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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wombat" data-source="post: 2315174" data-attributes="member: 8447">There are a lot of important books in my life, but I'll try to restrain myself a bit  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was the first "real" book I read (beyond Dr. Suess and Dick & Jane).  Some people say this book left a larger impact on me that might be imagined...  In any case, this is one of the touchstones of my life.  When the world goes truly crazy for me, I pick up Alice, read her again, and know that part of my world is stable.A Wrinkle in Time -- this book probably more than any other got me into reading sci fi and fantasy.  I hadn't read this book for years (I first read it in 5th grade) when I picked it up again about 10 years ago.  Wow, there was a lot of me in there -- mystical approach to theology, fear of conformity, knowledge that in the face of evil a single brave soul can still make a stand, the importance of standing by family.  Marked me good, that book.War & Peace.  I love this book.  As I tell people who roll their eyes when I mention it, "Look, it's shorter than Lord of the Rings and the names are no stranger!"  Tolstoy created characters of great depth and passion here.  I love Pierre and Natasha, I despair for Andre, I want to smack some of them around, I want to hold others and tell them everything will be fine.  This is a great human drama.Le Morte D'Arthur -- I choose this one to stand in for all the Arthurian books I know, read and love.  The tales of the Round Table burn deep within me, whether it be the unification of a kingdom or the Quest for the Grail.  A Wizard of Earthsea -- a deceptively simple book about courage, learning, and facing your own darkness.  Ursula, thank you!Siddartha -- this book moved me tremendously and eventually was the impetus for me learning to at least read German, simply because I wanted to know what the tale sounded like in its own language.  Beautiful, simple, revealing, and centering.  I have given this book away over a dozen times in my life as I have found friends who have needed to read it.I could go on with many others, but I think this makes a good starting point.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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