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Has a book changed my life? I guess it depends on what you mean by "change". Has a book helped shape my opinion on a particular topic? Yes. Is that life-changing? Well, I guess it is really, but I'm not sure if this is the "change" you are referring to.
Maybe I'm somewhat unusual, but I like to think I'm pretty open to ideas and as fiction is not bereft of ideas, there's a good chance that a few are going to sink in. An obvious example is 1984.
Additionally, because fiction tends to contain different ideas and perspectives, I sometimes feel like I've become more sensitive to other people; that I've enhanced my empathy in some way.
This process is ongoing. My "formative" years were quite disruptive in comparison to later years, but I'm not sure that it's a case of less vs more, but rather dramatic vs subtle.
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