Bookworms, by definition, read a lot of books, but there is usually one that truly lodges in their heart and head for a variety of reasons. ArtsHub asked several readers (including our editorial staffers) which book changed their lives and why. Some of the nominations are accepted masterpieces; others are surprises.
The book that most impacted children and adult author Hazel Edward’s early life was Enid Blyton’s The Land of Far Beyond. “This was my first experience with an allegorical story, which was a quest, and where the characters had the names of their attributes, for example Mr Doubt, and the giant’s pageboy called Fright. Even the places they travelled to matched their names. As an adult, when we orienteered on a real map with Mount Disappointment labelled, it reminded me of this book.”
