4.22 avg rating — 2,009,171 ratings

"Silliness and fun. "

4.14 avg rating — 10,401 ratings

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4.45 avg rating — 28,520 ratings

"Make the world more beautiful. "

4.06 avg rating — 42,803 ratings

"Mind bending. Like yoga for your brain. "

4.03 avg rating — 1,614,185 ratings

"This was really popular when I was a teenager, and it was getting banned from schools across the country. "

4.27 avg rating — 136,630 ratings

"A true classic."

3.81 avg rating — 77,326 ratings

"More brain yoga. Like Einstein's Dreams, except about space instead of time. "

4.35 avg rating — 4,966 ratings

"Other people's secrets are so fascinating. "

3.95 avg rating — 41,591 ratings

"Ok, so this one wasn't around when I was 17. But it's still worth it. "

3.99 avg rating — 2,068,045 ratings

"One of the original dystopias. Fair warning, this does not end happily. "

3.99 avg rating — 234,608 ratings

"I love how you have to work it out for yourself."

4.34 avg rating — 732 ratings

"Poetry can be really eye opening. I have always preferred poetry that rhymes."

3.63 avg rating — 1,007 ratings

"I LOVE Mark Twain. I almost hate saying it because it sounds cliché, but really he's just great. "

3.85 avg rating — 125,036 ratings

"Yes, I actually read this as a 17 year old. It isn't profound, and you've probably already read it by now. "

4.03 avg rating — 76,339 ratings

"Mysterious and beautiful."

4.46 avg rating — 251 ratings

"Jeeves (who you should also read) puts everything back together. Uncle Fred, on the other hand, takes everything apart. Much more fun!"

3.87 avg rating — 379,732 ratings

"It turns out that brains are more complicated than right side & left side, but this is still a great book. Skip the explanations and go straight for the drawing exercises. "