Outlander series as well (yeah, duh (g)) but it fell in the category of Can't List Everything- tee hee. I could really go on and on. I haven't read any of the others you mentioned- but like you I know there are also heaps of YA novels I could list, too.Claire Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286952159573145712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-18113873836796940412011-08-30T21:39:19.481-05:002011-08-30T21:39:19.481-05:00Precie, I haven't read Hosseini or Beckett, bu...Precie, I haven't read Hosseini or Beckett, but all the others have definitely had an influence on me, too. And- uh, hello? An offer to read some of your stuff? Heck yes! I can't guarantee I'll be fully useful at giving detailed feedback at the moment, but I would totally love to read it and give you my general thoughts :) Fling me an email at the ATWOP address (it's in the right-hand sidebar there) and let me know how to get in touch :)Claire Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286952159573145712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-70286215648753517342011-08-29T10:59:26.254-05:002011-08-29T10:59:26.254-05:00I'm way behind on replies all across the blogr...I'm way behind on replies all across the blogroll, but I'm interested in your list, Claire - of the entire thing I've only read To Kill A Mockingbird. Ha.<br /><br />The Hundred Secret Senses - Amy Tan<br />Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, et al - Orson Scott Card<br />The Outlander series - duh. [g]<br />And others, but those are the first ones that come to mind as adult influences. I've got a boatload of YA, too.Jill W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13154417703559169377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-44088395102032107142011-08-29T09:45:36.843-05:002011-08-29T09:45:36.843-05:00Short answer version because I'm in a rush:
Zu...Short answer version because I'm in a rush:<br />Zusak's The Book Thief<br />Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird<br />Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns (In addition to the subject and setting, the POV use floors me.)<br />Frazier's Cold Mountain<br />Niffeneggar's Time Traveler's Wife<br />Beckett's Waiting for Godot<br />(Not necessarily in that order)<br /><br />Um...any of you looking to do some beta-beta reading? I'm at a lull in my current WIP and looking for some feedback. :)Preciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071233480999640713noreply@blogger.com