Question: Life Changing Books?

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[matthunterrlf]

lets see...when i was 14 stephen kings "it" had a huge impact...the part where patrick hostetler or whatever the fuck his name was murdered his baby brother in the crib fucked me up....dont know why....all the nightmarish shit in that book...that part hung in my mind for months after...but as an adult definitely "blood meridian"

[gnites88]

@matthunterrlf "It" has been something I always wanted to read. You've really got my interest with this Blood Meridian.

[sduffyfilms]

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

[gnites88]

@sduffyfilms Really? Never read it, I've wanted to, but I didn't think it was a book like that?

[thazzchair]

Cat's Cradle, when read around the same time as Emerson and Thoreau, will shake your perception of almost everything. At least that was my experience.

[BryanEKS89]

Anything by Terence Mckenna.

[frzzu]

Definitely has to be a legit English copy of the holy Quran. If you actually read a "real" version of it, one without all the lies that our society has come to believe, the book is a very complete narration of the abrahamic faith. Recommend it for all, give it a chance( forget all the Garbage). :)

[ebtatn13]

I enjoyed darkness visible by william golding. Amazing religious symbolism mixed with lots of sexual undertones. A lil hard to read tho

[thazzchair]

@gnites88 I read Emerson's "Self-Reliance" and Thoreau's Walden, at least bits of it. I found Emerson a little frustrating, but Walden is gorgeous. I would recommend them both, for sure. Both those pieces and Cat's Cradle definitely have an everything-you-think-is-real-i­s-actually-made-up-and-pointle­ss sort of vibe to them.

[fuckestupest]

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut 

[MusicalEuphorias]

Hell yeah, Siddhartha changed my life too! This book really covers the idea of Samsara well. It almost makes it seem easy to give up your possesions and become a monk. Search for higher purpose and all that jazz.  I think Herman Hesse's Steppenwolf even impacted me more. I would say Island by Aldous Huxley impacted my life. The Light of the Soul; Yoga Sutras of Patanjali commentary by Alice A Bailey for non-fiction. The Ethics by Spinoza!

[laurenbgrove]

@gnites88 Aww. :(. It's still a great read. Very sad though, however, I'm glad I had an opportunity to have read it. Whenever you're not reading other books, you should give it another go. :)

[TheMusicalInquiry]

@gnites88 The Stranger is one of my favorites too, I think if you enjoyed the more existential themes in that, you'll really love The Fall. It's in my top 5 favorite novels.

[matthunterrlf]

@gnites88 yeah man...when u get the time type "yalecourses blood meridian" in the youtube search bar and check our her video....may give you and idea of whether u want to read it or not...it's definitely not for all tastes...as far is"it" is concerned...reading it now as an adult it may come off sort of hokey...but at 14 holy shit...

[DallasShalDune]

@gnites88 Most of my Lit profs, who are smart people, hate Absalom. Most people seem to hate Absalom, though I have to admit I love it. I'd start with Light in August because its themes are perfectly executed, or "Rose for Emily" as a short story because it is effectively creepy. Maybe try Sanctuary, because it is surprisingly arresting.