Is it normal for books to change the way i think?

Sword of Truth series, The Complete Tales, Essays and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (absolutely adore him), The Complete Tales of H.P. Lovecraft, Fahrenheit 451, Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm, Chronicles of Narnia, Phantom Tollbooth

So many books have had a profound effect on me. Wether, they be poetry or fantasy:)

Rainer Maria Rilke, Stevie Smith, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Wicked, Abarat, Inkheart, Manga, Roald Dahl, Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Peter Pan, Lewis Carol, Gregory Maguire, Frank Beddor, The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede, Time Quintet by Madeleine L'Engle, Trina Schart Hyman,etc

The one that had the MOST impact on me was NARUTO.

Fahrenheit 451- ray Bradbury, animal farm& 1984- George Orwell, night - elie wisel, lord of the flies, anything by Poe, the book thief, flowers for Algernon

Scar Tissue-Anthony Kiedis

1984, Catcher In The Rye, Animal Farm (*especially* Animal Farm), Of Mice And Men...

None of those are very original choices I know, but they have all changed the way I have thought about things, although often in a different way to most people that I know.

Wow. Where to start?

Books that have shaped me as a person: Brave New World, English Passengers, Slaughterhouse 5, Herland, To Kill a Mockingbird, Breakfast of Champions, Metamorphosis, Catch 22, Sophie's World.

Books that have touched me and made me cry: On Hundred Years of Solitude, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, English Passengers, Breakfast of Champions, All Quiet on the Western Front, Chronicle of a Death Foretold.

Favourite book: I genuinely believe One Hundred Years of Solitude is the most beautiful book ever written. But there are candidates for favourite in all the above. And books not listed above which I could choose too, like Catcher in the Rye, 1984, A Clockwork Orange, Great Expectations. I'm going to stick with One Hundred Years of Solitude, though. There is one run-on paragraph about a girl ascending to the heavens which made the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

I feel almost embarrassed to say which books have impacted me the most, given the books listed by other users.

Anyways, my 3 favorite books would have to be:

1) The Count of Monte Cristo- Alexandre Dumas
2) Mutiny on the Bounty- William Bligh
3) A Walk in the Woods- Bill Bryson.

My all-time favorite book would have to be The Count of Monte Cristo. There is nothing more interesting, suspenseful and well written than anything else (in my opinion). The book contains elements of adventure, romance, revenge and I also love how the characters interact with one another.

Mutiny on the Bounty is another favorite. It's actually a book about a true story. I'll let you read more about the situation here: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutiny_on_the_bounty" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutiny_on_the_bounty</a>

And as for A Walk in the Woods. I don't think there has ever been a book more mind stimulating and interesting as this, for me anyways. Now mind you, I don't read THAT often, so my opinions on favorite books could change. But this book made me realize how important it is to conserve America's natural forestry and to simply, enjoy nature and embrace it. The book is based on a true story of the author taking a hike on the Appalachian Trail (trying to complete the entire length). He goes on this adventure with his overweight friend, and intersperses tales and true stories about the Appalachian Mountains, along with a little history behind it all. Very fascinating.

The astonishing of Fanboy and Gothgirl. That was so vicarious for me that I was obsessed with it for months.Also one book that will remain my favorite is Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli.

My favorite book is Animal Farm. I can see someone already mentioned it.

Johnathan Livingstone Seagull.

Oh absolutly.