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    So I’m planning to finally make a childhood dream come true and go on a 4-month travel sabbatical. I want this to be a period of personal reflection and growth, and I’m looking for books that will help me in that objective.
    What are your favourite transformative books, stories that changed your perspective on life? I’m in my early 30s if that helps.

    I mostly enjoy fiction and can’t really do self-help. Some books I read recently and loved:
    – Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow
    – Educated
    – Martyr!
    – Orbital

    Other all-time favourites:
    – 1984
    – Animal Farm
    – The Secret History
    – The Goldfinch
    – My Brilliant Friend series
    – Room
    – Pachinko
    – Sorrow and Bliss

    I haven’t read a lot of classics but there are SO many recommendations out there I don’t even know where to begin! So if you read a book that changed your life (and bonus points if it’s something that goes well with a few months on the road), please leave a comment!

    by Vivid-Negotiation826

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    1. The Alchemist

      Persuasion by Jane Austen

      Tiny, Beautiful Things

      The Choice by Edith Eggers

      Man’s Search for Meaning

      Walking with Sam

    2. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

      Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins

      Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

      The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

      The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

    3. Blindness

      Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

      Confederacy of Dunces

      Les Miserables

      Andersonville

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