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 • 273 Readers • 368 pages • 4.3
2001 • 333 Readers • 3.8
183 Readers • 4.4
181 • 1,803 Readers • 63 pages • 3.8
2016 • 1,410 Readers • 168 pages • 4.2
#1 of 4 in Remembrance of Earth's Past
2006 • 2,204 Readers • 400 pages • 3.9
2018 • 2,028 Readers • 409 pages • 4.2
-180 • 717 Readers • 254 pages • 4.2
Quiet
2012 • 746 Readers • 354 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in Magic Cleaning
2011 • 382 Readers • 213 pages • 3.7
2014 • 270 Readers • 229 pages • 3.9
#1 of 2 in The Handmaid's Tale
1985 • 1,913 Readers • 324 pages • 4.1
2015 • 22 Readers • 294 pages • 4.4
166 Readers • 4
2006 • 55 Readers • 336 pages • 4.6
2009 • 94 Readers • 144 pages • 4.5
#1-3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 1,116 Readers • 1,178 pages • 4.6
2003 • 732 Readers • 4.2