Morning Breaks in the Elevator by Lemn Sissay
On Photography by Susan Sontag
Selected Stories by Katherine Mansfield
The Listeners by Leni Zumas
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Camera Lucida by Roland Barthes
Just Kids by Patti Smith
Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner
Dubliners by James Joyce
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
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Are there any books that have been particularly influential in your life?
These look like fascinating books! I absolutely loved 'The Skeleton Cupboard' by Tanya Byron. She's a clinical psychologist and as a Psychology student.. it was obviously going to leave a mark :) xxx
ReplyDeleteSam // Samantha Betteridge
I may just have to do this myself, it's a great idea and I think sometimes it is better to discover for yourself why something is great without it being fed to you :) xx
ReplyDeleteI've actually not read any of these so thank you for the inspiration!! This is a lovely idea for a post, I may have to do my own at some point... I'll have to have a think about what to include! :)
ReplyDeleteJess xo
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These books look absolutely amazing! I absolutely loved 'How To Think Like A Freak', that book really made me view the world a bit different!
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Can I say the Harry Potter series is influential? Haha. It's seriously shaped a good chunk of my life though.
ReplyDeletebecky | <a href="http://star-violet.com/>star violet</a>
Hmm I'm sure there have been many but the ones that immediately spring to mind are HP, LotR, Rebecca, and The Secret History! xxx
ReplyDeleteAs usual, Jennie, so many new things to pop on my book list! I have such a love/hate relationship with Beckett after writing my dissertation on him, but I can't deny his works are phenomenal x
ReplyDeleteMegan / www.pixiecrop.com
Such an awesome tag Jennie! I really like the idea of not giving reasons as to why the books are influential to you, gives the books such an air of intrigue and makes them seem all the more powerful for it <3
ReplyDeleteSophie | soinspo xo
I loved waiting for Godot :) I saw it a the theatre as a teenager and it has resonated with me since.
ReplyDeleteLizzy from Nomad Notebook
I really like other Susan Sontag novels, all her fiction is amazing and worth a read
ReplyDeleteSuch a great list, Jenny, there are quite a few books on it that I haven't read, so thank you for the recommendation. It's such a nostalgic thing, isn't it, thinking about the books that hold a certain meaning for us, as they must have come into our lives at a moment when we have needed something: escape, answers, adventure... Such s great idea for a blog post too :-))
ReplyDeleteEmilia
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"Waiting for Godot" is amazing, I studied it in college. I think I'm going to add "Just Kids" and "Morning Breaks in the Elevator" to my 2015's reading list! x
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