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[–] Forust 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

Probably A Short History of Nearly Everything because I love the sort of trivia it served up in an entertaining way.

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[–] tilken31 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

I will prove myself as a millennial and say Harry Potter though Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett is a close second!

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[–] Czarpineapple [S] 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

too soon for Fred... :'(

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[–] Jack_on_Fire 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

It's a book called The Adventures of Blue Avenger. It's a book aimed at teens I think. I got it free for reading 10 books or something as part of a school program that incentivized reading. I walked into Barnes and Noble and there was this little rack of books and they said pick one. This was actually my second book from the program, I guess I just picked it because the little ceramic guy on the cover was cool.

Anyway that book completely changed my way of thinking as a kid. No exaggeration, it was one of the single biggest influences on my life. The themes that propel the book are really heavy. Fate, how much someone can really be held accountable for their own actions, general crazy cosmic ideas. I had no idea what I was in for.

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[–] conguero 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Bet you would make the author's day, even year, if he/she heard this. Who is it? Also, kudos to the school program. It worked like a charm.

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[–] iilego 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

To Kill A Mockingbird is probably my number one. I think what made this book excellent was the progression of what the world is as a child to how ugly the world becomes the more you live to see it. Growing up is a hard thing and this book really puts it into perspective. It's forever my recommendation to the world (mostly friends).

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[–] drewcontreras 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

48 laws of power! there is so much knowledge in that book. I've read many books, and that one had to have the biggest impact on my life

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[–] SUTURESELF 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Probably Walden by Thoreau. It seems very applicable to life, even if you're not living by yourself in the woods.

Never got why people said it was boring either, I thought it was very easy to want to read, its cozy.

I also love the Harry Potter series if im completely honest with myself, though I think I more like the universe and everything than the books for a literary merit (they are fun though).

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[–] fire_eyeballs 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I got it as an audiobook to listen to while on a car trip. It was interesting to hear a commentary of human vanity mixed in with shopping lists and several anecdotes.

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[–] SUTURESELF ago 

Well, I suppose those aren't necessarily mutually exclusive.

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[–] carrieandrsn 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Poet Anderson ...of Nightmares by Suzanne Young. I've always been fascinated by dreams and science behind them and this book has a quite unique take on it. Nightmares preparing us for real life events, The Dream World which is basically a shared human consciousness, guardians protecting humans from Night Terrors. Plus the story is dark, it's more of drama but it's so entertaining to read!!

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[–] fire_eyeballs 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

The first one I read was Season of Mists, and Lucifer blew my mind.

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