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26 Books That Had a Huge Impact on the Lives of the Folks Who Read Them

"The impact of reading the right book at the right time can't be overestimated. For some people, a work of literature means the difference between the path they took and the one they might've chosen before coming across it. So there were plenty of impassioned responses when Reddit user u/Elegant-Truth3903 asked the folks of r/books, "Out of all the books you['ve] read, which one do you remember the most that impacted your life?"
From classics to modern young adult novels, here are 26 books that changed the course of these readers' lives."
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Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
1
Suzanne Collins
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
2
Maya Angelou
The Yellow Wallpaper (Gilman, Charlotte Perkins)
The Yellow Wallpaper
3
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower
4
Octavia E Butler
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
5
Betty Smith
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
6
Khaled Hosseini
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
7
Douglas Adams
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
8
Richard Wright
Alanna: The First Adventure (Tamora Pierce)
Alanna: The First Adventure
9
Tamora Pierce
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
10
Gary Paulsen
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
11
Daphne Du Maurier
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
12
Toni Morrison
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts and Crosses
13
Malorie Blackman
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
14
Kurt Vonnegut
Battle Royale (Koushun Tatami)
Battle Royale
15
Koushun Tatami
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
16
J.D. Salinger
Down and Out in Paris and London (George Orwell)
Down and Out in Paris and London
17
George Orwell
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
18
Mary Shelley
Kitchen Confidential (Anthony Bourdain)
Kitchen Confidential
19
Anthony Bourdain
It's Kind of a Funny Story (Ned Vizzini)
It's Kind of a Funny Story
20
Ned Vizzini
The Man Who Talks to Whales (Jim Nollman)
The Man Who Talks to Whales
21
Jim Nollman
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
22
Norton Juster
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
23
L.M. Montgomery
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
24
Frank Herbert
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
25
Hanya Yanagihara
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
26
J.R.R. Tolkien
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