Andrew Lynch
This is just such a tough question. I mean... jeez. There are so many candidates. I won't say any of my own, even though they mean more to me in a certain way than any other book ever could. I've also had some great reads that have plumbed uncharted emotional depths within me. But I'm going to say Pyramids by Terry Pratchett.
This book beat out all of the others by being emblematic of the author as a whole, and in itself inspiring my own writing. I'm inspired by the feeling of good and joy that comes from Pratchett'a comedy so much more than anything else. I don't want to write in his style (not that I could ever hope to match him), but his works motivate me, and Pyramids is the best of his work in my view.
This book beat out all of the others by being emblematic of the author as a whole, and in itself inspiring my own writing. I'm inspired by the feeling of good and joy that comes from Pratchett'a comedy so much more than anything else. I don't want to write in his style (not that I could ever hope to match him), but his works motivate me, and Pyramids is the best of his work in my view.
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