@troodon Thank you for this reply. My heart is glowing at your connection with this book.

@MamaLake This sounds like an amazing book!

@troodon Bravo to 4th grade you for that wisdom and awareness!

@satsuma @alicemcalicepants I used to know people in historical swordsmanship circles! I wonder if you've ever come across Brad Waller?

@alicemcalicepants Wow! That's amazing, Alice.

I find it inspiring and terrifying in equal measure to consider the random events that can go on to shape a life.

@satsuma @alicemcalicepants That is amazing, Neil. Bravo!

@uc @bookstodon It was one of my dad's favourite books! I read his old copy when I was in high school. I loved it then but I'm sure would read it different now (not worse, just very differently).

@kgjengedal @bookstodon I believe that earns you an honorary Canadian passport!

(I can say that: I'm Canadian.)

@urlyman @falcennial

@chestas What a beautiful and circuitous route to a good place!

I read a lot of Heller and Vonnegut (and other men traumatized by war) around the same age. Heller stayed with me, too. (Most of them did.)

@falcennial I'm with you. I deeply love this books. And I came across them at exactly the right moment for me.

@gemsmoke You are *definitely* on the right path with your work. xo

@mouseless How did you first come across the book?

@feonixrift That sounds absolutely fascinating!

*You're all such fascinating people -- I'm curious about how you got to be who you ar, hence this particular question. xo

What is one book that positively shaped who you are as a person and how did it influence you? At what point in your life did you read it?

Fiction, non-fiction, graphic novel, audiobook: however you define "book" for yourself is fine with me.

@bookstodon

#Bookstodon #Books #AskFedi

@Pixdigit I am in fact allergic to dust mites! But I've been experimenting with vacuuming my bed to extend the use life of bedding.

Thank you for these cool replies -- I'm so glad I asked!

I'm trying to get to bed so I will reply properly tomorrow.

And my friend is okay -- not in distress, just a full plate at the moment. No cause for alarm. I didn't mean to worry you all! xo 2/n

@JubalBarca This is one of those "Is a tomato a vegetable or a fruit" situations, isn't it?

If people would commonly refer to the critter in question as a "bug", that's good enough for me for this purpose.

@forse Amazing!