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Listopia > Kteba's votes on the list Books That Changed My World (40 Books)
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Mating
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"It is a completely different way of looking at a relationship. Also, I haven't read a book like this before or since."
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rated it 5 stars
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We Need to Talk About Kevin
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The Diary of a Young Girl
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1984
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"Shaped the way I view civil liberties."
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rated it 5 stars
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The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
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"An indelible perspective on reproductive rights, and the role of women."
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rated it 5 stars
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Gone with the Wind
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"Scarlett!"
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rated it 5 stars
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Animal Farm
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"The beginning of critical thinking."
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rated it 5 stars
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The Color Purple
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Jane Eyre
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"All of us little nerd girls are Jane, aren't we?"
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rated it 5 stars
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Charlotte’s Web
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
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"A young girl can do anything if necessary."
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rated it 5 stars
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East of Eden
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The Outsiders
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The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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"I didn't know a book could be like this."
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rated it 5 stars
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Sophie’s Choice
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The Women's Room
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
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A Tale of Two Cities
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The Scarlet Letter
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
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"Anne helps little girls (like my once-self) to have the courage of their convictions."
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rated it 5 stars
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Tess of the D’Urbervilles
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"Key in shaping my sexual politics."
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rated it 5 stars
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Persuasion
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"Austen helps put the behavior of ourselves and others in a clearer light, and helps us to be better people."
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rated it 5 stars
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Lolita
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"Indelible in its love of language. The joy of word play."
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rated it 5 stars
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The Art of War
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
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"If you understand this book, and for me it took at least three readings, then you can begin to understand the cost of American slavery."
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rated it 5 stars
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Black Like Me
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"The weight of black skin."
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rated it 5 stars
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The Fountainhead
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"Although simplistic, it does help one to understand the idea of living by one's principles."
Kteba
rated it 4 stars
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Les Fleurs du Mal
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Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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"A story every American should know."
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rated it 5 stars
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The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3)
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"If you find yourself at home in Gormenghast, you've discovered something important about yourself."
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rated it 5 stars
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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"As a writer, I love the freedom this exemplifies."
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Out
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"The potential for rage in the Japanese woman. A very different perspective than what might be expected."
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rated it 5 stars
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Passing
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Bastard Out of Carolina
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"That anyone can survive this type of betrayal and has the guts to write nakedly about it is inspirational."
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rated it 5 stars
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Antigone (Theban Plays, #3)
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"If you want to know how serious things can get, go to the Greeks. Also, it shows how you can do the right thing and get slaughtered for it."
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rated it 4 stars
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
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"Again with the critical thinking."
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rated it 5 stars
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Frankenstein
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Never Let Me Go
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