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The books I read again and again
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items My favourite comfort reads and books to recommend
I first read this in the 1980s I think, I've read it over and over, and every now and then I lose a copy or lend it out and have to buy it again.
The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley
Is this even better than The Hero and The Crown? Perhaps. You'll just have to read it to figure it out.
The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley
I never saw myself in books growing up, I didn't know I was autistic, and there weren't books with autistic characters even if I'd known. When I first read this I cried just seeing myself there in the pages.
The State of Grace : Lucas, Rachael
This was the first fantasy book I owned for myself, my father saved up sweet wrappers and sent away for a copy. I cherished it and it stands the test of time. The rest of the series is worth reading too, particularly to read the women's stories.
A Wizard of Earthsea - Books
I came to Mary Oliver's work late, through snippets shared on Instagram and in newsletters and blogs. I own only one book that I fell upon in a charity shop and snatched up greedily. It contains Wild Geese and it felt like a gift from the universe.
Dream Work
One of the earliest true science fiction books I remember reading, and it so stands up to the rest of time. Post apocalyptic and would possibly now be described as YA, it follows the early lives of a group of telepathic youngsters living in a religio...
The Chrysalids
Children's sff (I'm never sure whether this one is classed as fantasy or science fiction). Meg's father is missing, a science experiment gone wrong. On a stormy night a very strange old woman arrives and Meg, her younger brother, and her (boy)friend ...
A Wrinkle in Time: Madeleine L'Engle