Here are some of the books that have most shaped my view of how I see the world. There’s a focus on empathy, understanding, personal growth and history. I’ve left out some popular ones often read in high school, and focused on books that I remember changing me in some way even though I wasn’t expecting it.
2001 • 399 Readers • 368 pages • 4.3
2001 • 470 Readers • 3.8
2016 • 265 Readers • 6h 50m • 4.4
181 • 2,537 Readers • 353 pages • 3.8
2016 • 2,006 Readers • 168 pages • 4.2
#1 of 4 in Remembrance of Earth's Past
2006 • 2,979 Readers • 400 pages • 3.9
2018 • 2,737 Readers • 409 pages • 4.2
-180 • 1,002 Readers • 254 pages • 4.2
Quiet
2012 • 1,059 Readers • 370 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in Magic Cleaning
2010 • 568 Readers • 258 pages • 3.6
2014 • 369 Readers • 229 pages • 3.9
#1 of 2 in The Handmaid's Tale
1985 • 2,787 Readers • 324 pages • 4.1
2015 • 22 Readers • 294 pages • 4.4
2016 • 243 Readers • 304 pages • 4
2006 • 70 Readers • 336 pages • 4.6
2009 • 130 Readers • 144 pages • 4.6
#1-3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 1,526 Readers • 1,178 pages • 4.5
2003 • 1,025 Readers • 4.2
1994 • 663 Readers • 295 pages • 4.7