Call me paranoid, but I always see this question as a trap. It means you are about to be judged on your literary taste, so you'd better come up with an obscure but significant work of literature - like a poem by Rilke (quick! what's his full name?). What I come up with is The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.
As a child, I read and re-read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and its sequels countless times, and wanted nothing more than to find my own way to Narnia. I spent a portion of my childhood trying to get to Narnia through closets, cabinets, laundry nooks, and even the cracks between sofa cushions. This book opened my imagination and introduced me to other worlds.
When I re-read this book as an adult, I found the various undertones to be inspiring and thought provoking. Yet the kid in me still hopes to find my way to Narnia.
i would say Atlas Shrugged was a game changer for me. the philosophical implications are timeless and universal. e.g. the modern gov wants to tax hard working successful people and reward lazy couch people who feel entitled to money for some reason. in addition i totally subscribe to the philosophy that if we take care of ourselves as individuals we will be better off as a whole.
ReplyDeleteon a different heard about an interesting book called The Dive Bell and the Butterfly. its about a stroke victum who writes a book by blinking with one eye