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post #61 of 78
9/2/08 at 12:01am
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And speaking of Richard Bach, mmm, how about Jonathon Livingston Seagull? That one was pretty amazing
YES! I loved Illusions:adventures of a reluctant messiah too!
post #62 of 78
9/2/08 at 12:02am
For me is was The Da Vinci Code
post #63 of 78
9/2/08 at 12:32am
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And speaking of Richard Bach, mmm, how about Jonathon Livingston Seagull? That one was pretty amazing
thats the first book that came to mind when i saw this thread. its a book i routinely gift to people. really i love all of bach's books but this is the one that started it for me.....i read it as a young child of 6-8 say and kept reading it all through well, my whole life and i'm in my 30s now

also most of madeliene l'engle's books

conversations with god trilogy

dou you believe in magic? bringing the sixties home an awesome look back with some of the "great minds" of the time and some just folks

the clan of the cave bear series........ i would never have made it through my relationship with dd's abusive alcholic dad without those books

take a little piece of my heart the sequel to pamela des barres' i''m witrh the band....it may be time to read that one again actually
post #64 of 78
9/2/08 at 1:46am
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White Oleander -- the writing! It just blew me out of the water.
White Oleander is my that book. I have read it over 15 times, probably. It's just the most beautiful book. Each time I read it, I discover something new and beautiful. I love Janet Fitch's writing so much. It's so gorgeous. And coming from California, it also speaks to me of my California, my Los Angeles, that I miss...this book IS California to me, while I'm away. I love this book so much.

Her other novel, Paint It Black, is also beautiful, as well. I've only read it 3 or 4 times, but that's probably because I haven't owned it as long.

A lot of Joan Didion's work also changed me, especially Play It As It Lays and some of her essay collections like Slouching Toward Bethlehem and The White Album.
post #65 of 78
9/2/08 at 2:09am
Everything by Michelle Tea really resonates with me.

Valencia

Rent Girl

(her first novel has a very long title and I can't remember it right now but it rocks)

The Chelsea Whistle
post #66 of 78
9/2/08 at 4:34pm
Most certainly

Fiction:

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, and to a lesser extent the whole Altantic/Avalon series.

The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk. I very much love the clash of worlds here and the idealism/dystopic worlds depicted. So so so much to think about.

Non-fiction:

The Spiral Dance by Starhawk sure it's pretty much a beginner's book, but I still find depth to it with each re-read.

Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd really touched a chord with me that sort of healed my spiritual hurts
post #67 of 78
9/2/08 at 5:45pm
Girlfriend in a Coma - Douglas Coupland
Brightness Falls - Jay McInerney
The Rules of Attraction - Bret Easton Ellis
post #68 of 78
9/4/08 at 7:22pm
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Originally Posted by oiseau View Post
For me, anything by Barbara Kingsolver. All of her books just speak to me so much. The Bean Trees is my personal favorite, but I've read all of her books and I would recommend all of them.
The Time Traveler's Wife is another book I absolutely LOVE.
YES! My favorite BK is Prodigal Summer. I'm rereading The Time Travelers Wife right now.
post #69 of 78
9/8/08 at 8:48pm
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. I love all her books, but this one has literally changed the way that I live.
post #70 of 78
9/8/08 at 10:10pm
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis. Also all 3 books in the Space Trilogy.
post #71 of 78
9/8/08 at 10:43pm
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Who wrote:Man's search...?
Viktor E. Frankl. Man's Search for Meaning is at the top of any list of books for me. I read it every year or two.

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, especially The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
post #72 of 78
9/8/08 at 10:46pm
The Giver. I read it when I was a kid and have read it over and over again. It makes me cry every time. The whole trilogy is good, but the first one is the best.

The Mists of Avalon. LONG, but so so good!

1984. Freaks me out sometimes because our society could go that way so easily. Same with [I]The Handmaid's Tale[/] and [I]Brave New World[/].

Spiritual Midwifery. Solidified my desire to be a midwife, as well as a hippie.

Toxic Parents I read this after cutting off contact with my mother and I cried through the whole thing. It made me realize that I've been taking responsibility for everyone else's happiness and going crazy when they're not.
post #73 of 78
9/8/08 at 11:01pm
Hmmm....I read so many things over the years and I tend to forget what I see quickly afterwards.

BUT. Here's a few I remember.

Eat, Pray, Love
Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology by Eric Brende (it started me on simple living)
Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner
post #74 of 78
9/9/08 at 1:05pm
Did someone say Bach?

Running From Safety

is amazing!

also One


I'm currently reading Pontoon by Garrison Keillor. I'll let you know how that goes. I don't expect it to be life changing though- just light and fun.
post #75 of 78
9/11/08 at 2:22am
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. I'm sure you've read it. But it's THAT book for me. I read it first in highschool, and whenever I read it, I discover something new in it and in me. The book seems to evolve with me.
post #76 of 78
9/11/08 at 2:39am
Thanks for this list. It makes me want to read for myself again, and not just another parenting/child development book. I'm happy to see so many books I've loved through the years here, must keep this list.

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
I love her writing. Beautiful.

also The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
post #77 of 78
9/11/08 at 8:13pm

that book

"Still Life with Woodpecker" by Tom Robbins is wonderful, playful and renews my faith in love

"The Barron in the Trees" by Italo Calvino renews my faith in our hearts

"Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison is heart breaking

"On the Road" by Jack Kerouac sets me daydreaming

"The Blue Flowers" by Raymond Queneau simply blows my mind and then shows me a whole self, hidden beneath.

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love books...
post #78 of 78
9/13/08 at 9:22pm
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Demian, by Hermann Hesse.

I read it in high school with a good teacher, and we really dissected it. It marked me and changed me. I still have my falling apart and well-marked copy. I don't know how much I would have gotten out of it without a lot of guidance and careful questions, but wow, it has stayed with me (more than 20 years later). Maybe as an adult I would need less guidance and/or glean less from its message, but it was profound for me as a 16 year old. Anyone else know this one?

tropic of cancer by henry miller was and is THAT book for me. but to suggest one to someone else, gotta be demian- beautiful beautiful book. i'd only read a few pages a day to make it last as long as i could. if i have another son i'm gonna name him after the title character!
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