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Books from My Life, that Have Made Me Who I Am
Goodnight MoonGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
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One of the first books I remember
Winnie-the-PoohWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
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What can I say? Winnie was from Winnepeg
Watership Down (Puffin Books)Watership Down (Puffin Books) by Richard Adams
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Mine had really scary dark pictures
Disney "Bambi" (Disney Book of the Film)Disney "Bambi" (Disney Book of the Film)
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I had Bambi paintings on my nursery walls that my mom did - wonderful
The Perfect Girl (Sweet Valley High)The Perfect Girl (Sweet Valley High) by Kate William
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I used to collect all the SVH's - my mom used to say "oh well, at least you're reading!" Not exactly literary praise, but...
James and the Giant PeachJames and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
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My brother was supposedly the Roald Dahl fan but I think I read as many or more of these than him
Le Petit Prince (French)Le Petit Prince (French) by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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I actually read this when I was a kid - thank you French Immersion!
Nancy Drew Boxed Set 1-6Nancy Drew Boxed Set 1-6 by Carolyn Keene
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I had a whole collection of these too - think I got rid of them at a garage sale! Such a shame...
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger Family 1)Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger Family 1) by Virginia Andrews
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My first steamy novel
Lord of the FliesLord of the Flies by William Golding
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The first school novel I read that I really enjoyed
The Stone Angel (New Canadian Library)The Stone Angel (New Canadian Library) by Margaret Laurence
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My first bit of Canadiana - devoured the entire series
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering GeniusA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
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I wish I had written this
White TeethWhite Teeth by Zadie Smith
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Heartwrenchingly beautiful
The Book Against GodThe Book Against God by James R. Wood
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Awesome - perfect depiction of the struggling grad student/philosopher
Life After GodLife After God by Douglas Coupland
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The title caught me first, then I became a Coupland collector
A Is for AlibiA Is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
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Started my addiction to detective novels early - my mom and I have read every one of these "religiously" as they came out
SurfacingSurfacing by Margaret Atwood
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Another school book which fired a lifelong love of Canadian literature
Cloud AtlasCloud Atlas by David Mitchell
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Incredible - not sure I understood it all, but wow!
The Time Traveler's WifeThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
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A wonderful surprise in so many ways
Cider House Rules - The NovelCider House Rules - The Novel by John Irving
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John Irving - another literary phase
The Poisonwood Bible (Oprah's Book Club)The Poisonwood Bible (Oprah's Book Club) by Barbara Kingsolver
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Made me want to live in Africa
Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam HusseinMayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein by Jean Sasson
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Very interesting - but the arab world is so much more than Sadam Hussein, of course
The Bell Jar (Modern Classics)The Bell Jar (Modern Classics) by Sylvia Plath
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I read this way late in life but still felt such a connection with Plath (even though it's not supposed to be autobiographical!)
House of Sand and FogHouse of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
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Picked it up having no idea what it was about and absolutely fell in love - the movie, in this case, was almost as good...
The Da Vinci CodeThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
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Read it before all the fanfare, but loved how it put organized religion in its place and as a setting for a crime novel