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Sunday, 31 May 2015

Ten Influential Books!

This tag is one of my absolute favourites. The idea is to list ten books that have been influential in your life somehow, but not to explain why. I put together my first list over on my book blog here, but I thought it would be fun to compile another list here.



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?  

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12 comments:

  1. Samantha Betteridge31 May 2015 at 09:24

    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

    Sam // Samantha Betteridge

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  2. Georgina Carr31 May 2015 at 10:49

    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

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  3. Jess | Just Jesss31 May 2015 at 12:58

    I'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! :)

    Jess xo
    http://just-jesss.blogspot.co.uk

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  4. Monique | WritingMonique31 May 2015 at 14:42

    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!

    WritingMonique

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  5. Becky31 May 2015 at 15:27

    Can I say the Harry Potter series is influential? Haha. It's seriously shaped a good chunk of my life though.

    becky | <a href="http://star-violet.com/>star violet</a>

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  6. Carly31 May 2015 at 17:22

    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

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  7. Megan31 May 2015 at 21:39

    As 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

    Megan / www.pixiecrop.com

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  8. Sophie Sierra31 May 2015 at 22:18

    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

    Sophie | soinspo xo

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  9. Nomad Notebook1 June 2015 at 14:37

    I loved waiting for Godot :) I saw it a the theatre as a teenager and it has resonated with me since.

    Lizzy from Nomad Notebook

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  10. Anonymous2 June 2015 at 15:56

    I really like other Susan Sontag novels, all her fiction is amazing and worth a read

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  11. emilia leigh2 June 2015 at 22:11

    Such 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 :-))

    Emilia
    www.emilialeigh.com

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  12. Glitter Detector4 June 2015 at 12:01

    "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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