BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Once in a lifetime books: What are your most life changing reads?

**Posted by tonnaree** April 30, 2015 4:11 pm

Other's that have touched me deeply or influenced my philosophy of life.

The Prince of Tides - Pat Conroy
The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Speaker for the Dead - Orson Scott Card (This is the sequel to Ender's Game and I guess you should read that one first. But they are both wonderful. The book is much deeper than the movie)
The Road Less Traveled - M. Scott Peck (non-fiction)
Imajica - Clive Barker
The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell

I would reccomend any and all of these to anyone interested in something that will stir your heart and mind.

Last edited by tonnaree (April 30, 2015 4:28 pm)

**Posted by tonnaree** April 30, 2015 4:12 pm

Ah-chie wrote:
I cry every time I read it and even though I know how it ends I still get overly emotional about it (one time I even threw the book across the room!!).

Great book - and I really love almost all his books (John Irving).

-Val

Yes, John Irving is a favorite of mine too. Love his quirky sensabilities.

**Posted by Ah-chie** May 1, 2015 4:45 pm

Thanks to the quirkinesss of Irving's writing I actually liked Robin Williams' performance in The World According to Garp.

But his books are usually something very special. My hubby has read even more Irving books than I have. But Owen Meany is still the most favourite of us both.

-Val

**Posted by tonnaree** May 1, 2015 5:00 pm

I've never read an Irving book that I didn't like, but Owen is my favorite also. With Garp a close second. I'm also very fond of Hotel New Hampshire, but I didn't like that movie at all.

**Posted by Ah-chie** May 1, 2015 5:45 pm

Cider House Rules ranks almost right up there with Meany for me (and I really loved the movie - Michael Caine rules!!!).

I enjoyed Garp and Hotel NH as well. Dan really liked A Widow for One Year and A Son of the Circus as well.

I never saw Hotel NH the movie and only part of Simon Birch (yuck! I said this before - still waiting for a decent adaptation of Meany... Birch doesn't count).

-Val