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3 Books I have read that have changed my life

February 15, 2008 · 4 Comments

**  To Kill A Mockingbird — Harper Lee

**  Siddhartha — Herman Hesse

**  A Tree Grows in Brooklyn — Betty Smith

What are books that you have read that have made an impact on how you live?

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  • Late Bloomer // February 16, 2008 at 12:38 am

    Wow! Narrowing it down to three is a real challenge! There are so many books that have had significant impacts on the way I see the world, the way I value other people, and just generally how I live my life. I’ve read two of the three that you selected (To Kill a Mocking Bird and Tree Grows in Brooklyn) and they are definately on my list of favourites.

    I think the three I chose today would not necessarily be the ones that I would have chosen 5 years ago, and they may not be the ones that will stand out in future years but, for right now I’d have to say:

    1) Anne Frank - Diary of a Young Girl
    2) Living Simply with Children - Marie Sherlock
    3) Affluenza - DeGraaf/Wann/Naylor

    If I had the option of adding three more, I’d include:
    4) The Good Earth - Pearl S. Buck
    5) Garbage Land - Elizabeth Royte
    6) The Jade Peony - Wayson Choy

    It was fun going back over my book lists to make this selection!

  • geisharain // February 17, 2008 at 3:41 pm

    You are absolutely right Late Bloomer about choosing just 3 books! It was very very difficult for me too to choose ONLY 3 books as I have many favourite authors and books. I have read some of the ones your list too and would agree that they should also go in the list: The Good Earth, The Jade Peony, and Anne Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl (I remember I read this when I was very young and its impact on the way I thought about my own little world had change 180 degrees).

    There are so many inspiring books out there …. keep on reading!

  • Allison // February 17, 2008 at 3:42 pm

    1) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (have to agree with you on that one)
    2) The Kite Runner- Khaled Hosseini
    3) Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen

  • geisharain // February 20, 2008 at 10:58 pm

    Allison, those are 3 great picks. I’ve read all of them and the one out of your three I would say is one of my all time favourite is “Pride and Prejudice”.

    Keep up the good reads!

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