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.
 Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
| 4.35 | 111 reads | |
 Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
| 3.82 | 187 reads | |
 Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
| 4.42 | 77 reads | |
 Frankenstein
| 3.83 | 1,079 reads | |
 Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
| 4.23 | 781 reads | |
 The Three-Body Problem
| 3.93 | 1,082 reads | |
 Hyperion
| 4.27 | 555 reads | |
 Circe
| 4.25 | 949 reads | |
 Meditations
| 4.22 | 275 reads | |
 Quiet the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking
| 4.01 | 339 reads | |
 The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
| 3.73 | 249 reads | |
 The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage
| 3.9 | 123 reads | |
 The Handmaid's Tale
| 4.1 | 1,103 reads | |
 Badass
| 4.44 | 10 reads | |
 Grit
| 3.98 | 81 reads | |
 Ender's Game
| 4.27 | 1,302 reads | |
 Understanding Comics
| 4.25 | 98 reads | |
 Dune
| 4.28 | 1,912 reads | |
 The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
| 4.63 | 21 reads | |
 This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
| 4.51 | 53 reads | |
 The Lord of the Rings
| 4.57 | 736 reads | |
 A Short History of Nearly Everything
| 4.22 | 288 reads | |
 The Complete Maus
| 4.65 | 259 reads |