tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810005092253463346.post7752440560589209619..comments2013-07-03T12:16:30.930-06:00Comments on Gilder's Getaway: The 4 Books that Influenced Me MostJordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02255600465497523196noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810005092253463346.post-9064650086379505192012-09-27T17:02:56.549-06:002012-09-27T17:02:56.549-06:00Which aunt rented a rated R movie for you? Ender&#...Which aunt rented a rated R movie for you? Ender's game is on my wish list on my kindle. Hope to get around to reading it soonSydney Lundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123635123005616586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810005092253463346.post-23515518473843775772012-09-26T17:24:53.704-06:002012-09-26T17:24:53.704-06:00Tamara, anything that influences you to want to wr...Tamara, anything that influences you to want to write is good. Doesn't matter if it's Stephanie Meyer, or Leo Tolstoy.<br /><br />Tony, I can't believe you've never read Monte Cristo. You are dead to me.<br /><br />Courtney, leave it to you to poke fun. Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02255600465497523196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810005092253463346.post-28292156228857314072012-09-26T15:30:42.347-06:002012-09-26T15:30:42.347-06:00The books that have influenced me are as follows:
...The books that have influenced me are as follows:<br />1. The Indian Captive, read it in grade school.<br />2. Guess how much I love you.<br />3. Ten ways to be popular in school.<br />4. The best ways to annoy your older brother.<br /><br />These books have made me who I am today.CourtneyandMarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01619642745014702331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810005092253463346.post-63453392593180928692012-09-26T09:04:12.833-06:002012-09-26T09:04:12.833-06:00I've always wanted to read The Count of Monte ...I've always wanted to read The Count of Monte Cristo, but just never gotten to it. I could tell the film botched it when the story started getting too flashy (Hollywood). But enough of the original concept survived to make me want to read it.AVDutsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068169781166515350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810005092253463346.post-54280380009897963792012-09-25T22:29:48.771-06:002012-09-25T22:29:48.771-06:00Well, after reading your list of influencing books...Well, after reading your list of influencing books, I'm a little embarrassed by mine. Yours are so much smarter sounding. haha. <br /><br />I actually have been meaning to read Ender's Game forever, but haven't gotten to it yet. I've heard great things about it. You also have me sold on trying the Count of Monte Cristo. I actually love that movie, but have never picked up the book. I'll have to check it out. <br /><br />The books that influenced me are an odd list. His Dark Materials were amazing. Smart, with mind-blowing concepts and characters I loved. I mean, his daemons were brilliant--like souls we can see. Phillip Pullman is an atheist and his ideas of God and Heaven/Hell, while highly offensive to some, are really thought-provoking. I loved the fact that he made the Church the antagonists, because the Magistrate of his books is SO true to history. Also, the characters. Lyra. Will. Iorek Byrkinson--the bear whose soul is his armor. I mean...where does he come up with this stuff? Plus, Phillip Pullman wrote amazing steampunk before it was cool. haha. Ever since I read His Dark Materials, I've been obsessed with parallel worlds. Every story I've written has featured another world to some degree. <br /><br />The Twilight Series also had a huge impact on me. haha. I told you my answers weren't as smart as yours, but hear me out. I'd been toying with the idea of trying to write a book, but some part of my brain was convinced I'd never be able to do it. I'd write for twenty-minutes here or there, but I had NO motivation or real inspiration. I was pretty much doing it because I knew I had some raw writing talent and, since that's literally the only talent I've ever had, I figured I should do something with it. <br /><br />Then I read the Twilight books. And it was like a light turning on. I just realized that all Stephanie Meyer did was take two people that had a lot of obstacles to being together and made them fall in love. And I went, "Wow. I could definitely do that." Six years and three manuscripts later and I'm figuring out that it's not as easy as it sounds, but I'm loving the journey. It's changed my life. <br /><br />So, that's it for me. Great post! :) Sorry for making me comment so long!<br /><br />Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070551912944266954noreply@blogger.com