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Every thing I read alters my mind. That is, a good piece of prose (or poetry), will change the way I think, the words I choose (even, at times, my accent), and the decisions I make on a daily basis.
Is that life-changing? I'd argue yes.
For example, say I read a book featuring a luncheon which caused me to decide that I would skip my salad and eat Mexican food instead. Having sampled the fare of the neighborhood taco truck I liked into a severe case of food poisoning.
That would indeed be life-altering, would it not?
So, perhaps that is a little extreme, though plausible (I know a guy who lost his lower GI to a taco truck), not extremely likely.
Fiction is a transmission of ideas. Those ideas become memes, tropes, and revolutions. They drive our cultures, define our generations and redefine language.
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