A Love Letter to my Favourite Authors

I loved reading growing up. A lot of the books I read left an impact on me, and I've been lucky to find a handful of people in my life who read some of the same books I did. I want to high-light a few of the stand-out books that come to mind.

This isn't intended to be a "hidden gems" list. It's also not a list of books exclusive to things I read in my childhood. Just books that hit me in a similar way.

Anne Mccaffrey - Dragon Riders of Pern
Brian Jacques - Redwall
Cornelia Funke - Inkheart, Dragon Rider, The Thief Lord
J.R.R Tolkien - The Hobbit
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Markus Zusak - The Book Thief
Ray Bradbury - Something Wicked this Way Comes
Douglas Adams - Last Chance to See

Anne Mccaffrey

Coming soon...

Special Mentions

Books I like where I can't really claim to have a strong connection to the author (or am omitting them for other reasons).

Piransei - Susann Clarke
Ender's Game
Where the Red Fern Grows - Wilson Rawls
The Call of the Wild - Jack London
Frankenstien - Mary Shelley
Snuff - Terry Pratchett (Love Terry Pratchett, but got into the books much later)

Fun Romps that didn't impact me much but which I remember fondly:

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony Snicket