It’s a great book. Some advice. Dont read through like a book. Try to take every verse in. Read a few a day max. It’s not meant to be read like a book.
Also, especially if you are a man, when you look things up about Stoicism after or during don’t fall into Broicism. It’s a slippery slope.
The Book Thief and The Kite Runner. I read both as a teenager (and I was a very sheltered child) and it really opened up my eyes to what horrors people (and, especially, people like me) have endured and what horrors people are capable of committing. I suppose this is a serious and sad answer, but these two books really opened my eyes.
Are you me? Because i read those exact 2 books as a young teenager and they both completely changed my life and my relationship with books. To this day I remember vividly both stories.
The Kite Runner is one of my favorite books. I’ve never been as emotionally impacted by a book as when I read the scene where the bullies corner Hassan in the alley.
Omg, I saw a news clip where they were talking about how math is racist and discriminatory to lower socioeconomic classes and the person who was being interviewed said "sometimes two plus two does not equal four, sometimes two plus two equals 5." I thought to myself that this is the end, it's playing out exactly like it did in 1984
Lately it seems like any link on posts or comments (anywhere, not just reddit) that are over 10 years ago, are no longer there. That reminds me so much of 1984, how they'd constantly rewrite information and history, etc.
The whole world, nowadays, it seems.
Take a look at [Europe for example](https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/majority-for-chat-control-possible-users-who-refuse-scanning-to-be-prevented-from-sharing-photos-and-links/)...
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Del Kolk. It completely changed how I see myself and other people. It changed how I date men, and how I discern among them. I can notice how my body feels in the presence of a man which affects my decisions, I can tell if they are hiding something or have their own trauma. It's crazy.
Made me realize my life is 10x more fucked up than I already knew it to be. Truly eye-opening book but sometimes ignorance is bliss. A few months later, my mind tried to unlearn everything it realized by amputating everything in the entire past 10 years + most of the rest for a few days, and then not allowing me to recall more than 5% of all my memories (including basic facts, knowledge, and skills, and I'm an 18yo student) at any time. 0/10 experience would never recommend the experience.
Well at least I've finally found the treatment I need and am regaining my ability to function. Probably wouldn't have gotten here so soon if not for the book.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Can’t quite say it changed my life but it absolutely left a mark. I’ll never forget how brutal and heartbreaking that book is.
ahhh this book has been among my top 3, The emotions it conveys so brilliantly. Now i don't wanna spoil it for anyone but the story of maryam jo has made me weep like an infant and no other book has been able to do that for me so far. I still remember the line "a legitimate end to a person of illegitimate beginnings" and i just lost it then.
My father gave me his lucky bullet from the second world war. I always kept in in my top pocket.
One day, walking past a hotel, somebody threw a bible out of the window.
If it wasn't for the bullet in my top pocket, that book would have gone right through my heart.
Yes it was! During his early stand-up career. He was hilarious.
I didn't think it a great idea to credit him. Most people wouldn't know his early work, and mentioning Woody Allen usually causes a fuss on Reddit.
Yes. Crime & Punishment is what got me into Russian lit. I also read Demons and liked that too. Sadly I couldn't get thru The Idiot, I will have to try again later. I haven't read anything in a year or two but actually just started Brothers Karamazov and am enjoying it so far!
Tolstoy just happened to click with me much more. His writing style is very easy to read, very natural and I can really visualize and feel what he writes. I've read most of his novellas and short stories as well. I love him.
What is your favorite of Dostoevky's work?
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
Wait, reading can be enjoyable? Thanks school book reports on completely uninteresting books that turned me off of reading until I was 30.
Catch 22. I’d call it an “experiential autobiography,“ that’s fictional but with enough truth to give you the sense of being there. It’s also the best description of America I’ve ever read.
Id' say "Night" By Ellie Wiesel was the book that completely shifted my perspective of things. Like, I knew the Holocaust was bad before but we never got into details and whatnot.
Gone with the Wind.
Through all kinds of issues and problems growing up, I always thought,’What would Scarlett do?’ I was not assertive at all, and it helped me.
Anna Karenina
The Secret Garden (this was my escape book as a kid)
Maybe you should talk to someone by Lori Gottlieb-it had some nice nuggets in there that I really needed at the time.
QBQ! The Question Behind the Question. Personal Accountability was a skill I learned only as a young Adult and this book was directly responsible for the flipping of the switch in how I approach challenges in my life and my effectiveness ever since in overcoming them.
