![]() “I believe Await Your Reply, which sends three characters on parallel journeys of reinvention, would be a captivating novel no matter what structure Chaon chose to use. But his book about serial killer Gary Gilmore is a masterpiece, and it changed the way I write.” Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon It’s almost as if some people confuse the question ‘Which books influenced you?’ with ‘Which writers do you uncritically adore, and do you also approve of them stabbing their spouses?’ I don’t like most of the Mailer books that I’ve read. ![]() “I get some strange looks when I cite this book as an influence. Ondaatje’s text was revelatory: I think it was the first time I understood how beautiful prose could be.” The Executioner’s Song by Norman Mailer “I requested this novel for Christmas when I was 14 or 15. All these years later, I retain strangely vivid images of scenes in Stevenson’s book.” The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje ![]() I was slow to pick up reading - I struggled until I was 7 - and I still remember the joy I felt when the pieces suddenly clicked into place. “Stevenson’s 1883 page-turner was the first full-length book I ever read. ![]()
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