Listopia > Heather Stone's votes on the list Books That Changed My World (21 Books)
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Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1)
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"Just one example of the power of the Discworld and Terry Pratchett's unbelievable amazing writing."
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1984
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Atlas Shrugged
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Night
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"poignant and true. Inspired hatred of all genocidal acts in any nation."
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The Stand
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"A fantastic story. I use as a yardstick for all horror stories "
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The Power of One (The Power of One, #1)
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"A great story and example of an individual shaping their own destiny."
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The Lord of the Rings
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"What reader did not have their lives (and their love of fantasy) changed forever by the Hobbit and the LOTR?"
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Dune (Dune #1)
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"Magnificent writing and another yardstick against which to measure all other SF and Fantasy writers."
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Brave New World
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"Helped shape and mould my earliest political ideals."
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Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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"Pure romance. Pure beauty. Inspirational writing for all ages."
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The Catcher in the Rye
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"Awe inspiring. Fed my teen existensionalist angst decades before I ever heard the words stream of consciousness. "
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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"Just Magic"
Heather
rated it 5 stars
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Eat, Pray, Love
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"This is a beautiful, magnificently crafted inspirational and motivational book that will become an all time classic."
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Fahrenheit 451
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"Affected and has remained as a part of the development of my political and sociological consciousness"
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The Importance of Being Earnest
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"Wilde's scathing wit and superb craftmanship made him one of my measuring sticks for good comedy and satire"
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide: Five Complete Novels and One Story (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)
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"I NEVER travel without my white towel and copy of The Guide!"
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My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1)
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"Durrell's humourous and insightful autobigraphical observations of people and animals made him a delight that has endured since my childhood."
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Dracula
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"This, with The Stand (King) and Sunshine (Robin McKinley) is my baseline for good horror tales."
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On the Road
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"Became a part of my psyche in another lifetime when one generation thought it could mend the world."
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull
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"I too learned that I could fly."
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Heidi (Heidi, #1-2)
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"Magic thinking. My early romance."
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