The article details a personal reflection on significant books and authors that shaped the writer's literary journey. Starting with childhood favorites like Redwall and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the writer explores how Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest opened his mind in adolescence. He credits Hannah Ritchie's Not the End of the World for shifting his pessimism about humanity's future. Moreover, John Wyndham's The Kraken Wakes inspired his writing ambitions, while a newfound appreciation for Dickens reminds him of literature's emotional weight, evidenced by his teary reaction to Bleak House.
The book that made me want to be a writer was John Wyndham's The Kraken Wakes. It sparked the idea that became my first novel.
Hannah Ritchie's Not the End of the World shifted my perspective on humanity's future, making me fractionally more optimistic and a tad more enjoyable at parties.
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