Obviously the Bible! (It finally made me realize what a scam organized religion is)
ma5ter_of_n0ne on
The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell.
Taste_the__Rainbow on
*Gods* by Peter Levenda
Occam’s Razor for most religions hits a little different for me now.
demilitarizdsm on
Consilience by EO Wilson as I was at the time fascinated by psychology but it also seemed to be floating in space with no connections until Wilson links it to biology, makes the case for evopsych and the thread that connects each field to the next.
Radium29 on
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I genuinely believe Dumbledore and his relentless advocacy for love and kindness helped me become a better person than I used to be. Thankfully the book came out in the twilight of my teenage years and I was allowed to do some course correction before I became an actual adult. I could always do better but I hope that people would think of me as a kinder person than I used to be back then.
Pope_Asimov_III on
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams. It just gives a different way of looking at things, and by reading it at a younger age (highschool) it helped me really explore more in my early 20s, both in literature and in life overall.
SkinSuitAdvocate on
Endgame: The Problem Of Civilization by Derrick Jensen
OddIntervals on
The Brothers Karamazov – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Vomni-PeacenX0 on
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
shanti_nz on
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
jamescisv on
It’s a little embarrassing – and probably quite clichéd – but Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions by Richard Bach hit the right notes at just the right time for me.
I reckon things could’ve worked out a lot differently if my English teacher hadn’t given me them to read when he did, and that, kids, is why you should always appreciate your *educayshun!!*
Ninja_Hedgehog on
*Assassin’s Apprentice*, by Robin Hobb.
It’s not the best book in the series but that’s only because many of the other books are superb, it’s still excellent in its own right.
I give it the “changed my life” accolade because it’s the first in the Realm of the Elderlings saga, and the books in that world which Fitz changed my life. I’ve read them more times than I can count, and I get different things out of them every time. I seem to get an itch to re-read them every year at the moment.
Yes, it’s a fantasy series, but the world is richly drawn and the characters are the most lifelike I’ve ever encountered. The series can get evoke strong emotions, too.
21 Comments
Obviously the Bible! (It finally made me realize what a scam organized religion is)
The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell.
*Gods* by Peter Levenda
Occam’s Razor for most religions hits a little different for me now.
Consilience by EO Wilson as I was at the time fascinated by psychology but it also seemed to be floating in space with no connections until Wilson links it to biology, makes the case for evopsych and the thread that connects each field to the next.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I genuinely believe Dumbledore and his relentless advocacy for love and kindness helped me become a better person than I used to be. Thankfully the book came out in the twilight of my teenage years and I was allowed to do some course correction before I became an actual adult. I could always do better but I hope that people would think of me as a kinder person than I used to be back then.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams. It just gives a different way of looking at things, and by reading it at a younger age (highschool) it helped me really explore more in my early 20s, both in literature and in life overall.
Endgame: The Problem Of Civilization by Derrick Jensen
The Brothers Karamazov – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
It’s a little embarrassing – and probably quite clichéd – but Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions by Richard Bach hit the right notes at just the right time for me.
I reckon things could’ve worked out a lot differently if my English teacher hadn’t given me them to read when he did, and that, kids, is why you should always appreciate your *educayshun!!*
*Assassin’s Apprentice*, by Robin Hobb.
It’s not the best book in the series but that’s only because many of the other books are superb, it’s still excellent in its own right.
I give it the “changed my life” accolade because it’s the first in the Realm of the Elderlings saga, and the books in that world which Fitz changed my life. I’ve read them more times than I can count, and I get different things out of them every time. I seem to get an itch to re-read them every year at the moment.
Yes, it’s a fantasy series, but the world is richly drawn and the characters are the most lifelike I’ve ever encountered. The series can get evoke strong emotions, too.
Everything i know about love by Dolly Alderton.
Freedom from the Known
Catcher in the Rye and all.
See my [Life Changing/Changed Your Life](https://www.reddit.com/r/Recommend_A_Book/comments/18b3pdi/life_changingchanged_your_life/) list of Reddit recommendation threads (one post).
How to win friends and influence people.
of mice and men catapulted me into becoming an avid reader.. since i read that book, i’ve never not had a book going at any given time
Cumulative effect of In Search of Lost Time, Anna Karenina and The Death of Ivan Illyich
If this is a man by Primo Levi. Just read it.
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison