Ok, here it is. Our own list of books we think anyone and everyone should read before they die. I don't mean just a good book.

I am looking for books that changed the way you think, made you look at things in a different perspective, opened your mind to something you'd never considered before, took you out of your comfort zone and forced you to acknowledge it, etc. In short, a book that made an impact. It can be a book for children or even a horror novel. It doesn't matter what genre.

Feel free to explain why the book had an impact on you. It makes for good discussions! :)

...Plus, lists are just fun.

Animal Farm
1984
The Giving Tree
Invisible Monsters
Animals in Translation Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Call of the Wild
Flowers for Algernon
To Kill a Mockingbird
Hardcore Zen Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality
A Wrinkle in Time

East of Eden
Reading Lolita in Tehran A Memoir in Books
The Giver
Sophie's Choice
The Things They Carried

I've got just a few:

Ender's Game
The Woman Warrior:Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
Family

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values (reread every 5-10 years, the book changes as you do)
Atlas Shrugged
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
Book of Five Rings The Classic Guide to Strategy
The Art of War

Probably should throw in New and Old Testament, The Koran, The Bhagavad Gita, Tao Te Ching, any other spiritual classics I'm missing?


(I second several of the books already listed)

Okay, so far we have:

1. Animal Farm
2. 1984
3. The Giving Tree
4. Invisible Monsters
5. Animals in Translation Using the Mysteries of 6. 6. Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
7. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
8. The Call of the Wild
9. Flowers for Algernon
10. To Kill a Mockingbird
11. Hardcore Zen Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality
12. A Wrinkle in Time
13. East of Eden
14. Reading Lolita in Tehran A Memoir in Books
15. The Giver
16. Sophie's Choice
17. The Things They Carried
18. Ender's Game
19. The Woman Warrior:Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
20. Family
21. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values
22. Atlas Shrugged
23. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
24. The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
25. Book of Five Rings The Classic Guide to Strategy
26. The Art of War

@stormhawk Feel free to add whatever you think fits this list.

1. Animal Farm
2. 1984
3. The Giving Tree
4. Invisible Monsters
5. Animals in Translation Using the Mysteries of 6. 6. Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
7. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
8. The Call of the Wild
9. Flowers for Algernon
10. To Kill a Mockingbird
11. Hardcore Zen Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality
12. A Wrinkle in Time
13. East of Eden
14. Reading Lolita in Tehran A Memoir in Books
15. The Giver
16. Sophie's Choice
17. The Things They Carried
18. Ender's Game
19. The Woman Warrior:Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
20. Family
21. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values
22. Atlas Shrugged
23. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
24. The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
25. Book of Five Rings The Classic Guide to Strategy
26. The Art of War
27. The Secret Garden
28. Great Expectations
29. Little Women
30. Island of the Blue Dolphins
31. Wit'ch Fire
32. The Da Vinci Code

Are we just making a list based on everyone's suggestions, or are we going to winnow the list as the result of discussion?

Not sure yet. If we get a lot more suggestions we might slim the list after discussions. If that's the case I was thinking maybe the top 30 or 50. :) That's if we'd ever be able to choose. lol

I'm surprised that I have only read 8 out of 32 of these books! LOL I guess it is a good idea that our group makes its own list. Besides, I trust the members of this groups suggestions more, than I would trust the suggestions from a random article. :) I like the look of some of these books... :)