2006-07-07 12:54:51 · 16 answers · asked by MRNOLA1979 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Trial--Franz Kafka: because of its brilliance and simplicity.
Franny and Zooey--JD Salinger: fired my love of reading and writing at the perfect time in my life.
Catch 22--Joseph Heller: because I never laugh out when I read but this story made me laugh, it was so tragically funny. Still does.
Nice question!
2006-07-07 18:40:16 · answer #1 · answered by jalfredprufrock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk both impacted me. The Catcher in the Rye made me truely appreciate the innocence of childhood and adolescence. Fight Club changed the way I looked at the inner structures of society and human nature, such as the unspoken idea that there is so much more to a scar than a mark on your skin. Subconsciously, everyone wants a scar, a story to tell, to viciously destroy something and have something to show to prove that "they did it", no one wants to die without a scar, without doing something "worthwhile". One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey was another wonderful book and the collection of poems by Jim Morrison also impacted me.
2016-03-26 20:54:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. I took an English course at a local college and the professor went through every detail in the book. He spend 15 weeks on that one play. I was so impressed that I started to write. I haven't stopped since.
2006-07-07 14:23:58 · answer #3 · answered by mac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jonathan Livingston by Richard Bach
2006-07-07 13:00:17 · answer #4 · answered by Ucdent 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stephen King's The Stand...In it, after a superflu wipes out over 90 percent of the population, a young man begins to suffer from appendicitis. The group he is travelling with has several college graduates, but none of them know anything that can save him. This made me think a little harder about what I wanted to do with my life.
2006-07-08 03:52:27 · answer #5 · answered by Question_Master_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have two. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff.
2006-07-07 14:54:04 · answer #6 · answered by hallidaelennon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Don Juan" by Carlos Castenada, "The Reluctant Messiah" by Richard Bach, but by far the most profound so far has been "A Course in Miracles"...www.acim.org
2006-07-07 16:18:53 · answer #7 · answered by luvisallthereis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Word!
AKA- The B.I.B.L.E.- Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth
2006-07-07 13:03:34 · answer #8 · answered by tiniri11 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Good Earth by: Pearl S. Buck
2006-07-07 12:57:53 · answer #9 · answered by Linnie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can name three: 1984 by George Orwell; 'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel; and 'Shake Hands With the Devil' by Romeo Dallaire
2006-07-07 13:02:36 · answer #10 · answered by happy dude 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