Books that have heavily influenced you

[ScriptReadsMe]

What books have you read that changed your perception of the world or how you see yourself now? How did it change?

 

[Overstander]

The Holy tablets.....

complete overstanding of all!

 

[tehend]

The Bible

 

[FeloniousMonk]

What books have you read that changed your perception of the world?

how you see yourself now? How did it change?

I finally see myself as a normal
member of society. Years of feeling
like a marvel superhero(or villain)
because of my genetic inheritance....
I no longer feel like an outcast.







OT: Siddhartha (how I view myself),
Brothers Karamazov (how I view the world),
There's a lot more, but each of those
books worked as a fulcrum for me,
moving forward. I've personally found
some timeless truths in each of them

 

[EmpireShallFall]

 

[Mike]

1984 was the first book I read that really cemented my anti-government, big business, large organization mindset. You take too many people and put them in a group and everything always turns into a us vs them mentality. I don't share the blind trust many people seem to have for the powerful and those in positions of authority.



The Watchmen graphic novel made me really think about how subjective morality is when the stakes are high enough. It's possible to get to a point where you can't even tell what's right or wrong anymore. Is it worth sacrificing this many lives over here to save that many lives over there? Do we even have the right to treat peoples lives like numbers on a spreadsheet like that? First time I read something where I could really identify with everyone's point of view, including the villain.



A lot of Stephen Kings stuff, because oftentimes the good guys don't win. Characters that would normally be safe die, sometimes the villain is too strong, or is defeated but the price paid in the end is too high. Was refreshing compared to so much other fiction where the good guys always win, and if there are losses they are easy to predict.

 

[JAEGERX]

I've molded my whole fucking life after this:

 

[Starck]

Frank Herbert's Dune books, and several of Robert Heinlein's books (Time Enough for Love, Stranger in a Strange Land, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Starship Troopers).

 

[Kardashians]

when i was 16 and had my personal stuff n things going on, the tao somehow helped a lot. i mean not on its own, but tied in with everything else i was doing to help myself, it just did something for me, idk. i ended up becoming incredibly happy and peaceful with life etc. was a nice time.

still read it now n then and keep a lot of it in mind tbh

 

[Kardashians]

1984 was the first book I read that really cemented my anti-government, big business, large organization mindset. You take too many people and put them in a group and everything always turns into a us vs them mentality. I don't share the blind trust many people seem to have for the powerful and those in positions of authority.



The Watchmen graphic novel made me really think about how subjective morality is when the stakes are high enough. It's possible to get to a point where you can't even tell what's right or wrong anymore. Is it worth sacrificing this many lives over here to save that many lives over there? Do we even have the right to treat peoples lives like numbers on a spreadsheet like that? First time I read something where I could really identify with everyone's point of view, including the villain.



A lot of Stephen Kings stuff, because oftentimes the good guys don't win. Characters that would normally be safe die, sometimes the villain is too strong, or is defeated but the price paid in the end is too high. Was refreshing compared to so much other fiction where the good guys always win, and if there are losses they are easy to predict.

lol sounds like this sort of thing would contribute to misery

 

[AgonyandIrony]

“You have to study and learn so that you can make up your own mind. Stock your mind, stock your mind. It is your house of treasure and no one in the world can interfere with it. If you won the Irish Sweepstakes and bought a house that needed furniture would you fill it with bits and pieces of rubbish? Your mind is your house and if you fill it with rubbish from the cinemas, it will rot in your head. You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.”

 

[Chesten_Hesten]

The Big Coloring Book of Vaginas was pretty revealing.

 

[Gorack]

The Big Coloring Book of Vaginas was pretty revealing.

That one made a severe impact on my pink crayon budget.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

 

[Chesten_Hesten]

That one had a severe impact on my pink crayon budget.

I used fuchsia.

 

[INTERL0PER]

1984
Brave New World
Watchmen

Honestly, I need to read more.

 

[Chesten_Hesten]

Honestly this one's been a rather insightful read. Fun to ponder.

 

[scorpipede]

"To Kill A Mockingbird" and "Lord of the Flies" were pretty influential. I read them both relatively young and they dealt with some pretty heavy shit. I wrote papers in high school about their influence on my understanding of the world and got rave reviews from my teachers. Seems I understood very well what the instructors thought the authors wanted their readers to get out of their efforts. For whatever that's worth.

 

[scorpipede]

plus

for so many reasons.

 

[Pixelated Porn]