RE: Your Three Most Influential Books
June 12, 2015 at 5:15 am
(This post was last modified: June 12, 2015 at 5:17 am by Aroura.)
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My mom told me this was the book that got her hooked on Sci-fi, so I read it at age 11 or 12. It was one of the things that made me start to question religion. It's was also pretty scary for that age, and a good book in general.
Don't laugh, but I really find the little parable's in here applicable to my own daily life. I hate that word, parable, but it fits. I find them very useful to help me stay focused on positive things and not get caught up in a negative thought cycle (which is something that used to happen to me a lot more).
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I read this ages before the movie, and it has been my favorite short story ever since. It brilliantly illustrates some of the problems with our criminal justice system, but is also a beautiful story of hope, for the guilty and the innocent.
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
