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Depends at what age you'd ask me that.

Harry Potter 4 was the first book I binged when I was a kid. Lord of the Flies was the first book that made me feel weird emotions, and I liked it. Snow crash is the book that made me think "Fuck, how can one write a book like that ?" and therefore started what I hope to be a lifelong hobby. I still think of Flatland from times to times, as I'm jealous and amazed of the brain of its author.




Snow Crash made me work on being a writer. Just an incredible book, and I am only saddened that he will never again write another book like it.


I see, we are from the same cloth !


I sat down once and read all 8[0] Harry Potter books, and while the author is a terrible person, the books are absolutely fantastic IMO.

[0] I'm including the script for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child




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