Page 2: The books that changed our lives
We issued a challenge on Twitter, and many of you rallied to the call. In 140 characters or less, you had to tell us the book that changed your life, and how it changed it. Here are some of your answers:
A Book Hype challenge: In 140 characters or less, tell us the book that changed your life, and why it changed it.
— Book Hype (@BookHype) January 4, 2014
@BookHype harry potter: showed me the magic of reading!
— Laura Mauro (@lauramauro123) January 4, 2014
@BookHype 'A Game of Thrones': Now I sleep with a knife under my pillow.
— Ariana Quiñónez (@Ariana_Stark) January 4, 2014
. @BookHype As a young woman finding her voice, I read The Mists of Avalon at exactly the right time, and it helped shape my womanhood.
— Janne Varvára Seem (@jannelandet) January 4, 2014
@BookHype @Hypable harry potter… Didn't read pre-potter… Can't put books down now
— Jesse (@Jesse3121) January 5, 2014
@BookHype V by Thomas Pynchon. It told a story of history advanced by men skulking in the shadows, not the ones leading the parade. @Hypable
— John Sheehan (@dogstar7tweets) January 5, 2014
@BookHype The Perks of Being a Wallflower bc it's a story that is so moving that you can feel it in your soul. @StephenChbosky is a genius.
— mikaela ∞ (@mikaelamalanga) January 5, 2014
@BookHype It's Kind of A Funny Story by Ned Vizzini. It taught me to fight for myself and to seek help when I needed it the most.
— Milo Ahmed (@Yamil) January 5, 2014
@BookHype the mortal instruments series because it gave me the fictional character I relate to most
— Nikki (@blueeyesandlit) January 5, 2014
@BookHype To Kill A Mockingbird. Race relations, growing up as a tomboy in the segregated South & learning about truth and justice. #classic
— Walkers (@NerdFam) January 5, 2014
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