Ten Novels That Helped To Shape Me
As a reader, and writer (such as I am), I think often about the novels that have played a roll in either inspiring, challenging, depressing, or simply pleasing me. These novels that drew me in, made me feel part of the world contained within their pages, triggered something in my mind, gave me pause, fueled my anger, or stoked my passion. In short, they contributed, in some way, to who I have become.
10. The Good Earth - Pearl Buck
9. Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
8. Black Boy - Richard Wright
7. The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
6. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel García Marquez
5. Shalimar The Clown - Salman Rushdie
4. The Magic Mountain - Thomas Mann
3. The Hobbit - J.R.R Tolkien
2. War And Peace - Leo Tolstoy
1. The Divine Comedy - Dante Alighieri
Some of these were read for the first time in a high school class, others for pleasure. All of them have been part of my collection for twenty years, or more, and have prompted multiple readings. Each contributed something to my makeup as a writer and as a person.
10. The Good Earth - Pearl Buck
9. Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
8. Black Boy - Richard Wright
7. The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
6. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel García Marquez
5. Shalimar The Clown - Salman Rushdie
4. The Magic Mountain - Thomas Mann
3. The Hobbit - J.R.R Tolkien
2. War And Peace - Leo Tolstoy
1. The Divine Comedy - Dante Alighieri
Some of these were read for the first time in a high school class, others for pleasure. All of them have been part of my collection for twenty years, or more, and have prompted multiple readings. Each contributed something to my makeup as a writer and as a person.
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