Here are some of the books that have most shaped my view of how I see the world. There’s a focus on empathy, understanding, personal growth and history. I’ve left out some popular ones often read in high school, and focused on books that I remember changing me in some way even though I wasn’t expecting it.
 Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
| 4.36 | 104 reads |
 Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
| 3.81 | 182 reads |
 Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
| 4.42 | 77 reads |
 Frankenstein
| 3.83 | 1,049 reads |
 Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
| 4.23 | 752 reads |
 The Three-Body Problem
| 3.93 | 1,056 reads |
 Hyperion
| 4.25 | 539 reads |
 Circe
| 4.25 | 926 reads |
 Meditations
| 4.21 | 268 reads |
 Quiet the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking
| 4.01 | 333 reads |
 The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
| 3.74 | 240 reads |
 The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage
| 3.9 | 123 reads |
 The Handmaid's Tale
| 4.1 | 1,082 reads |
 Badass
| 4.44 | 10 reads |
 Grit
| 3.98 | 81 reads |
 Ender's Game
| 4.27 | 1,273 reads |
 Understanding Comics
| 4.24 | 97 reads |
 Dune
| 4.28 | 1,861 reads |
 The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
| 4.63 | 21 reads |
 This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
| 4.54 | 51 reads |
 The Lord of the Rings
| 4.57 | 719 reads |
 A Short History of Nearly Everything
| 4.23 | 280 reads |
 The Complete Maus
| 4.66 | 252 reads |