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 • 391 Readers • 368 pages • 4.3
2001 • 441 Readers • 3.9
2016 • 257 Readers • 6h 50m • 4.4
181 • 2,454 Readers • 353 pages • 3.8
2016 • 1,952 Readers • 168 pages • 4.2
#1 of 4 in Remembrance of Earth's Past
2006 • 2,918 Readers • 400 pages • 3.9
2018 • 2,662 Readers • 409 pages • 4.3
-180 • 979 Readers • 254 pages • 4.2
Quiet
2012 • 1,040 Readers • 370 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in Magic Cleaning
2010 • 533 Readers • 258 pages • 3.7
2014 • 359 Readers • 229 pages • 3.9
#1 of 2 in The Handmaid's Tale
1985 • 2,707 Readers • 324 pages • 4.1
2015 • 22 Readers • 294 pages • 4.4
2016 • 242 Readers • 304 pages • 4
2006 • 70 Readers • 336 pages • 4.6
2009 • 119 Readers • 144 pages • 4.6
#1-3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 1,484 Readers • 1,178 pages • 4.5
2003 • 1,003 Readers • 4.2
1994 • 651 Readers • 295 pages • 4.7