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Alex over at The Wry Writer started Five Ws of Reading. It was brought to my attention by David, who found it through Frances Crossley who got it from the fabulously named Explicating Elle. WHO - An author you would love to have a ‘one to one’ with? Although I'd like feel a right idiot, I'd love to have a chat with Ursula K LeGuin. Particularly about how she feels about her themes being so "radical" these days. It seems like "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" speaks to every single reader in a highly personal way – “wow this is happening right now” – regardless of when they read it. That, in itself, is an incredible feat! WHAT - What genre do you most gravitate to? Definitely fantasy. Not so much sci-fi (although it's not a hard no) but I prefer the "magic" to the "science". I especially like Urban Fantasy where the protagonist's mundane world view is shaped and/or shapes the fantastical. WHERE - Where do you prefer to read? I can read anywhere really. Out of necessity, sitting on…

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