Dear perpetualthoughts.
I was reading your post “Books that taught me about love”, and though I felt it too long to reblog, I wanted to respond to some of your thoughts, though I’ll admit I’ve only heard of three of the 8 books, and only two of which I’ve read.
Stargirl is quite easily one of my favourite books. To be honest, when I first re-met you, you reminded me of her, so your belief that she was a major role model for you is extremely accurate. 🙂
The Lioness Quartet is definitely something that I read, but it is so long ago that I get mixed between it and Tamora Pierces other two related series. I remember that I loved the stories and the backstories, and I must say that, odd as it may seem, I was always very fond of the “strong girl” archetype.
I’ve (obviously) heard of Anne and the French Kiss, but I have yet to read it. I love how you threw in the Maureen Johnson quote there 😀
Lastly, and the main reason I replied in this way, in your description of Boy Proof (which I haven’t read) you said something that really struck me. You said “It’s unmistakable that Egg changes in this book, but she doesn’t change for Max, she changes because Max has inspired her to look at the world from a different perspective, and that makes her want to try harder, be kinder and contribute more to the world.” This struck me because… this is what happened to me. Between you and Tipi Camp, I became a very different person from what I might have otherwise been… So, thank you 🙂
I hope to hear from you soon.
Lovely post James! Nice to hear your thoughts.