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Books That Affected Me Most Profoundly

Books that changed my life, rewired my brain, or otherwise affected me. Definitely not exhaustive, but roughly in the order that I encountered them.
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Narnia (The Chornicles of Narnia) (C. S. Lewis)
Narnia (The Chornicles of Narnia)
1
C. S. Lewis
Little House Series (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House Series
2
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Mr. Revere and I (Robert Lawson)
Mr. Revere and I
3
Robert Lawson
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
4
Louisa May Alcott
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
5
Scott O'Dell
Ramona (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona
6
Beverly Cleary
Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg
Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg
7
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Koningsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
8
E. L. Koningsburg
For Freedom: The Story of a French Spy (Kimberly Brubaker Bradley)
For Freedom: The Story of a French Spy
9
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Hunger Games (Collins)
Hunger Games
10
Collins
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
11
Margaret Mitchell
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
12
Charlotte Bronte
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
13
Jane Austen
Fire (Kristen Cashore)
Fire
14
Kristen Cashore
Code Name Verity (Elizabeth Wein)
Code Name Verity
15
Elizabeth Wein
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
16
Leo Tolstoy
The Complete Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant (Ulysses S. Grant)
The Complete Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
17
Ulysses S. Grant
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
18
Markus Zusak
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
19
Leo Tolstoy
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
20
Ayn Rand
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
21
Edith Wharton
Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
Portrait of a Lady
22
Henry James
Finding Darwin's God (Kenneth Miller)
Finding Darwin's God
23
Kenneth Miller
The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years (Robert M. Hazen)
The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years
24
Robert M. Hazen
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
25
J.R.R.Tolkien
Girls With Swords (Lisa Bevere)
Girls With Swords
26
Lisa Bevere
Killer Angels (Shaara, Michael)
Killer Angels
27
Shaara, Michael
Till We Have Faces (C.S. Lewis)
Till We Have Faces
28
C.S. Lewis
The Far Pavilions (M.M. Kaye)
The Far Pavilions
29
M.M. Kaye
Any of the "Masters of Rome" Series by Colleen McCullough
Any of the "Masters of Rome" Series by Colleen McCullough
30
The Valley of Vision (Arthur Bennett)
The Valley of Vision
31
Arthur Bennett
The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Silmarillion
32
J.R.R. Tolkien
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
33
A Tale of Two Cities (Dickens, Charles)
A Tale of Two Cities
34
Dickens, Charles
The Gulag Archipelago (Solzhenitsyn)
The Gulag Archipelago
35
Solzhenitsyn
The Things They Carry (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carry
36
Tim O'Brien
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science (Richard Holmes)
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
37
Richard Holmes
St. Petersburg: A Cultural History (Solomon Volkov)
St. Petersburg: A Cultural History
38
Solomon Volkov
Vilette (Charlotte Bronte)
Vilette
39
Charlotte Bronte
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
40
T.H. White
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