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CS Lewis is fantastic, I guess he brings bible stories to the masses via furry talking animals, but no complaints here about that.


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Darn it all, two of my three are taken.

Grapes of Wrath...Steinbeck: First book that genuinely took me out of my upper-middle class suburban upbringing.

Voyage of the Dawn Treader...C.S.Lewis: I read and loved and was influenced by all of the Chronicles, but that one especially spoke to me, with Reepicheep's pure faith and vision, Eustace's (correct name?) redemption and Aslan telling Lucy "No one is ever given to know what 'would have happened'". I'm probably butchering the quote.

The Crucible...Arthur Miller: Along with other events and history, instilled in me a mistrust of the hysteria of the masses, a concern for the rights of the accused, and a vigilance in monitoring those in power.

Edit: Honorable Mention: The Bible, Siddhartha, One (Richard Bach), A Course in Miracles, Aesop's Fables. These are in a slightly separate but relevant category.