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alexcat ([personal profile] alexcat) wrote2014-01-07 12:54 am

Day 6 - Fandom Snowflake Challenge

Day Six


In your own space, share a book/song/movie/tv show/fanwork/etc that changed your life. Something that impacted on your consciousness in a way that left its mark on your soul. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.



The Persian Boy by Mary Renault. I had loved the tales of Alexander the Great when I was a kid I rtan across this when I was maybe 13 or 14. My dear mother NEVER censored my reading so I started reading it and I was completely smitten with Alexander and the beautiful poetic way that Ms. Renault wrote about him and Bagoas. I found the love story so touching that I never forgot it. I think perhaps the beauty of Mary Renault's prose made me want to write.