Basically what the title says: Is there any fiction book you’ve ever read that has emotionally or intellectually connected with you so much it changed the way you viewed the world, changed the way you viewed yourself or changed the way you viewed life (your own or in general)?
If so…
- What book was it?
- Why did it connect so well with you?
- How did it make you feel?
- And how did it change you?
Just to emphasize, I’m solely asking about works of fiction here. So nothing like reading just an academic book on philosophy or a self-help book or something.
The Phantom Tollbooth taught me to really see the world instead of hurrying to the next whatever. The Tao of Pooh helped reinforce that, trying to avoid being a Busy Backson. Snow Crash broadened the heck out of my horizons, and kicked my curiosity into gear.