Pearl Buck is my favorite author.. I think because the first time I flippantly picked up The Good Earth to read at my desk job, it blew me away. Wasn't expecting that. I knew nothing about China or it's history or it's people.. and the culture of the time period in which the book is set was so very different, that I had to constantly reach in my own experience for a way to relate to the characters and it was.. beautiful.. So I found myself actively reading.. and any book that can get you to become an active reader is worthwhile... After I read that novel, I started to read all her other ones... and was not disappointed by any of them. In fact, a few even exceeded my expectations.. such as Dragon Seed and The Living Reed. I've read all of her novels now, and I'm kind of sad that I haven't any more to discover! She's also my favorite author because, after reading her novels I felt compelled to learn the history of the places she talked about. I found myself also reading classic Chinese literature just to understand references she made in her novels.
That said,
Kurt Vonnegut and Ray Bradbury always make me laugh and think and inspire me to try to see the world as they would.
That said,
Kurt Vonnegut and Ray Bradbury always make me laugh and think and inspire me to try to see the world as they would.
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