I'd like to hear about books that left you mindblown, speechless, in tears, in awe, shock,... Any book that creeps under your skin and stays there, changing the way you see things (and the future reads). I've read a lot of good books lately (last couple of years), and I'm pretty much without an inspiration what to read next. So, this topic would be also a great way to get some good recommendations from you. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! I'll start with couple of mindblowing titles: Blood Meridian and The Road by Cormac McCarthy The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Blue Lard by Vladimir Sorokin Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
"The House at Pooh Corner" by A. A. Milne. Yes, it's a childrens' book, but since I had never been introduced to it in childhood, I read it (and the first book, "Winnie the Pooh") when I was about 32. The last line in the last chapter haunts me forever, in a good way: "Somewhere in the forest, a little boy and his bear will always be playing." I have always lived my life that way.
