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For me, it's The Grapes of Wrath. Simultaneously raised my bar for what I consider good writing and made me much more empathetic to the plight of those at the b
by jebarker 2y ago
For me, it's The Grapes of Wrath. Simultaneously raised my bar for what I consider good writing and made me much more empathetic to the plight of those at the bottom of the socio-economic ladder through no fault of their own. As relevant today as when it was written.
- mrweasel 2y agoThat is such a good books, the ending is a little weird though. I also loved Tortilla Flats, also by John Steinbeck. In the non-fiction genre, Roadside Picnic is also really good. How you think about or are influenced by books are also dependent on your current mode and situation. I also enjoying and have great memories from reading "The Soul of a new Machine", the stress that I felt from that book reflected my own work situation of at the time, so it some how stuck with me more that I believe it would have done at another point in time. On the weirder side of things: As I grown older I felt like I lost the feeling of magic during Christmas time. So every year I read a stupid Christmas themed romance novel. The previous two have been "Snowed In for Christmas" and "The Christmas Bookshop". I recommend both.
- WillAdams 2y agoIt is interesting to note the mentionings of it and the socio-political fallout in the letters which mention it from the end of his _The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights_ (and if someone were to take up using Mallory to write a sequel to that, I would pay good money for it).