I always figured that my oldest son, a highly intelligent nerd, aspiring programmer and D&D player, would be interested in the same sort of books I read: Tolkien, Asimov, Pratchett, Douglas Adams, other fantasy and SF.
But no. He hates everything I give him, but finally found a book he loves: No Longer Human, by Osamu Dazai. If I look for similar books on Goodreads, it recommends Dostoyevsky and Kafka.
Of all the bad habits he inherited from me, definitely not my taste in books. My hopes are now on my youngest son. He seems to like the SF from Tonke Dragt, so that looks promising.
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Martijn Vos
Als Antwort auf Martijn Vos • •Ah, I just got a bit more background, and it makes a lot more sense now.
He's actually reading/watching the manga/anime Bungo Stray Dogs, which features characters with super powers, but the characters are literary authors, and their super powers are based on their books.
So Dazai is a character, partially based on the author, partially on the main character from the book No Longer Human, being no longer human is also his super power. Dostoyevsky is another character, with the power of Crime and Punishment (he's a terrorist, apparently).
So this is apparently how my son discovers which books he wants to read. It makes a lot more sense now. I'm glad it's making him read books.
I still can't get him to read Philip K Dick, though. Although when I explain Ubik to him, it does kinda sound like it could have been an anime.
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