IMPORTANT QUESTION

[gretazreta]

A brass band (the Salvation Army) just began playing "Silent Night" right outside my house, so suddenly that the cat got a fright and jumped a foot in the air. The irony of this does not escape me

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[dodificus]

I had to sit here thinking about what story has stuck in my mind, has filled me up and left me dumbstruck at the end of it. I think I would say (if series are permitted) that I would have to be the rememberer of The Dark Tower series by Stephen King.

I have never, in my 29 years of hearing and reading stories felt the way I felt when I completed the last book in that series. I felt like I could never read anything again and I'd be happy. I felt like everything that could be written had been and it had been perfect.

I would love to make other people feel that and make sure that the story wasn't forgotten. To make sure other people loved those characters the way I did.

[gretazreta]

Oooh, that's an interesting and thoughtful response. And, funnily enough, while I've read most of Stephen King I have not read those ones ALTHOUGH recently in Auckland I picked up the first two books of the series in a second hand bookshop for $11. So they are definitely on my "to read" list.

I don't know what mine would be. Oddly, I'm kind of stuck immediately between Hamlet and "Finn Family Moomintroll." That sums me up completely, I feel. Mind you, FFM is quite short, maybe I could do both?

[dodificus]

I've never heard of 'Finn Family Moomintroll', I'll have to check it out.

*adds to my growing list of books to read*

And you've chosen Shakespeare, I can definitely see you orating that in front of a roaring fire somewhere. It would be quite dramatic:)

[withdiamonds]

The first book that comes to mind is "Heidi" by Johanna Spyri. It was the most important book to me as a child, and I used to come to the last page and turn right to the first one to start again. I never got tired of it.

And kids need books, too.

[gretazreta]

Kids need books the most of all I think - many of my favourites I had when I was little and I still think about them and compare the world to what I learned through reading them.

I was just talking about Heidi the other day - my friend Sophie was off on travels and was anxious about being able to carry all her gear in her pack. And I said she should just wear all her clothes over the top of each other - like Heidi. And then had to explain all of that!

[gretazreta]

That is a great work of literature. I think everything that there is to know about me can be gauged by reading "Finn Family Moomintroll." It's sweet and funny and has adventure and romance and epic bromance and melancholy and yearnfulness and a hat that changes water into raspberry juice. :)