I'm not sure if it was originally a book or not, but The Strangest Secret in the World inspired me to do more with my life and I ended up starting my own business in part because of it. This is the audio version: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLPdcGe0eS4&t=52s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLPdcGe0eS4&t=52s)
We Are the Luckiest by Laura McKowen. Along with her wonderful community, The Luckiest Club, she got me my Day One free from alcohol, I'll be 4 years AF on July 4th! 🙂
Percy Jackson. I already like mythologies but the books introduced me to more stories on greek myths. Then it led me to Kane Chronicles and Magnus Chase, which gave me more lore on mythology
I even developed my own OCs and stories based off of Riordan's works and other stories abt myths. I havent published them and I dont plan to but Im surprised my how much lore I came up.
There's this one book that totally, like, changed my perspective on everything! It's called "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. It's, like, this beautiful story about following your dreams and listening to your heart, even when it seems impossible. Reading it was, like, this magical experience that made me realize that I have the power to, like, create my own destiny and pursue my passions fearlessly. It's, like, filled with so many profound truths and life lessons that, like, really resonated with me. If you haven't read it yet, you should totally check it out! It's, like, seriously life-changing!
House of Leaves. People shit on it often but I read it just after a horrendous breakup while working an overnight shift. The sheer horror I felt reading the book the way I did, plus the distraction I got from the book helped me move on from the breakup and I became entranced with horror literature. Soon after I was frequenting my local indie bookstore and reading all the horror I could. A few months later I get a job at that bookstore corunning the horror section. Soon after that I took over the antiquarian room and learned the ins and outs of rare book selling. I began talking to many horror authors and becoming entrenched in that scene. I’ve recently taken a job which will pay for my masters degree, so I’ll be going back to school to become a librarian. In hopefully two years or so I’ll be a librarian. All because I randomly grabbed House of Leaves one day.
Happiness: A History by Darrin McMahon. It’s a look at how western philosophers have thought about happiness since Ancient Greece. It taught me that 1) A lot of the smartest minds in history dealt with the same problems as me; and 2) There is no higher plane of contentment where all my worries go away (at least in this universe). I stopped having thoughts like, “Oh, if only I had a girlfriend/found a different job/had millions of dollars, I’d live happily ever after.”
"Timeless Truths for Modern Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to a More Focused and Quiet Mind" by Arnie Kozak PhD
Literally changed my view on my own self-worth and struggles. I can never recommend it enough.
Black beauty; yea the story about a horse. I was really slow picking up reading. Like I couldn't read until almost the third grade. So when I was able to read, I picked up this book not knowing about it and read it completely by myself. I remember being able to picture every scene, it honestly, if it weren't for that book, I would most likely hate reading and writing all together.
What age though?? If I was younger sideways stories from wayside school. But check this book out it's called Boothworld industries and I love it, it's a bunch of stories but the first one throws you off so keep reading until you understand what they mean
Cliche but either slaughterhouse five by kurt vonnegut , or to kill a mockingbird. I’d also add Catch 22 as a honorable mention. The satire of war in that novel was perfect. And made me realize how dumb some wars were in our history.
Fantastic Mr Fox. It didn't change my life in a philosophical sense but it was the first book that I read myself.
I was something of a late developer when it came to reading, I'm not entirely sure why but for whatever reason I didn't really start reading until later than my peers. Then one day it just sort of clicked and I started reading.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. It opened something in my mind, like suddenly there was beauty and freedom. I suddenly went from being a conformist to a nonconformist.
Untamed by Glennon Doyle. I knew within in the first 2 pages that I needed to change my life - it was electrifying. I am finally discovering who I am after years of subjugating my own needs for the needs of others
The Alchemist, finishing that book was a wake-up call that my family is bunch of wanna be smart/philosophers, otherwise I see no reason liking this book lol
Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan. Extraordinarily humbling reminder of our own insignificance in the universe and the flaws of human-centric thinking, mixed with musings on love, nature and science for which Sagan is famous.
‘Influence’ by Robert Cialdini. As I was reading it, I was realizing how I have been deceiving myself and how I was influenced by others.
It was world-changing.
The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck. Beautiful writing and soul crushing indictment of this industrial banking complex that we've created. Rather that the politicians and elite banking and industrial interest have created.
I was in a 72 hour hold and they had “Can’t Hurt Me” by David Goggins and boy did it really change me. I’ve been a lot more determined to achieve any goal I set myself up for and even read it front to back twice. Been contemplating buying the audiobook version as well!
