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Originally Posted by lost66615
war and peace is my fav book only one that i have in pback and hardback got about 10 different editions and a first english edition
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Me too! For me it was not only a page-turner, but it really expanded my understanding of ... well, war and peace ... and the tides of history, which I believe was Tolstoy's real purpose.
Also in the running are
Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck and
Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky, both books that made me think deeply and thus grow as a human being.
Of course, with that in mind, there are many others, as well, as I think about it. It's really hard to identify all of the books that have deeply affected me over my lifetime.