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Books That Changed My World Views!

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A Bibliophile's Digital Journey

These are books that have completely and utterly changed my outlook & perspective on life. These books changed the way I view politics, religion, environmentalism, social justice, women's rights, LGBTIQA rights, human rights, and the human condit...

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Sci-Fi

Dystopian

Thriller/Horror

Sci-Fi

Here are some sci-fi books that changed my world view completely.

The Parable Duology changed my outlook on our political climate as a member of this Earth. It changed my view on life, death, and even the afterlife. This is widely considered Octavia E. Butler's Magnum Opus. This is the duology about OUR CURRENT PR...

Parable of the Sower (Earthseed Duology, #1) by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Talents (Earthseed Duology, #2) - Octavia E. Butler

Earthseed Duology by Octavia E. Butler

Wild Seed is chronologically the first book in the timeline in Octavia E. Butler's Patternist series. As far as publishing goes, Wild Seed was the last Patternist novel to be published. This allows for Butler's brilliant Patternist series to be read ...

Wild Seed (Patternist, #1) - Octavia E. Butler

Mind of my mind is chronologically the second book in the timeline in Octavia E. Butler's Patternist series. This is a somewhat spaced out continuation of the first book in the series, Wild Seed.

Mind of My Mind (Patternist, #2) - Octavia E. Butler

Clay's Ark is chronologically the third book in the timeline in Octavia E. Butler's Patternist series. This is a somewhat spaced out continuation of the first and second books.

Clay's Ark (Patternist, #3) - Octavia E. Butler

Patternmaster is chronologically the fourth currently available book in the timeline in Octavia E. Butler's Patternist series. (It's technically the 5th book, BUT, the original 4th book [titled Survivor] was disowned by the author, and therefore, the...

Patternmaster (Patternist, #4) - Octavia E. Butler

This is one of the best books I have ever read in my entire life. This is the first book in an amazing trilogy, and not only did this first book win The Hugo Award, ALL THREE books won Hugo Awards, back to back to back. This story is breathtaking a...

The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) - N.K. Jemisin

This is the second book in one of the best trilogies I've ever read. This is the second book in an amazing trilogy, and not only did the first book win The Hugo Award, ALL THREE books won Hugo Awards, back to back to back. This story is breathtaking ...

The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2) - N.K. Jemisin

This is the third book in this amazing trilogy, and not only did the first book win The Hugo Award, ALL THREE books won Hugo Awards, back to back to back. This story is breathtaking and heartwrentching, and I haven't read anything like it. This serie...

The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3) - N.K. Jemisin

The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

Dystopian

Here are some dystopian books that changed my world view completely.

Sunrise on the Reaping is the most recently released book in The Hunger Games series by Susan Collins. It tells the story of existing character Haymitch Abernathy's experience while he was forced to participate in the 50th Hunger Games. 24 years befo...

Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, # .5) - Susan Collins

Thriller/Horror

Here are some thriller and horror books that changed my world view completely.

This is a feminist horror/suspense by Ira Levin that was published in 1972. I was honestly surprised at how good this novella was. I don't think the movie adaptations were very good, so I definitely think the source material is worth reading at least...

The Stepford Wives - Ira Levin, Afterword by Peter Straub