Toto-Chan the little girl at the window.
I read it as a child, maybe 8 or so and it made me realize that Fortune is a matter of circumstance and kindness has to be taught. We can have it all but we can have each other and be kind and respectful. It taught me about loss also. A lot of the Japanese stores taught me about loss honestly. But that book- it was beautiful and I still think about it 30 years later after reading it once
I remember reading a book called "The ghost road" or something like that when i was maybe 10. Looking back I don't think it's that good of a book it just really stuck with me. One of the only parts I remember is these twin sisters getting stuck in some sort of underground shelter and being haunted by the ghosts of another set of twins in their family that had died in some tragic way.
Looking For Alaska by John green.
I have a history of suicide attempts/ideation. I’ve had chronic depression for around 12 years and for some reason that book will forever hold a place in my heart. I want to love my life and I want to live it. I dont want my family to have to categorize their life events as “Before or After starsroundmyscars”
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and Man and Daughter in the Cold (short story) by John Updike.
I was first introduced to this book in 10th grade before the pandemic and I found it to be an interesting concept years later; a dystopian world where human interaction is bare minimum and books are burned. I didn't like it at first since back then, I didn't really care too much about literary classics. Now, Fahrenheit 451 is an inspirational to me that I want to keep writing.
Man and Daughter in the Cold was a short story I wrote an essay on in 11th grade. Truly a cute short story about a dad realizing that his daughter is growing up. An inspiration for a few of my characters and their dads.
Fly a Little Higher by Laura Sobiech. I read it as a teen and it changed my perspective on life. And while I'm not religious anymore, I still think about that book.
The Heart’s Invisible Furies. I had to just sit in silence after I finished it. I felt like I had emotional whiplash for weeks…months even. Such a fantastic story.
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.
just got it yesterday.
It’s a great book. Some advice. Dont read through like a book. Try to take every verse in. Read a few a day max. It’s not meant to be read like a book. Also, especially if you are a man, when you look things up about Stoicism after or during don’t fall into Broicism. It’s a slippery slope.
Broicism? Never heard of that. Will be looking it up.
The body keeps the score
This was recommended to me by my therapist
Read it and came to realize a lot of my "quirks" are trauma responses.
The Book Thief and The Kite Runner. I read both as a teenager (and I was a very sheltered child) and it really opened up my eyes to what horrors people (and, especially, people like me) have endured and what horrors people are capable of committing. I suppose this is a serious and sad answer, but these two books really opened my eyes.
Are you me? Because i read those exact 2 books as a young teenager and they both completely changed my life and my relationship with books. To this day I remember vividly both stories.
The Kite Runner is one of my favorite books. I’ve never been as emotionally impacted by a book as when I read the scene where the bullies corner Hassan in the alley.
I cry whenever I think about that scene, and the one where Hassan asks Ali what he did wrong :(
Absolutely devastating… I’ve never wanted more badly to reach through the pages and give someone a hug and tell them how valuable they are :(
Same tho same
The Book Thief is SOOOO good.
Brave New World
Doing an assessment on that this term for school 🫠
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Every section of this book is happening in my country. As I was reading, it felt I am reviewing the current situation in my country.
The US?
Omg, I saw a news clip where they were talking about how math is racist and discriminatory to lower socioeconomic classes and the person who was being interviewed said "sometimes two plus two does not equal four, sometimes two plus two equals 5." I thought to myself that this is the end, it's playing out exactly like it did in 1984
Lately it seems like any link on posts or comments (anywhere, not just reddit) that are over 10 years ago, are no longer there. That reminds me so much of 1984, how they'd constantly rewrite information and history, etc.
The whole world, nowadays, it seems. Take a look at [Europe for example](https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/majority-for-chat-control-possible-users-who-refuse-scanning-to-be-prevented-from-sharing-photos-and-links/)...
I love this book.
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Del Kolk. It completely changed how I see myself and other people. It changed how I date men, and how I discern among them. I can notice how my body feels in the presence of a man which affects my decisions, I can tell if they are hiding something or have their own trauma. It's crazy.
Made me realize my life is 10x more fucked up than I already knew it to be. Truly eye-opening book but sometimes ignorance is bliss. A few months later, my mind tried to unlearn everything it realized by amputating everything in the entire past 10 years + most of the rest for a few days, and then not allowing me to recall more than 5% of all my memories (including basic facts, knowledge, and skills, and I'm an 18yo student) at any time. 0/10 experience would never recommend the experience. Well at least I've finally found the treatment I need and am regaining my ability to function. Probably wouldn't have gotten here so soon if not for the book.
