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 • 351 Readers • 368 pages • 4.3
2001 • 406 Readers • 3.9
229 Readers • 4.4
181 • 2,223 Readers • 353 pages • 3.9
2016 • 1,772 Readers • 168 pages • 4.2
#1 of 4 in Remembrance of Earth's Past
2006 • 2,669 Readers • 400 pages • 3.9
2018 • 2,438 Readers • 409 pages • 4.3
-180 • 886 Readers • 254 pages • 4.2
Quiet
2012 • 950 Readers • 370 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in Magic Cleaning
2010 • 482 Readers • 258 pages • 3.7
2014 • 334 Readers • 229 pages • 3.9
#1 of 2 in The Handmaid's Tale
1985 • 2,401 Readers • 324 pages • 4.1
2015 • 22 Readers • 294 pages • 4.4
2016 • 241 Readers • 304 pages • 4
2006 • 68 Readers • 336 pages • 4.6
2009 • 119 Readers • 144 pages • 4.6
#1-3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 1,363 Readers • 1,178 pages • 4.5
2003 • 927 Readers • 4.2