Writing here about books (and travel, when it’s not a pandemic, and hiking, etc., but mostly books) I often find myself referencing readerly touchpoints – books that were formative and that are still important to me today. In general, these are classics – no surprise there – and many are either childhood favorites or some of the first “grown up” books I encountered. But not all; some are books that I came to more recently, but that have left a big impression.
So I thought it might be fun to curate my “life library” on here – not necessarily my desert island bookshelf, although there might be some overlap, but a list of the books that have made me the reader I am. I’m aiming for one post a month, more or less, but it might be more and it might be less. Basically, as the spirit moves me. First post coming next week, and it will not be a surprise to anyone.
What are the books in your life library?
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Looking forward to this, I love reading about other people’s most influential books! I made a similar list of my own about a year ago: ireadthatinabook.wordpress.com/2020/05/23/personal-book-canon-a-self-portrait-in-books/
Oooh, thank you for sharing! I am going to have to go check your post out soon. I started making a list of my influential books and I wonder if we have any overlap.
Fantastic idea, look forward to the posts. We have a library in our house and sitting down to read is like sitting down with old friends, some books I may not look at often but they will always have a home on my shelves others I do give away just to make room for the next special book that could be that next discovery.
Thank you! I love how you describe certain books as “old friends” – that’s just how I feel!