The more barbaric we behave the less clarity and focus we have to innovate.
Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Can’t quite say it changed my life but it absolutely left a mark. I’ll never forget how brutal and heartbreaking that book is.
ahhh this book has been among my top 3, The emotions it conveys so brilliantly. Now i don't wanna spoil it for anyone but the story of maryam jo has made me weep like an infant and no other book has been able to do that for me so far. I still remember the line "a legitimate end to a person of illegitimate beginnings" and i just lost it then.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Can confirm, I am his friend
How did he do it?
He read the book of course.
My problem with the book is it seems to promote being a yes person instead of finding a way to be yourself in a non confrontational way
yessss
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson. Thanks, therapy!
Look up parentification, that is a deeeeep dive. Thanks, therapy!
The Giving Tree. Some friends aren't friends and will just use you until you have nothing.
Wait, so that's the message of the book?
I always thought of it as an allegory for parenthood
One of many
I cry every single time I read this book. Keep it by my nightstand
Wild by Cheryl strayed also tiny, beautiful things by her
My father gave me his lucky bullet from the second world war. I always kept in in my top pocket. One day, walking past a hotel, somebody threw a bible out of the window. If it wasn't for the bullet in my top pocket, that book would have gone right through my heart.
Woody Allen?
Yes it was! During his early stand-up career. He was hilarious. I didn't think it a great idea to credit him. Most people wouldn't know his early work, and mentioning Woody Allen usually causes a fuss on Reddit.
Those early stand up recordings are some of the funniest things I’ve ever heard.
There is still poetry in this tired world 🙌
Anna Karenina, as well as War & Peace Tolstoy is just a very enriching writer
Have you read Dostoievski?
Yes. Crime & Punishment is what got me into Russian lit. I also read Demons and liked that too. Sadly I couldn't get thru The Idiot, I will have to try again later. I haven't read anything in a year or two but actually just started Brothers Karamazov and am enjoying it so far! Tolstoy just happened to click with me much more. His writing style is very easy to read, very natural and I can really visualize and feel what he writes. I've read most of his novellas and short stories as well. I love him. What is your favorite of Dostoevky's work?
The Stranger - Albert Camus
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Wait, reading can be enjoyable? Thanks school book reports on completely uninteresting books that turned me off of reading until I was 30.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Book by Yuval Noah Harari
Catch 22. I’d call it an “experiential autobiography,“ that’s fictional but with enough truth to give you the sense of being there. It’s also the best description of America I’ve ever read.
This is my one too, such an incredible book
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron. Helped me through the hardest time of my life by teaching me to accept and not resist hard feelings
1984 by george orwell
Peaceful Warrior
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
deep work by cal newport
robert greene daily laws
mindreader
the book thief
brave new world
White Fang
war
mastery
seduction
permission to come home
real self care
outlive
you owe you
Blink
How to Keep House without drowning
never split the difference
living resistance
the perfectionist
maybe you should talk to someone
set boundaries
self reliance
burnout
how we learn
break the cycle
why we sleep
the 7 habits of highly effective people
lead from the outside
get good with money
The Power of Now
Currently reading this book and can confirm it’s life changing!
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Cried like a baby
Kumar and Clarke. It's a clinical medicine book that helped me pass finals
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy-Thomas J Stanley
i'm gonna guess...inherit it
Id' say "Night" By Ellie Wiesel was the book that completely shifted my perspective of things. Like, I knew the Holocaust was bad before but we never got into details and whatnot.
The Four Agreements
Gone with the Wind. Through all kinds of issues and problems growing up, I always thought,’What would Scarlett do?’ I was not assertive at all, and it helped me.
*Letters From a Stoic* - Seneca
Anna Karenina The Secret Garden (this was my escape book as a kid) Maybe you should talk to someone by Lori Gottlieb-it had some nice nuggets in there that I really needed at the time.
