The article shares a personal reflection on reading memories, highlighting how various books and authors have shaped the narrator's life. Starting with childhood favorites like Garfield and 'Anne of Green Gables,' the writer recalls how these early influences introduced both humor and complex narratives. Teen years brought Judy Blume's groundbreaking tales, emphasizing life experiences and relationships. In adulthood, the work of writers like Jennifer Egan and Maggie Nelson expand the narrator's perspective on literature. The journey illustrates a love for storytelling and the evolution of understanding towards different life phases and themes.
'I loved Garfield... he was funny, but also because he was an iconic ginger. He introduced me to lasagne, which I pronounced la-sign. It was the 1980s.'
'After my nanna's Mills & Boons... I'd have to say Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables. Another iconic ginge. Also Anne and Gilbert were the greatest will they/won't they? until Mulder and Scully in The X Files.'
'Like a lot of 90s teenagers, I loved Judy Blume's Forever. Thanks to Judy for putting it all out there, especially birth control... it was otherwise flawless.'
'In my early 30s Jennifer Egan showed me what books could do; the playfulness of A Visit From the Goon Squad was really inspiring. I'm also grateful to Maggie Nelson for The Argonauts.'
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