Essay on The Book That Really Did Change My Life

Everyone has encountered a problem during their life whether a book had made them think about it or not! Some have bullies that won’t leave them alone others have who knows what kind of problems. However a book can make you think differently about yourself as you are and it can make you see things and feelings toward how other people feel. If you have never read something,

When learning to read i’d received a Dr. Seuss book How the Grinch Stole Christmas for a week in my rooms closet read just, read. Later in life learning my numbers in both English along with Shoshone and Spanish.

During the course of summer I read two books, Alas Babylon and The Color of Water. My initial response to hearing about these books isn’t one that would please the author or anyone who enjoyed reading them. But once I began to read and actually imagine my life as the main protagonist in the books my opinion about them began to change by the time I finished the first page.

My family was traveling to southern Indiana to see our cousins for the weekend, so I had a long time to read the book. I read almost the entire way there, and I couldn't put it down. I finished the book and immediately wanted to read another one. I was very anxious to get to school on Monday so I could start reading the second book in the series. This book was about the main character playing football, and how he had a chance to win the city championship. I again read this book within a couple days and then started on the third book. This became a regular pattern for me. I was now reading at least one book a week, and my opinion on reading had dramatically changed within a few weeks. I went from disliking what I was reading, and picking out a book was nearly impossible, to now loving what I was reading. I didn't have to worry about picking out a book because I could just read the next book in the

The books I have read has steered my course. Books are a wealth of knowledge, and inspiration. This list will consist of my top ten most influential to me. In order of when I read them, not preference. A disclaimer, I don't agree with every opinion or mindset in these books. The diverse perspectives contribute to my own opinions and encourage me to share my own.

“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all”(by Oscar Wilde). Originally, I disliked reading, but soon did I realize that the only reason I despised reading was because I kept reading the wrong type of books. By reading a wide selection of different types of books this year, it really opened up my eyes. In other words, by reviewing numerous amount of books, it has impacted me by making me realize that a book is just more then thousands of words and hundreds of pages. But instead a story that has dramtically impacted me and how i can look upon situations. That being said, by reading and viewing many different books, it has changed my outlook on how I judge relating to reading and books.

Certain books have changed my entire outlook on life, other books have made me question everything I know. I have a strong opinion on certain things, but when I read in other peopls point of view i start to understand things in a better way. Every book has a different impact on my thinking. One author that has changed my thinking an incredible amount is, my favorite author, Jonathan Safran Foer because his writing is extremely powerful. Although I have only read one of his books I plan on reading many more because his style of writing is completely different then any other author I have ever seen.

Many books have significance for me; several of the ones that have remained most influential are not equipollent to those I would list as my "favorites." Desired books are dynamic to follow read and; in spite of this, major books remain those, which form us as people.

When I fail once, twice, and third in my life, I become frustrated and hopeless. However, if I listen to the other side of your heart, I would change my perspective. I should not listen to people who bother me with negative comments because I give up to be successful. Failure is not the end of my life; instead, it is a key to becoming a successful person. Everyone has an influence that changes a major choice in his or her life. In my life, a book which is Be Positive has completely changed me in a positive manner while I was pessimistic and isolated in my room. I still remember that evening when I made several decisions sitting with my family in the dining room. Since I purchased that book, I have become a hardworking, social, and an independent

If there's one thing I believe to be true, it's that books have the power to change the world. Like King, "I don't read in order to study the craft; I read because I like to read" (221). Reading is one of my favorite pastimes. Because of my love for books, I've acquired an impressive literary collection that spans a vast amount of authors and genres. I have confidence in the fact that "every book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons", and every book I have read has proven this statement to be accurate (221). One author that I have to thank for a majority of the lessons that I've learned is Mr. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Here are some things this lovely man has taught me:

My name is Caroline and I have read your book The Maze Runner. This book changed me in many ways, mostly in awareness of how I work with others. Also how I problem solve and the methods I employ to do that. My guess for why it changed me so much is because my life relates to it and I personally relate to Thomas. The biggest way this book changed me is what kind of person I am in a group or during a school project. Now I like being the leader in a group and to be in charge.

If someone was to look at the books in my personal library, they would probably laugh and say "Someone likes Sherlock, huh?" My response would be simple enough, "He changed my life."

My mother always read at least one story to me every night before I drifted off to sleep. Her doing so influenced many aspects of my life. I enjoyed every book that was construed to me, and the way she read the books made me feel as if I was inserted into the story myself. Every emotion that the characters felt somehow transferred to me. Each and every book that I have read taught me a different lesson or brought a different emotion. e

Not everyone can be asked “what is your favorite book?” and have an answer to say. Most people do not enjoy lounging around and reading a nice book. A lot of questions might start to surface and wonder “hmmm why so many people do not appreciate books?” Great authors like Niccolo Machiavelli a 20th century Italian writer, had no problem when it came to getting readers attention with his writing and keeping their attention in his story The Prince. Another great writer is Patti Mancini a 20th century speaker, with her amazing speech “The Politics of Power”, discussing women’s guide to success. The last author to discuss is Max Shulman a 20th century American writer, with his amazing short story Love Is a Fallacy which

As we all have seen, bibliomaniacal people have their own characteristics that manifest their behaviors toward books, which bring disturbances to people around them and sometimes to themselves and those complications can be prevented by several treatment.