Something you read and very glad you did? something you feel enlightened you about people/religion/politics. i do understand the bible is very popular.What past century novels/authors have changed your view of life or people?
I think I'll say Contact, by Carl Sagan. He was an astronomer who spent his entire life trying to bring Science closer to people with succint explanations, though no less charming. That particular book is a well of good thoughts and highly interesting Science matters pleasantly mingled with fiction. It talks about religion, too, in a way that has won me over instantly.What past century novels/authors have changed your view of life or people?
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert PirsigWhat past century novels/authors have changed your view of life or people?
Ernest Hemmingway
His life
His writing
His Death
His legacyWhat past century novels/authors have changed your view of life or people?
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
It taught me that to be fearful and to live life stagnancy is not to live at all.What past century novels/authors have changed your view of life or people?
Anything by Donald Miller.
His writing has completely changed my life. He's so funny and easy to relate to. His most popular book is %26quot;Blue Like Jazz.%26quot; Check it out!What past century novels/authors have changed your view of life or people?
John Steinbeck was the one who made the deepest impression on me. I have recently finished reading East of Eden and Of Mice and Men, and I liked both immensely. Not only because I am fond of 'ranch stories' but the novels also cast a different light on the general feelings and disposition of people. Some pieces of literature suggest that there's a fathomless chasm between good and evil people, thus the story constantly tilts in favour of a specific lead character (like the Harry Potter series). In Steinbeck's works there are peaks and troughs in the way the characters behave and their acts are so natural by courtesy of this. They act ill-advisedly, they are even rude sometimes, they are understanding, thoughtful, wistful and wicked. His protagonists perfectly illustrate the point that we have a ragbag of different feelings and that they compound with each other.What past century novels/authors have changed your view of life or people?
I read 2 George Orwell books when I was in my early teens, %26quot;1984%26quot; and %26quot;Animal Farm.%26quot; Those books opened my then naive eyes to the power of governments, secrets %26amp; lies, social classes and its rigid though unseen structure and how we as a race influence and terrorize each other in our struggle to reach our own selfish goals.What past century novels/authors have changed your view of life or people?
I recently had an obsession with teen literature. It's simple and it gets to the point.
Try:
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Blubber
Forever
Deenie
Tiger Eyes
Then Again, Maybe I Won't
Summer Sisters...All by Judy Blume
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
All these books will really put you in someone else's shoes.