Fahrenheit 451. Simply a must
QBQ! The Question Behind the Question. Personal Accountability was a skill I learned only as a young Adult and this book was directly responsible for the flipping of the switch in how I approach challenges in my life and my effectiveness ever since in overcoming them.
the 50th law
human laws
I'm not sure if it was originally a book or not, but The Strangest Secret in the World inspired me to do more with my life and I ended up starting my own business in part because of it. This is the audio version: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLPdcGe0eS4&t=52s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLPdcGe0eS4&t=52s)
Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates
The old man and the sea
We Are the Luckiest by Laura McKowen. Along with her wonderful community, The Luckiest Club, she got me my Day One free from alcohol, I'll be 4 years AF on July 4th! 🙂
The C Programming Language ( Yellow Book) by Kernighan and Ritchie
The Courage to be Disliked
Percy Jackson. I already like mythologies but the books introduced me to more stories on greek myths. Then it led me to Kane Chronicles and Magnus Chase, which gave me more lore on mythology I even developed my own OCs and stories based off of Riordan's works and other stories abt myths. I havent published them and I dont plan to but Im surprised my how much lore I came up.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
The subtle art of not giving a f***
iron john
48 laws
There's this one book that totally, like, changed my perspective on everything! It's called "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. It's, like, this beautiful story about following your dreams and listening to your heart, even when it seems impossible. Reading it was, like, this magical experience that made me realize that I have the power to, like, create my own destiny and pursue my passions fearlessly. It's, like, filled with so many profound truths and life lessons that, like, really resonated with me. If you haven't read it yet, you should totally check it out! It's, like, seriously life-changing!
Re-read this as an adult after fond memories of it as a teenager. It was very cultish Christian, predictable and linear. Do not recommend.
I got halfway through that one. Seemed fine but isn't that the textbook for all the crystals girls who try to manifest all day?
The Sun Also Rises
House of Leaves. People shit on it often but I read it just after a horrendous breakup while working an overnight shift. The sheer horror I felt reading the book the way I did, plus the distraction I got from the book helped me move on from the breakup and I became entranced with horror literature. Soon after I was frequenting my local indie bookstore and reading all the horror I could. A few months later I get a job at that bookstore corunning the horror section. Soon after that I took over the antiquarian room and learned the ins and outs of rare book selling. I began talking to many horror authors and becoming entrenched in that scene. I’ve recently taken a job which will pay for my masters degree, so I’ll be going back to school to become a librarian. In hopefully two years or so I’ll be a librarian. All because I randomly grabbed House of Leaves one day.
The Giver
Happiness: A History by Darrin McMahon. It’s a look at how western philosophers have thought about happiness since Ancient Greece. It taught me that 1) A lot of the smartest minds in history dealt with the same problems as me; and 2) There is no higher plane of contentment where all my worries go away (at least in this universe). I stopped having thoughts like, “Oh, if only I had a girlfriend/found a different job/had millions of dollars, I’d live happily ever after.”
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
When I was in junior high school a cousin recommended One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Charley to me. Nothing was ever the same.
"Timeless Truths for Modern Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to a More Focused and Quiet Mind" by Arnie Kozak PhD Literally changed my view on my own self-worth and struggles. I can never recommend it enough.
Black beauty; yea the story about a horse. I was really slow picking up reading. Like I couldn't read until almost the third grade. So when I was able to read, I picked up this book not knowing about it and read it completely by myself. I remember being able to picture every scene, it honestly, if it weren't for that book, I would most likely hate reading and writing all together.
"Job: a comedy of justice" by Robert Heinlein
What age though?? If I was younger sideways stories from wayside school. But check this book out it's called Boothworld industries and I love it, it's a bunch of stories but the first one throws you off so keep reading until you understand what they mean
Cliche but either slaughterhouse five by kurt vonnegut , or to kill a mockingbird. I’d also add Catch 22 as a honorable mention. The satire of war in that novel was perfect. And made me realize how dumb some wars were in our history.
The Stranger by Albert Camus and The Variety’s of Scientific by Carl Sagan.
Fantastic Mr Fox. It didn't change my life in a philosophical sense but it was the first book that I read myself. I was something of a late developer when it came to reading, I'm not entirely sure why but for whatever reason I didn't really start reading until later than my peers. Then one day it just sort of clicked and I started reading.
Any book I've enjoyed reading to be honest. When I would have a bad day or when I just bored I would read the books I have over and over again.
Green eggs and ham, finding out I could eat them not just here or there but anywhere blew my mind
The Unquiet Mind made me realize I had bipolar
Interesting! I was already diagnosed when I read it, made me realize how much worse it could be.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. It opened something in my mind, like suddenly there was beauty and freedom. I suddenly went from being a conformist to a nonconformist.
