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Old 10-19-2013, 08:48 AM   #1
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Question Which author had a big impact when you were young?

Hey all. I was thinking about some authors who've impacted me lately, and Michael Crighton came out near the top of my list.

I remembered my first experience with his style, in Freshman H.S. biology class of all places. The teacher assigned "The Andromeda Strain", giving us like a month or so to read it, and I put it off as I usually did with homework of any kind. But then, the very last weekend before the test, I laid down on the couch and started in on it - and I was hooked! I read the whole thing that weekend, enjoying every minute of it.

It turned out that I was the only kid in the class who could stomach reading it (even the smart kids had given up!), and everyone failed but me. I was NOT the brightest kid in that particular field to say the least, but I earned my one and only "A" that day.

And I've been a big M.C. fan ever since. Anyone have any stories, or thoughts on authors who impacted you in a similar way?
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