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What are some fiction books that changed the way you viewed the world? (self.fiction)
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Like, increased empathy or altered your perspective a bit.

On a lighthearted note, 1984 taught me that most people who quote it in political discussions have probably never actually read it.

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[–] nromdotcom@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

I read the His Dark Materials trilogy in middle school, and that hugely influenced my thinking about power structures generally, religion specifically, and morality broadly. I mean, I didn't have words for a lot of that stuff at the time, but looking back they were massively influential.

I re-read them a couple years ago and they really hold up astonishingly well. And yes I am secretly smug about having read these books as a kid while most of my peers were reading Harry Potter.