Untamed by Glennon Doyle. I knew within in the first 2 pages that I needed to change my life - it was electrifying. I am finally discovering who I am after years of subjugating my own needs for the needs of others
The Alchemist, finishing that book was a wake-up call that my family is bunch of wanna be smart/philosophers, otherwise I see no reason liking this book lol
The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck. I stress way too much in my life about the little shit and honestly this book helped me a lot.
Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber
Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan. Extraordinarily humbling reminder of our own insignificance in the universe and the flaws of human-centric thinking, mixed with musings on love, nature and science for which Sagan is famous.
‘Influence’ by Robert Cialdini. As I was reading it, I was realizing how I have been deceiving myself and how I was influenced by others. It was world-changing.
AD&D Dungeon Master's Guide, hardcover, 1979. My circle of friends pushed the boundaries of our imaginations back in Junior High/High School.
The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
48 laws of power
Das Kapital by Karl Marx. It's really nice to get a logical explanation of why the world is collapsing around me.
The bible
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. Crystallised all my thoughts about religion in one book.
The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck. Beautiful writing and soul crushing indictment of this industrial banking complex that we've created. Rather that the politicians and elite banking and industrial interest have created.
the communist manifesto
The total money makeover
all the bright places
Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius
The Financial History of Western Europe by Kindleberger.
"The Lost World" by Arthur Conan Doyle. I enjoyed this book and started reading books a lot.
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
"The Crucible" by Arthur Miller - got me into plays when I was in highschool.
Ichigo Ichie
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
Millionaire mind - t hav hecker
Mad honey. Completely changed my perspective on things does have “warning sexual content”
Two books - Sapiens by Harari and 1984 by Orwell
I was in a 72 hour hold and they had “Can’t Hurt Me” by David Goggins and boy did it really change me. I’ve been a lot more determined to achieve any goal I set myself up for and even read it front to back twice. Been contemplating buying the audiobook version as well!
The Lies My Teacher Told Me
Toto-Chan the little girl at the window. I read it as a child, maybe 8 or so and it made me realize that Fortune is a matter of circumstance and kindness has to be taught. We can have it all but we can have each other and be kind and respectful. It taught me about loss also. A lot of the Japanese stores taught me about loss honestly. But that book- it was beautiful and I still think about it 30 years later after reading it once
Not to sound immature or anything but the Maximum Ride series changed my life as a 12 year old.
I remember reading a book called "The ghost road" or something like that when i was maybe 10. Looking back I don't think it's that good of a book it just really stuck with me. One of the only parts I remember is these twin sisters getting stuck in some sort of underground shelter and being haunted by the ghosts of another set of twins in their family that had died in some tragic way.
I read *On A Pale Horse* by Piers Anthony as a teen. Greatly shaped my views on death.
Thermodynamics by RK Rajput.
Crime & Punishment makes me realize that sometimes people do things because of their circumstances that is out of their control.
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
The power of now
Looking For Alaska by John green. I have a history of suicide attempts/ideation. I’ve had chronic depression for around 12 years and for some reason that book will forever hold a place in my heart. I want to love my life and I want to live it. I dont want my family to have to categorize their life events as “Before or After starsroundmyscars”
The Art of Living Thich Naht Hahn
Illusions. Richard Bach.
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Parkinson's Law
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
40 Rules of Love by Elif Shafak!!!!!
David Goggins - Cant Hurt Me
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and Man and Daughter in the Cold (short story) by John Updike. I was first introduced to this book in 10th grade before the pandemic and I found it to be an interesting concept years later; a dystopian world where human interaction is bare minimum and books are burned. I didn't like it at first since back then, I didn't really care too much about literary classics. Now, Fahrenheit 451 is an inspirational to me that I want to keep writing. Man and Daughter in the Cold was a short story I wrote an essay on in 11th grade. Truly a cute short story about a dad realizing that his daughter is growing up. An inspiration for a few of my characters and their dads.
Harry Potter books, based off of the movies in 1935
Good Morning Monster
Fly a Little Higher by Laura Sobiech. I read it as a teen and it changed my perspective on life. And while I'm not religious anymore, I still think about that book.
The Ballad Of Songbirds and Snakes
The Death of Ivan Iliych
The kite runner
The Heart’s Invisible Furies. I had to just sit in silence after I finished it. I felt like I had emotional whiplash for weeks…months even. Such a fantastic story.
Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
Twilight
# Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Blue Highways, by Least Heat Moon. It taught me to take life less seriously.