Stole this from Alicia Blade's Livejournal:
I was thinking about The Giver a few days ago and how much that book had impacted me as a young reader (I first read it in 4th grade), and that got me thinking about other books that had taught me something about reading or writing. Pretty soon the list started to grow. I could probably go on forever, but ten sounded like a nice, wholesome number, so here are ten books that have had the greatest impact on me as a writer.
Well, sad to say I've never read The Giver, but here are some of my favorite books (in no particular order) and most influential none the less:
The Belgariad/The Malloreon: No matter how used the plot is, the dialogue and characters make or break the success of the story.
Harry Potter: Story is more important than the careful crafting of each sentence.
The Hunger Games: Not every ending needs to be incredibly obvious, or one of two options. The Third option is alive and well.
Jane Eyre: Just because it's classic doesn't mean everyone will enjoy it. Some people will love it though.
Kamikaze Girls: That a plot with very little actual action can be just as engaging as one with a lot of action.
The Princess Bride: So much more can be explored in a book in addition to the 'main' plot.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: True resolution may not be the most fitting for your story.
The Lovely Bones: No matter what your intent in writing, people will make of it what they will.
Memoirs of a Geisha: You can strech a will they-won't they romance across a whole book and keep the reader guessing.
Pride and Prejudice (Free Kindle Edition): Formatting DOES matter.
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