Which book actually improved your life?

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>>9899442
Why doesn't that negro use a rolling tray rather then a average sized book to roll their blunt?

The bible heh, just kidding I believe only people with mental illness salute this book

On a real note, probably The Stranger

>>9899461
Why pay for a rolling tray when a perfectly good book is handy?

Kazuo Ishiguro's "Remains of the Day"

East of Eden

Leviathan

The only time I've ever had a meaningful experience while reading was with the Recognitions. I'm not sure I can say with certainty that it made me a better person though

None. Only an anime series has. None of you will ever understand.

>>9899877
which part?

>>9899442
>DUDE I READ DIFFICULT BOOKS BUT I ALSO DO DRUGS LMAO

>>9899461
this is such a spergy response, talk about one thing then shut up.

>>9899461
>heh, just kidding I believe only people with mental illness salute this book
t. senpai who has read less than 10 pages of the bible in his life

>>9899950
He's a kohai, get it right.

>>9899442
They have all made it worse.

>>9899461
>The bible heh, just kidding I believe only people with mental illness salute this book

Is there a reason for saying this

>>9899947
>stop living YOUR life the way I don't want YOU to live YOUR life

>>9899908
Same. An anime and a visual novel

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>>9899442

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>>9899442
Yung Lean is the only author that changed my life

>>9900895
Which anime and visual novel?

>>9899947
>DUDE I DONT UNDERSTAND IRONIC IMAGES FOR OP IN THIS ICELANDIC NEAR-RIGHT SOFT-MARXIST SYMBOLISM FORUM LAFF MY ASS OFF

>>9900914
Clannad. Made me want to get my shit together, start working, and eventually start a family.

Beyond traditional self-help books? None. I've had too many varied experiences in my life and too much exposure to brilliant minds and multimedia that a singular book can "Change" my perspective. I can appreciate a good read and definitely understand the author's intention, but if you are so blind to the world that you literally had zero clue about anything that any "Prolific" author has written until you read their book, you are in dire need of an actual life experience.

When I was in 1st grade I read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and my mom was really proud I read a chapter book at that age.
Which made me feel good and I would go on to do fairly well in school especially in regards to English/Composition
Does that count

>>9899442
but books are not supposed to improve people's lives (besides self-help bullshit).

>>9901034
your life is a lie, you are driven to read and achieve because it appeased your mother - not your own true desires

>>9899442

i cant say exactly.. my mind started to change and i read a few books around that time.. perhaps it was Faust. yeah I think it was Faust.

>>9901060
Even if that were true, and I didn't enjoy achieving for my own sake, it's not wrong to do things for people you love.

>>9900956
Shut up faggot.

>>9899442

Art of the Deal

>>9899442
Herrmann Hesse - Siddartha
Lord of the Rings - Lord of the Rings
The Oxford English Reader's Dictionary
Dr. Oetker's school cookbook
Albert Camus - The Pest
etc.

>>9900877
>screw tha haters, I do what I want! xP

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>>9899442
No books will improve your life. Because life is unfair and unkind, no matter how hard you try. There will always be those who coast through life fall into whatever with ease and have the IQ of a fucking anteater and still be more successful than you. Even those who don't read but pander to the base nature of morons succeed prove how evil this world is.

>>9901103
>living your life to the approval of others

>>9899442
Why does that cover of ulysses look like it does?

>>9901317
cause of uly shouting yes at the end

>>9899497
my boy

The Dhammapada

>>9901317
Peter Mendelsund's design. He tries to put cleverness into his work, it works here and there, but for the Joyce stuff it mostly looks bad.

Ulysses really made an impact on me. Especially Circe and Ithaca

>>9899461
>giving constructive criticism on drug consumption
>rejecting the holy bible
>promoting absurdism
Wow, all this retardation in one short post. Impressive.

>>9901893
>holy bible
>made up fairy tale bullshit from liars from 2000 years

I cant tell the difference

>>9899497
this would be my answer as well.

>>9901893
>The Stranger
>absurdism

Kill yourself, tonight

>>9899908
When I watched all of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z throughout high school it actually encouraged me to push myself further physically and dedicate myself more to music.

Now that I've finished the series and Dragon Ball Super isn't that good, I've become an unmotivated fat fuck.

>>9899442
I don't think any book has improved my life. I only started reading a lot when my life started going to shit, and it seems that things keep getting worse.

>>9899944
party scene / tv producer's tirade

>>9899461
Is The Stranger the only book you've read?