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I have also recommended What Dreams May Come to friends of mine who have shared they are suffering with depression. Interesting 'take' on that blackest of black holes. The movie wasn't half-bad, starring Robin Williams as the grieving husband hoping to save his poor wife, but the book, of course, is better.
Was this book loosely built around Virgil/Dante in The Divine Comedia? I really noticed the similarities when watching the movie, but never read the book.
Anyway, I nominate Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robins. Such a funny, creative, and interesting little book.
Runner-Up: The World According to Garp by John Irving
I'm going to have go with a few others and say To Kill A Mockingbird. I also think that you need to read it as an adult. Not that you can't read it when you are younger but I just don't think you will get as much out of it. It's a masterpiece that you get more out of each time you read it and the older you get. I can't wait to read it again!
Hmmm...It's been a long time since I've read this one, but it would probably be Night by Elie Wiesel. It is absolutely heart-wrenching, but such an important book.
I'd have to agree--one book is not enough!
Oooohhh, great book! We read that in HS in religion class. I still remember it and quote it in my own classroom 14 years later!
Great for journaling with HS kids.
I really, really enjoyed The DaVinci Code a lot. But, my very first reaction to the question was North and South or The Godfather in a close second place.
That's a tough one. I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb is probably one of my favorites.
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