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101 Books That Have Touched, Shocked or Changed Me - Page 2

This is a list of books that I've read that had an impact on my life in some way. These books made me laugh or cry, they've shocked me, or impressed me with the story they told, and all of them have somehow stayed with me. Many of them are classics that you've probably already read, but some are not as widely known. I've also listed children's books that I've reread as an adult. Some of them I've read only once, some I've read over and over again.
I can honestly recommend all of them.
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
42
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
J.K. Rowling
43
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
44
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
Michael Cunningham
45
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
Isabel Allende
46
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
Philip Roth
47
The Hunger Angel (Herta Müller)
The Hunger Angel
Herta Müller
48
Hunting and Gathering
Hunting and Gathering
49
The Invention of Curried Sausage
The Invention of Curried Sausage
50
The Invention of Wings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Invention of Wings
Sue Monk Kidd
51
Jane Urquhart: The Stone Carvers
Jane Urquhart: The Stone Carvers
52
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
Octavia Butler
53
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
William Shakespeare
54
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
D.H. Lawrence
55
Lear (Edward Bond)
Lear
Edward Bond
56
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
John Ajvide Lindqvist
57
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
Kate Atkinson
58
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August
William Faulkner
59
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
Laura Esquivel
60
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R.Tolkien
61
The Lost Girl (D.H. Lawrence)
The Lost Girl
D.H. Lawrence
62
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
Andy Weir
63
Maus: The Complete Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus: The Complete Maus
Art Spiegelman
64
The Mercy Seat (Neil Labute)
The Mercy Seat
Neil Labute
65
Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
66
Middle Passage
Middle Passage
67
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
68
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
Willa Cather
69
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
Richard Wright
70
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami
71
Nothing
Nothing
72
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
73
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
Patrick Suskind
74
Popular Music From Vittula (Mikael Niemi)
Popular Music From Vittula
Mikael Niemi
75
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
William Goldman
76
The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)
The Reader
Bernhard Schlink
77
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
78
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
79
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
80
Ronja Robbersdaughter (Astrid Lindgren)
Ronja Robbersdaughter
Astrid Lindgren
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