The book that changed your life.

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz radically altered my worldview. My mom and sister both recommended it to me, and I was little hesitant about the Toltec spirituality factor, because I'm wildly atheistic, but I'm so glad I read it. It's the kind of advice that is easy to learn and hard to master, but even with imperfect mastery, it's remarkably helpful.

"We all looked up" 

And The Ass Saw The Angel by Nick Cave 

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

It's a pretty depressing book, but it was also so fascinating. I just couldn't put it down. It felt like a true look at a person's soul, and a person I was the complete opposite of, which made it all the more interesting to read.

Homestuck

the boy in the striped pajamas 

honestly overall its an incredibly sad book. cried A LOT. 

I've been really interested in tearjerkers lately, so heres a couple:

No Longer Human - my god this books depressing. 

My Absolute Darling - absolutely GOD TIER. amazingly written. hits close to home if you have any history with abuse/SA, especially by a family member, so trigger warning for that

The Way I used to Be - another trigger for SA, the author perfectly writes self sabotage and hypersexuality after being SAd and its insanely good.

also, i really enjoyed all of rupi kaurs books. a lot of people think shes just cringy tumblr poetry, and some of her poems could definitely fit that. but her works genuinely changed my life, and if youre into poetry shes worth a read.

also, I have no mouth and I must scream changed my writing style a lot. Another great read, really short.

Then first one was White Fang by Jack London, I heard it first around age 5 and I became obsessed with Wolves, which led me to watch a documentary about the Sawtooth pack and become really obsessed with protecting wolves and learning about them. 

when I was like 8 I read a series called Chronicles of Ancient Darkness and that radically changed my personality for a really long time, idk if the books were actually good but my friends and I would literally only talk about it, and would constantly quote the characters. It was probably really annoying to others. 

Last winter I read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K. Dick, which I wasn't expecting to impact me as deeply as it did. I then read J.M. Coetzee's The Lives of Animals right after and for some reason that combination altered my brain chemistry.

Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer is also really intense and highly recommended. 

white rabbit red wolf this story is a lie 

an amazing book nothing has quite topped it. i read it a couple years ago because my school was doing this christmas reading thing where they wrapped books in wrapping paper and then you had to read it. my friends were all like “take this book its easy” since im dyslexic and generally, up until that point, did not like reading. my intuition told me to choose that one though and im so glad i did. after that i read all thats left in the world and again it was amazing really really good

Probably Homestuck

lol

the stranger by albert camus. .i think there's a special bond between 14 yr old me and this book that can't be described in words . 

So B. it

Basically its about this girl who lives with her disabled mom and neighbor. She goes on a journey of self discovery to find her family and the origin of a word her mom keeps using, "Soof". Had me fukin weeping at the end, its tecnicallt a kinds book but it goes so damn hard.

 Suicidas (Raphael Montes)

Desde o começo do livro ja é apresentado topicos importantes, como pedofilia, depressão e problemas familiares. Mas o final realmente me surpreendeu, não esperava um livro tão bom,com um spoiler bem escrito e imaginável^_~

 O livro me fez mudar muito a minha mente e pensar mais sobre pautas importantes!!

Recomendo muito! Além de ser um livro nacional brasileiro.

Hell Followed With Us was certainly the best book I've ever read and it influenced my writing style. This is coming from a guy who named himself after Percy Jackson.

sin duda seria el retrato de Dorian Gray de Oscar Wilde, me ocasiono un miedo irracional a envejecer y me hizo cuestionarme hasta donde puede llegar la vanidad?

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

The Curious Garden

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

the things i would do to read it for the first time again that book literally altered my brain chemisty

That's a great question! A book that deeply influenced me is Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning. It is not only a memoir of his time in the concentration camps, but also a guide to finding purpose even in the darkest of situations. It changed my attitude to life's challenges by emphasizing resilience and the importance of meaning. In general, I really enjoy reading. I feel that books develop me, just like my college studies. I use https://edubirdie.com/essay-writing-services-reviews to improve my grades and to take time for self-development. I think my goal will be to get an honors degree!

a monster calls by patrick ness

so sad. i just know that i will think of this book later on in life, if and when i am to face illness of loved ones.

a house in the cerulean sea by tj klune.

so wholesome and queer with found family and an amazing message <3

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino restored my sense of wonder and propelled me towards pursuing my undergraduate and (later) my master's degree.

Der Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse.

I got hit with a post game depression after I finished it, I'm literally Harry Haller