hi! here is my entry #1. I chose the question 'what book would you choose for making a movie'.
but actually it also works as an answer to any of the questions given!
It is my fave book (one of them), and it did influenced my life (within some frames).
NB. all of the post is in Russian, so its probably mostly for Russian readers. I am not convinced this story was translated into English (but I wish it would be!)