Which books (any genre) changed you for the better? Could you also tell me how it changed you?
Which books (any genre) changed you for the better? Could you also tell me how it changed you?
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A is for Alibi – Sue Grafton. Amazing, strong, single and ok woman P.I. who knocks it out of the park for 25/26 letters of the alphabet. Really the first time I noticed a woman doing this. Love Kinsey Millhone.
@Trish I love books on strong women.
She started writing these in the 80s, so as a twenty-something back then it impacted me greatly.
The Alphabet ends with Y. I cried when I heard that Sue Grafton passed away last year.
Yes, so sad. That’s why I said 25/26. I think we should scrap Z from the alphabet in respect!!
The Hate U Give, Two Boys Kissing, Wonder… I’m sure there are more
the first two because I was raised very conservative christian and lived a sheltered privileged life and never had to think about the types of issues dealt with by so many other people. Helped give me some perspective and be more mindful about a lot of things both in myself and in others.
The Alchemist. Changed my outlook on life. Look for the small things in my life that make big difference.
The Alchemist entirely changed my perspective. For the better.
harry potter-really changed me,from how to treat rmy friends and my family.it teaches me that no one is perfect.and we have all worst side and good side.
Books of Osho and with meditation
Every book I read adds to my perspective, The Alchemist, Gone with the Wild, Shantaram, The Caine Mutiny, Lonesome Dove to name a few.
The Missing Postman by Mark Wallington.
The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen.
The Lucifer effect. Really learned how power can turn you evil . How even the good can become bad if given authority or power. And how the real hero’s are the ones who use their power to do good. “Evil is knowing better, but willingly doing worse.” (My favorite quote of Zimbardo)
It help me understand how the human mind works.
Great question, but there are so many!
@Kathryn true, and I made this post to motivate myself to read books with a purpose, and I love seeing how books change people.
The autobiography of Malcolm x the mental power of how someone can completely change themself from a toxic person to the opposite and be a sober ,healthy,good person just trying to better the world while he did an amazing job at it.the book changed my outlook on life. When you think your stuck at whatever position you are in life the book showed me your only as stuck as you let yourself be.