Books that inspired you

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Hmmm... since I last posted in this thread there are a few books that stand out in my mind:

Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horwitz. Nonfiction book about a man who goes south to try to unravel America's fascination with the Civil War. Parts of this novel are frightening and sad and other parts are hilarious.

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller. A memoir about growing up in Rhodesia as a long civil war raged in neighboring Mozambique: all leading towards an independent, African Nationalist regime. It's both a brutal and yet beautiful life.

As I Lay Dying by Faulkner. One of my "life goals" was to get through a Faulkner novel (his short stories are easy, his novels not so much). To get through it and "get" it. Because it is told in stream of consciousness style by 15 different narrators in 59 chapters, it is very hard to follow and keep track of. After a while, it didn't matter to me who said what and when, the beauty of Faulkner's language was what I had to "get."

A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland Indiana by Haven Kimmel. One of the funniest memoirs I've ever read. Kimmel's use of humor is so well done you almost ignore what is an almost nearly tragic childhood.

and I could again go on and on with books but I'm feeling sleepy so I think I'll go sleep instead.

Heidi