Three influential books

1. Siddartha by Herman Hesse:
Siddartha by Herman Hesse changed my life in the sense of religion. As Siddartha Guatama went through is journey for knowledge and enlightenment, I have also picked up on the enlightenment that this book holds. It has taught me many lessons such as, Noone is smart, only wise, and you only become wise once you are able to admit that noone knows everything, then you learn your first lesson. Another lesson it has taught me is to be open to all options, ideas, and people, never discriminate anything. I take this deeply as that I may only have one life to live, so I should experience all I can while I can.

2. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo:
Les Miserables is another book that has made my outlook on life change. Before i could understand the problems the world had outside of where I lived, I needed to read this book. The adventure of Jean Valjean and Cossette opened my eyes to how hard life can be, and to only expect what is basically expected, never to expect something greater than yourself. If anything were to happen that would mark you fortunate, then you will be surprised and happy but, on the other hand, if something were to happen not so fortunate, but more basic, then you would deal with it to the best of your abilities the way you expected. This has helped me look at the world through a greyer view, and gain knowledge on the more unfortunate outlooks of life, or, the more miserable some would say. This has ultimatly helped me physiologically when I must deal with a hard subject.

3.Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk:
Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk is the book I chose to be my last influential book for this list because it is the first book I read that has modern writing but a compelling style that mimics the classics. Haunted is a series of short stories that are made by authors in a larger story inside the actual book. This idea, of a story about people making stories of the despair and sloth, and greed, and freak accidents they share and have witnessed just adds to the epicness of this book. From story to style, this book is one to be looked upon upon writing anything modern today. Setting the flag for other authors and other stories to match and hopefully carry forward as well.