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‘Boy Meets World’ alum Rider Strong shares his six favorite books
Actor Rider Strong, known for “Boy Meets World”, has shared six of his favourite books, describing reading as an enduring source of both joy and frustration. His recommendations accompany the release of “Book Meets World”, a behind-the-scenes history of the 1990s sitcom co-written with former co-stars Will Friedle and Danielle Fishel, and journalist Emily Longeretta.
Strong’s picks range across fiction and genres, including a lesser-known western by E. L. Doctorow, a novel by Toni Morrison, a Vietnam War story, and works by William Gaddis, Knut Hamsun and Richard Hughes. He says his interest in Vietnam War writing is shaped partly by his father’s service, and describes Hughes’s pirate-ship adventure as a dark, unconventional story that blends elements of “Huck Finn”, “Peter Pan” and “Lord of the Flies”.
In short
- Rider Strong named six books he recommends.
- His choices span westerns, literary fiction and war writing.
- His new book revisits the making of “Boy Meets World”.
Explained simply
Rider Strong is an American actor best known for playing Shawn Hunter on the 1990s television sitcom Boy Meets World. The show followed a group of young people growing up, and Strong later joined former co-stars Will Friedle and Danielle Fishel to write a history of its making.
The books Strong recommends range from novels to stories about war and adventure. His interest in writing about the Vietnam War is partly connected to his father’s service there, while his other choices reflect a wide range of literary styles.
The recommendations appear alongside Book Meets World, the behind-the-scenes history of the sitcom. Together, they connect Strong’s public work as an actor and author with his personal interest in reading.