Nine Books

So, a recent social media thing has people sharing images of records, books, even movies that have impacted them. Usually, this is done in a string of daily posts, maybe 10 or so. Sometimes context is provided, or an anecdote shared, with the image. At least, that has been the Facebook variation on the theme.

I had to be different, of course. Instead of following the established convention, I instead made a single post with nine books. The only context I gave was that all the books were fiction. And I chose nine because a 3x3 arrangement was convenient.

The books shown in the above image:

• A Wrinkle in Time (1962) by Madeleine L'Engle
• American Gods (2001) by Neil Gaiman
• Armor (1985) by John Steakley
• The Dark Knight Returns (1986) by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, and Lynn Varley
• Neverwhere (1996) by Neil Gaiman
• Screaming Hawk: Flying Eagle's Training of a Mystic Warrior (1994) by Patton L. Boyle
• The Night Before Christmas -- A Whitman Giant Tell-A-Tale Book (1960) by Clement C. Moore and illustrated by Catherine Barnes
• The Walking Drum (1984) by Louis L'Amour
• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974) by Robert M. Pirsig