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 • 321 Readers • 368 pages • 4.3
2001 • 383 Readers • 3.9
208 Readers • 4.4
181 • 2,027 Readers • 353 pages • 3.8
2016 • 1,603 Readers • 168 pages • 4.2
#1 of 4 in Remembrance of Earth's Past
2006 • 2,439 Readers • 400 pages • 3.9
2018 • 2,245 Readers • 409 pages • 4.3
-180 • 803 Readers • 254 pages • 4.2
2012 • 871 Readers • 354 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in Magic Cleaning
2010 • 463 Readers • 258 pages • 3.7
2014 • 307 Readers • 229 pages • 3.9
#1 of 2 in The Handmaid's Tale
1985 • 2,155 Readers • 324 pages • 4.1
2015 • 22 Readers • 294 pages • 4.4
213 Readers • 4.1
2006 • 63 Readers • 336 pages • 4.6
2009 • 107 Readers • 144 pages • 4.6
#1-3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 1,241 Readers • 1,178 pages • 4.5
2003 • 835 Readers • 4.2