I believe it was someone important who said, "A writer is only as good as the books he has read." In other words, we are the product of our experiences and every single beloved story we have read is a part of the writer we are to become.
That said, in preparation for my upcoming month of dedicated writing, I am listing each of my favorite books throughout my lifetime and my favorite parts about each of those books.
*Note: These books are not in order of preference. This is also not an exhaustive list. These are simply the most influential books I can remember at this moment.
Cornelia Funke's The Thief Lord:
- Amazing character development
- Band of loyal friends with similarities and unique qualities.
- Surprising twist that changes your outlook of a character.
James Patterson's Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
- Reader's expectations and predictions are frequently thrown off or disproved.
- Surprising heart-wrenching twist that changes your outlook of a character.
Janet Evanovich's One For the Money
- Quirky characters (especially the elderly)
- Setting becomes a character in the story.
Kate DiCamillo's The Tale of Desperaux
- Unlikely friends
C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia
- Ongoing tales with similar setting.
- Setting is a big part of the story.
- Illustrates multiple perspectives from a band of characters.
Rachel Cohn & David Levithan's Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
- Moments of brilliant philosophy
- Adventurous and quirky
Ann Rinaldi's The Girl in Blue
- Relateable character
- Various steps in a journey
Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games
- Descriptive and thrilling action scenes
- Hated villain
Veronica Roth's Divergent
- Unknown aspects revealed slowly through series
- Foreshadowing present
J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter
- Band of loyal characters.
- Characters grow together.
- Well... too much to classify.
In General
- Books where perspective swaps characters
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