It impacted me because it illustrated the concept of learning throughout life and how people can live with dignity. “I read it as a junior in high school, picked up on the bargain pile at a B. That’s just some of the stuff that is shaping the way I think right now.” - Luella Not just to get rid of pop-prejudice and hatred, but to get rid of labels entirely, to `fight’ war and injustice with peace and understanding instead of anger…. Suzuki had a humble vision that in order to change this world, we need to change the way people think and live, not just to change the symptoms of what is wrong.
“Although I am not practicing Zen (yet), this book is like my Bible in that I plan to always read over it and reflect upon the messages therein. Great book!” - SpamboyĬrooked Cucumber – The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki The whimsy of its narrative, which ended with the utter destruction of our world thanks to mankind, was stark, shocking, yet refreshing when it seemed every other book I read was just an exercise towards getting to a happy ending. “This book reignited the pilot light of my imagination like no other book had done in quite awhile. “After reading through these suggestions, I realized there’s a big hole: Poetry! So much poetry has affected my life: Sylvia Plath’s _Ariel_ Campbell McGrath’s _Road Atlas_ James Wright’s _Above the River_ Brenda Hillman’s _Cascadia_…Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Bly… Poetry may not be the “winning pick” here, but it definitely should be celebrated! And not just in April.” - Amanda Reading this book has impacted the way I look at everything from bacteria to asteroids.” - Alex At close to 500 pages Bryson covers everything from the moment the universe expanded from the intensely dense matter that was (aka the big bang) to man’s origin. It completely blew my mind at the time (I was 16) and it opened my eyes to the power of ideas and to the joy of reading a good book.” - TimĪ Short History of Nearly Everything – Bill Bryson The list below tells you what books shaped their lives and why.ġ984 “was the first book I actually enjoyed reading.
We asked our readers what books made the biggest difference in their lives, and here’s what they had to say. Image by George Redgrave, via Flickr Commons
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