Most of what I've learned that's important I've learned on my own, or from my grandmother. Why don't I know anything about them? Who chooses what we should know more what's important? I know I have to decide these things for myself. Like the time there was a freak hailstorm in the Congo and the women took it as a sign that they should rule. If it were up to me, I'd record other things. Leave a comment below to let us know what books have changed your life.Read the following excerpt from Christina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban. Note: We're just scratching the surface with these recommendations and will continue to update this list. These wonderful life-changing books will make you one too. I'm still a firm believer in the power of the page. As I grew older, I found my people, gained self-confidence and didn't need that literary solace as much anymore.
They showed me I wasn't alone when bullies tried to shatter my spirit and gave me context for experiences my still-maturing mind didn't understand. Because I was painfully shy, the characters I met within those pages kept me company on lonely afternoons.
I was that kid with a thriller hidden under my desk during Math class, who'd rather curl up with a novel at recess than run around after a ball. Needless to say: books can change lives, whether they're intended to be inspirational or just come to us at the moment we need them most.
And who among us can resist a juicy romance novel that reminds us that chivalry isn't dead? Of course, the best nonfiction books can also open our eyes to lived experiences far beyond our own perspective. Others love the shiver that goes up your spine when you crack open a creepy ghost story that makes you think twice before turning off the light to go to bed.
Some of us like to unwind with a great fiction book that transports us to places we've never been, into lives that differ from our own.
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