posted on Sep, 7 2005 @ 09:55 AM
Well - I think in many respects, any truly good book could and should change your life in some ways...The author has transcribed their
trials and tribulations to us all for our own edification, or amusement in some cases...
There are so many books I could probably list here, but brain cells are limited these days and I’ll only try and share with you all the most
profound…
The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair:
One really should read up on the history and turmoil this book stirred up before reading it to fully grasp the entire scope of this literary work…A
truly invigorating read that sends shivers up and down your spine
Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad:
Unfortunately, I hear the word “darkness” now and think Charlie Murphey…lol...But again, what a beautiful piece of symbolism this book is –
And one of the few books that I can say produced a movie which became as near and dear to me as the book itself…
Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum, or The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, by Heinrich Böll:
I was introduced to this book in a college German literature class and was really mesmerized by the book – One of the few books I had to read in
college that I actually read twice! It’s a story of morals, virtues and reputations that are lost, won back, and then questioned for a lifetime –
Primal human urges and instincts that can twist your life into endless circles…
Night, by Elie Wiesel:
Again, another book I had to read for a World Religions course in college – Smacks of the disheartening and surreal adventures of one man and his
father into the concentration camps of Nazi Germany – Even if you’ve seen Schindler’s List, you haven’t fully grasped the conditions of that
era until you’ve read this very short but powerful book…
Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman:
When you’re looking for a work of art that can show you the beauty and evil of our world, one needs to look no further than the poems found in this
master collection…I’m drawn to it for inspiration, revelation, despair and grief….There’s literally a poem for every mood and emotion, and
each one with its own sublime beauty and grace…
The Harry Potter Series, by J.K. Rowling:
Simply put, because it makes me feel like a imaginative young child again every time I read them…
There are many many others, but these are the ones that first spring to mind…
[edit on 9/7/2005 by EnronOutrunHomerun]