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ITT: the first book you remember that really effected you

>> No.1462165
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>>1462144
>effected

>> No.1462174
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The Catcher in the Rye, it helped cement my opinions on American literature forever shit

>> No.1462182

>>1462165
>power to produce results; efficacy; force; validity; influence
i meant what i said, buddy

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>> No.1462187
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this book taught me what true love is.

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obligatory

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out of all the crap I was forced to read in high school, the first book I really made a connection to was frankenstein. I love bits of philosophy in my books, and the existentialism was amazing and thought-provoking to me.

the parts of the book that didn't have the monster were meh though.

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I think Orwell is the best English essayist I've ever read, and his work is massive in scope. A lot of the things I read in there as a kid still come back to me know, years later.

The older I get, the more I think that Orwell may be the best writer in English of the 20th century. His work isn't maybe as flashy as some of the other obvious contenders, but he left his mark on the culture.

>> No.1462210

1984, it made me question lots of things.

>> No.1462220

>>1462189
mossflower > *

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read it as a child and have dreamed of the peaceful solitude of an uncharted island ever since. he even had books.

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>> No.1462248

>>1462206
Does that book have all his essays?

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I remember thinking how beautiful & understated this book was when I first read it, & learning it's okay to have very muted feelings, whether they're good or bad.

>> No.1462306

1984

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>> No.1462523

>>1462174
did it also give you the urge to kill john lennon? :D

>> No.1462954

>>1462248

Possibly, it's not the one I actually have, which is pre intawebz. It's just a random image. Sry

>> No.1462966

>>1462315

Yep, that's the one.

Also, the movie adaptation incited my very first nerd rage.

>> No.1462998

the His Dark Materials trilogy in 7th grade. I was already starting to question my religion and that series kind of pushed me over the edge

>> No.1463044

>>1462187
goddamn you made me laugh
i hope you have a good night

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>>1462315

This guy got me thinking the most. He was by far the demon that disturbed me the most.

He introduced me to the concept of subtle, banal evil, far more horrible than anything with big fangs and claws. You knew where you stood with gaping maws and serrated teeth.

When I was 8, Norton Juster introduced my to Nyarlathotep.

>> No.1463208

>>1462144

>ITT: the first book you remember that really effected you
>ITT: the first book you remember that really affected you

fix'd

>> No.1463353

>>1463208
I think OP means "the primordial reading that made you who you are today," in which case, "Phantom Tollbooth effected me" is a bit poetical, but i think passes grammarian muster.

>> No.1463364

>>1463353
Effected change in me maybe.
Unless there is an even more obscure usage out there.

>> No.1463394

No shit: Bambi
and when I saw the Disney flick, I was bummed they left out the fawn raised by humans who walked right up to a hunter

btw, I love venison
sorry Bambi

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I read several books before this, but I don't remember liking any of them as much as this.

>> No.1463426

>>1462144
Just got that at a booksale today op!

And if you mean the very first book, then maybe 'The Giving Tree.' Otherwise it would be 'The Master and Margarita'.

>> No.1463455

>effected

Leave and never come back OP.

That book is a trite piece of bullshit.